Institutional investors are spurring hedge funds to grow operations and increase transparency, according to a report by KPMG and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).
Hedge funds have outperformed traditional asset classes for the last 17 years, says a KPMG/AIMA study, The Value of the Hedge Fund Industry to Investors, Markets and the Broader Economy.
Investors are demanding hedge fund managers increase their due diligence and transparency measures.
Think hedge funds are the kiss of death for companies filing for bankruptcy? Not so according to researchers from the Sauder School of Business at UBC, which shows that hedge funds actually have a positive influence when they invest in distressed companies.
The alternative investment environment has changed dramatically over the last several years, says Joseph Morgart, senior vice-president, alternative investments, with Pyramis Global Advisors.
Northern Trust has enhanced its fund of hedge funds (FoHFs) offering with a new reporting platform that provides clients with more flexible access to key data.
Institutional investors are deepening their commitment to hedge funds, but not necessarily getting enough information from their managers, according to a study by SEI in collaboration with Greenwich Associates.
After enduring two equity market crashes in the past decade, most investors are now approaching risk management with renewed emphasis. In this new reality, pension plan sponsors are forced to assess the evolution of risk management techniques and current approaches to managing pension funding volatility. The bear market of 2000–2002 was a wake-up call to […]
Small hedge funds outperform mid-size and large funds, and young funds outperform older ones, states a PerTrac report. The report, Impact of Fund Size and Age on Hedge Fund Performance, found that funds with less than $100 million in assets under management (AUM) returned 13.04% in 2010, compared to 11.14% posted by mid-size funds ($100 […]
A new Toronto-based hedge fund has scored a win with an investment from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)—the largest pension money manager in the U.S. CalPERS has invested $100 million in seed money with Breton Hill Capital, a global macro hedge fund with investments in equities, currencies and commodity and financial futures. The […]