Funds of hedge funds remain under pressure
It was a tough year for hedge funds in general, but funds of hedge funds seem to be faring the worst. Hedge Fund Research reports that the number of funds of hedge funds totaled 2,018 at the end of...
Hedge fund inflows are no performance guarantee
AllAboutAlpha.com makes an interesting point about the recent inflows we've see into hedge funds: Inflows may not strictly be correlated with strong performance. While the conventional wisdom holds
SkyBridge Capital Named Fund of Hedge Funds Multi Strategy Firm of the Year by HFMWeek
NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyBridge Capital, a global alternative investment firm, was recognized at the 2011 HFMWeek US Performance Awards as the winner in the "Fund of hedge funds
PerTrac and Leading Italian Hedge Fund Database, MondoAlternative, Join Forces
Partnership Will Exclusively Add Italian and Swiss Hedge Funds and 700 Alternative UCITS Funds to PerTrac Analytics NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In its continuing effort to provide investment
RBC Hedge 250 Index® returned -2.41 percent in August 2011
Year-to-date performance is -1.45 percent NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - RBC Capital Markets today reported that for the month of August 2011 the RBC Hedge 250 Index® had a net return of
Citi Awarded Mandate to Deliver a Comprehensive Suite of Fund of Hedge Funds Administration and Custody Services to Sandal
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Citi today announced that it has been awarded a mandate to provide a full complement of fund of hedge funds administration and custody services to Sandalwood Securities.
HedgeServ Opens London Office
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HedgeServ, a top ranked global fund administrator, announced today that it has expanded its international platform with the opening of its office in London on
HedgeServ Hires Farnaz Milani as Managing Director
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HedgeServ, a top-ranked global fund administrator, announced that senior business development executive Farnaz Milani has joined as Managing Director in its
Study: Hedge fund leverage not a systemic problem
Recall that the Financial Stability Oversight Council--a child of Dodd-Frank--was tasked with determining which nonbank financial companies posed a systemic financial risk and should therefore be
New Research Shows Diversification of Funds of Hedge Funds Increases Risk
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- It is widely believed that a diversified hedge fund portfolio strategy is an effective hedge against adverse market movements. New research by NYU Stern Finance Professor
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