Global REIT market capitalization was $764 billion as of June 30, up about 25% from the year before, according to a report by Ernst & Young.
Affiliated Managers Group today announced that it had purchased a stake in ValueAct Capital Partners.
Emerging markets took the lion’s share of the new money, as investors poured in $11.4 billion – 61% of the total.
The collapse of some hedge funds may be turning into the next cause celebre for plaintiff's attorneys who file arbitration claims on behalf of investors looking to recoup losses.
Federal commodities regulators want new powers to police energy derivative trades of the sort that contributed to the collapse of Greenwich, Conn.-based Amaranth Advisors LLC last year.
A Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to modernize regulation of private securities offerings has generated concerns from state regulators and some industry interests that it would blur the line between public and private deals.
Sources say the firm has been asking hedge funds to take on mortgage-related securities.
California's proposal to register hedge funds could drive much of the industry out of the state, experts say.
Investors pumped $45.2 billion into the hedge fund industry during the third quarter, according to data from Hedge Fund Research.
Merrill Lynch has launched an independent broker-neutral platform for its prime brokerage clients in the hedge fund industry.
Hedge funds pulled out of this summer’s market havoc, recording average returns of 2.44% for the third quarter, according to Morningstar Inc.
Four prominent Major League Baseball players are major investors in a hedge fund that was launched last spring, according to Bloomberg.
Hedge fund investors are likely to get burned, said John Gunn, chief executive of Dodge & Cox.
Real estate investment managers raised about $23.5 billion in 285 private equity funds in the first half of the year, according to Ernst & Young.
The private-equity tax hike will not go gentle into that good night, according to published reports.
The Treasury is weighing a number of guidance projects, including one on hedge funds’ tax treatment of management fees.
Despite faltering performance for hedge funds in the last few months, fees aren't dropping anytime soon, Reuters reported.
The SEC today charged Sandell Asset Management Corp. with short-sale violations.
Hedge fund managers may be overvaluing prices on illiquid securities to keep investors in the game.
Emerging equity markets returned 13.81% in the quarter ended Sept. 30, more than six times the developed equity markets’ return of 2.07% in the same period.
