MONACO, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The number of hedge funds operating globally will shrink sharply over the next five years as rising cost structures and short-lived market trends divide the industry between boutiques and very large multi-strategy funds, the head […]

Over the last 12 months or so UtiliPoint®, in conjunction with affiliate consultant, Global Change Associates, has followed the entry of hedge funds into the energy industry. The funds have been blamed by the media, politicians and others for running […]

NWITimes.com – Fewer opportunities in the stock market have prompted some hedge funds to bolster returns by making loans for commercial real estate such as office buildings. The arrival of the funds, lightly regulated groups of investors that cater to […]

(www.fairfieldcountybusinessjournal.com) – The recent blowup of the Bayou hedge fund has again brought the dark side of hedge fund investing into the forefront. As an advisor, I love the ability of hedge funds to deliver absolute returns regardless of market […]

(www.forbes.com) – Fitch Ratings will discuss the rapidly emerging role of hedge funds in global markets, provide a current outlook on the auto sector in light ofrising energy prices, introduce its new default/recovery analysis, and feature a presentation on the […]

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – In the summer blockbuster “War of the Worlds,” ordinary Americans are forced to run for their lives when alien invaders wreak havoc on their planet. What the victims didn’t know was that the seeds for the […]

MARKET REPORT – Evening Standard; London (UK) THE cracks are starting to appear at Pilkington. Britain’s biggest glassmaker was one of the biggest casualties among second- liners yesterday, losing about 6% of its value as more than 34 millionshares changed […]

www.TheStreet.com It’s a bit late in the game for the wealthy investors allegedly fleeced by Bayou Management, but securities regulators have moved to shut down the scandal-tarred hedge fund’s affiliated brokerage firm. On Sept. 8, two weeks after news broke […]

www.globeandmail.com – When it comes to the complex world of hedge funds, leave the homework and due diligence to the professionals. “The retail investor does not really have the know-how,” said Claude Porret, a member of the hedge fund ventures […]

Regulations allowing private investors to invest in hedge funds have been expected for more than two years. At last the first draft of the proposed hedge fund regulations has been thrashed out by theFinancial Services Board (FSB), the Association of […]

Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) — Walt Disney Co., whose film unit said it will lose money in the fourth quarter, raised $505 million from investors to reduce the risk of financing movies, the first time it has done so in almost […]

The Securities and Exchanges Commission announced that the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association’s educational program will be added to their internal hedge fund trainingsystem. In a speech given to the Securities Industry Association at their “Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments […]