The Ryland Group has become the latest home builder to slash its dividend, chopping its quarterly dividend by 75% to 3 cents a share, from 12 cents.
A lower appetite for risk among investors has added up to some lousy returns for hedge funds concentrated in emerging markets, according to the latest data from HFR Group LLC in Chicago.
Pending sales of existing homes and median home prices fell in October, although the declines were smaller than anticipated — and there were even signs of improvement in certain markets.
The latest performance data from the hedge fund industry shows that its indexes continue to decline at a slower pace than that of the stock market, but are still widely underperforming bonds.
Fortress Investment Group LLC has suspended redemptions from its largest hedge fund and three of its feeder funds., according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Jefferson National Life Insurance Co. today added the Rydex Variable Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund to its Monument Advisor variable annuity.
The manufacturing sector headed downward in November as the economy continued to weaken under the weight of the financial crisis, according to a report by the Institute for Supply Management in Tempe, Ariz.
October sales of new homes fell an estimated 5.3% to their lowest level in 17 years, the Department of Commerce reported today.
Sales of existing homes fell 3.1% in October to a 4.98-million-unit annual rate, as the stock market downfall and the weakening economy caused homebuyers to stay on the sidelines, according to the National Association of Realtors.
The global economic meltdown has walked back the hedge fund industry to where it was at the end of 2006, according to the latest data from Hedge Fund Research Inc. in Chicago.
The PowerShares Active U.S. Real Estate Fund (PSR) seeks to provide high total return by investing in publicly traded U.S. real estate companies, selected using a proprietary stock selection model.
Building-permit authorizations in October fell 12% from September to 708,000 —the biggest drop in 26 years, according to the Department of Commerce.
Homebuilder sentiment in November sank its lowest level since January 1985, as shaken builders seek assistance from a higher power.
Fortress Investment Group LLC has seen more than $4.5 billion in redemption requests from clients in the year ended Sept. 30, the giant hedge fund reported in its quarterly statement yesterday.
Several prominent hedge fund managers hinted that better regulation of the hedge fund industry is a good idea, but stopped short of endorsing stricter oversight.
Legislation requiring hedge funds to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission will be reintroduced by the ranking minority member of the Senate Finance Committee.
Virtually all senior hedge fund managers expect increased regulation for the alternative-asset-management industry under President-elect Barack Obama’s future administration, according to a study released today.
Foreclosure activity rose 25% in October from the same period a year ago, according to the latest data from RealtyTrac Inc. of Irvine, Calif.
The seized-up credit markets and economic uncertainty will take a toll on commercial real estate for the next few years, with rents and occupancy falling until at least the first half of 2010, said Bob Bach, chief economist with Grubb & Ellis.
October was another tough month for hedge funds, as the ripple effects of the global credit crunch continued to force managers to unwind portfolio positions.
