All Hedge Funds articles – Page 7
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds: Taking the ‘fund’ out of hedge funds
Martin Steward spoke to PGGM’s Jan Soerensen about how its managed account platform allows it to take control of its hedge funds – and their costs
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds: Changing models
The fund of funds model is having to adapt fast to survive. Joseph Mariathasan finds that the new models also require a different approach to thinking about the hedge fund opportunity set
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News
Hedge funds: What's wrong with a 0% return?
Judge hedge funds' diversification benefits by their optionality, not their risk/return.
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Interviews
Holding hedge funds to account
Bond yields sit at historic lows, growth is sparse and equities aren’t cheap. The result: a search for yield in credit assets and for alpha in liquid alternative investments.
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News
Dutch hedge funds buck global trend in second quarter – DNB
NETHERLANDS – Watchdog attributes performance to appreciation of US dollar against euro.
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News
€2.4bn Dutch pension fund abandons hedge funds after loss
TNO's hedge fund portfolio records 7.2% loss, underperforming benchmark by more than 13%.
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News
Hedge funds largely ignorant of ESG principles – Probus Sigma
Research firm says hedge funds often confuse ESG metrics with socially responsible investment.
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News
Hedge funds not big herders, says academic study
Hedge funds do enter crowded trades, but 'nothing like as much as non-hedge fund institutions'.
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News
€14bn pension fund for Philips to drop private equity, hedge funds
Philips Pensioenfonds shifts toward commodities, emerging market equities and bonds.
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News
Are fiduciary consultants neglecting their duty on hedge funds?
The fiduciary model for hedge funds is not unlike a customised fund-of-funds mandate.
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News
Hedge funds 'significantly' outperformed traditional assets over last 17 years
Hedge funds achieved returns with lower risk volatility than stocks or commodities, report adds.
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News
VBV revamps hedge funds to avoid 'virtually dead' FOFs
AUSTRIA – Austrian scheme creates local bond, equity portfolios to provide debt financing.
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Features
Do hedge funds delay reporting to save face?
It is well known that databases of historical hedge fund returns suffer from a range of biases – chiefly ‘survivor bias’. The worst funds cease reporting their results, sometimes simply because they go out of business, and some of the best stop reporting when they no longer need to raise assets.
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News
Institutionals willing to invest in hedge funds, but concerns remain
Investors increasingly worried about ability to meet performance targets, says SEI.
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News
Dud hedge funds tinker more with historical reported returns – study
Study shows fund managers have revised reported returns as far back as late 1990s.
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News
Martin Steward: Do hedge funds delay reporting results to save face?
Research shows significant correlation of poor performance, delayed reporting across all funds.
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News
Institutionals warming to hedge funds, but raising standards – report
Three of top four goals named by respondents address investment risks, SEI says.
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News
Governance of hedge funds falling short of mark, says USS
Responsible investment co-head says governance has 'some way to go' before meeting investors' needs.
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Opinion Pieces
Hedge funds face clip
Hedge funds enjoyed record inflows in 2011 as new assets from US pension funds poured into their coffers. But it was also a horrible year for their performance and investors put a lot of pressure on them for better terms.
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IP Asia
Asian hedge funds in 2011 – Review and outlook
In 2011, hedge funds won the contest of “least ugly” versus bonds and equities, and they have disappointed a little throughout the year. Albourne Asia’s managing director Richard Johnston looks at opportunities in the industry in the new year.