Forbes – So you want to be a millionaire. OK, maybe you already are one. But are you still investing in hedge funds? As an investor, last year certainly wasn’t a year to remember. Hedge funds notched an average 8.03% […]

Reuters Italia – Investors should sell their U.S. assets, especially the dollar against the yen, as America’s economic and political power is likely to decline this year, a hedge fund manager toldReuters. David Murrin, chief investment officer at Emergent Asset […]

Bobsguide – Stakeholder numbers, both individual and institutional, in alternative asset vehicles are expected to grow a phenomenal 210% in the next five years, spurring a corresponding demand fornew software and technology to manage investor relationships. The asset management industry […]

Business Times Malaysia – Stock markets made investors nearly three times more than the average hedge fund last year, according to French business school Edhec. Hedge fund returns averaged 3.75 per cent last year compared with 13.74 per cent for […]

Globe and Mail – As the managing partner of one of North America’s larger hedge funds, John Paulson typically shuns the spotlight, preferring to quietly exploit arbitrage opportunities to keep aheadof the investing pack. When the choice is a public […]

Reuters – Investors should sell their U.S. assets, especially the dollar against the yen, as America’s economic and political power is likely to decline this year, a hedge fund manager told Reuters. David Murrin, chief investment officer at Emergent Asset […]

Economic Times – Hedge funds, private partnerships catering to wealthy investors and institutions, rose 9.2% on average in ’05, lifted by a stock-market rally during the second half, according to Hedge Fund Research. The returns were slightly ahead of the […]

Hedge fund manager William Ackman said he plans to unveil a revised proposal to split up McDonald’s Corp. next week, setting off what’s expected to be a battle to win support from the restaurantchain’s franchisees. Mr. Ackman, whose Pershing Square […]

Globe and Mail – Global fund managers believe equities will have a tougher time in 2006, lagging the double-digit gains many major global stock markets enjoyed in 2005, according to a new study. The Mercer Investment Consulting survey also found […]

Bloomberg – Hedge funds, private partnerships catering to wealthy investors and institutions, returned an average of 9.2 percent in 2005, lifted by a stock-market rally during the second half, according to Hedge Fund Research Inc. Hedge-fund managers worldwide gained 9 […]

Global fund managers believe equities will have a tougher time in 2006, lagging the double-digit gains many major global stock markets enjoyed in 2005, a study says. The Mercer Investment Consulting survey also found that powerful pension funds plan to […]

Baltimore Sun – Rydex Investments, a Rockville mutual fund company, may merge its SPhinX Fund into another fund after discovering that underlying assets have been frozen in the wake of the collapse of commodity broker Refco Inc. The independent board […]