Two-thirds of asset managers surveyed are planning to develop blended alternative investments or products.
A former SAC Capital Advisors LLC trader accused of workplace harassment is looking to raise $500 million for his own hedge fund.
Ex-hedge fund manager Samuel Israel III disappeared Monday, hours before he was to begin serving a 20-year sentence.
The data from RealtyTrac also showed a 48% increase in foreclosures year over year.
Eliot L. Spitzer, former scourge of Wall Street, is thinking of starting a vulture fund, according to published reports.
Police are investigating the disappearance and possible suicide of Samuel Israel III, CEO of defunct hedge fund Bayou.
Fitch Ratings Inc. downgraded eight publicly traded homebuilders but affirmed ratings on five others.
While there has been a lot of talk among lawmakers and regulators about the so-called retailization of hedge funds, the one trend that has appeared to dominate the nearly $2 trillion hedge fund industry over the past decade has been the increased influence of institutional-class investors.
The mutual fund industry, buffeted by volatile markets, unprecedented scandals and new competition, has had a tough time over the past 10 years.
Despite all the noise coming from lawmakers calling for increased regulatory oversight of hedge funds, many involved in the nearly $2 trillion industry don't think that regulators are ready, willing or able to try to get their arms around this increasingly diverse investment category.
The joint venture expects to invest $50 million to $200 million per deal, covering a variety of hedge fund strategies.
The joint venture expects to invest $50 million to $200 million per deal, covering a variety of hedge fund strategies.
Alternative asset allocations increased to 28%, compared with 23% in the previous year.
An association has launched <a href=http://Reit.com>Reit.com</a>, a website designed to address all matters related to REITs.
Real estate investment trusts outperformed other major market benchmarks during the first five months of the year.
The hedge fund industry wants parity with mutual funds in its ability to buy exchange traded funds under a Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to streamline ETF regulation.
The SEC has filed an injunctive action against James G. Marquez, a principal of the failed Bayou Fund.
BlackRock Inc. has hired Craig Phillips to head its financial markets advisory group, a unit of BlackRock Solutions.
The portfolio manager of Citigroup Inc.’s struggling Falcon Strategies and ASTA/MAT hedge funds, Reaz Islam, is leaving after 18 years at the company.
Apollo Management LP is launching a commodities business to be headed by former Morgan Stanley executive Neal Shear.
