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Israeli hedge funds beat benchmark
Globes – Priority Investments Ltd.’s Israeli hedge fund index, Hedge Fund Priority Index (HFPI) fell 0.85% in July, compared with a 4.66% drop by its benchmark, the Tel Aviv 25 Index. However, the Hedge Fund Research Inc. (HFRI) fund weighted […]
Hedge funds face struggle for survival
Globe and Mail – Black clouds have been building over the hedge fund industry for much of the year, and a storm could break in coming weeks as investors receive their second set of lousy monthly results from funds that […]
GMP hedge fund makes solid debut
Globe and Mail – GMP Securities enjoyed a solid debut with its new and much-scrutinized hedge fund. GMP Diversified Alpha Fund, a multi-strategy fund launched last year by the investment dealer, published its first set of performance numbers Thursday as […]
Hedge Fund Ritchie Capital Drops Suit Against Benchmark
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The legal battles that ensued between Ritchie and investors who once tried to force an involuntary bankruptcy upon them are slowing simmering down. Chicago based Ritchie Capital has dismissed a complaint it brought against Benchmark Plus […]
Long-short funds flopped during slump
Chicago Tribune- Maybe plain-vanilla stock and bond mutual funds will do the job after all. Long-short funds — the newfangled mutual funds designed to give common investors a hedge fund experience and protection during downturns — recently went through one […]
