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ALTERNATIVES APR 16, 2007
Multistrategy hedge funds dazzle investors

Despite being associated with one of the largest hedge fund implosions in recent memory, the multistrategy hedge fund model continues to represent the gold standard for much of the $1.2 trillion industry.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES APR 16, 2007
Vanguard program draws hedge fund shares

Hedge fund shares fast are becoming an important source of new donations for the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES APR 09, 2007
Citigroup negotiates for hedge fund

Citigroup Inc. is in talks to purchase Old Lane LP, a hedge fund run by former Morgan Stanley executive Vikram Pandit for more than $600 million, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES APR 09, 2007
Hedge funds beating many indexes

The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index rose 0.98% in March, bringing year-to-date returns to 2.82%, according to a preliminary report released today by Greenwich Alternative Investments LLC.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 21, 2007
Beacon Rock faces market timing charges

In the first criminal case against a hedge fund for market timing, Beacon Rock Capital LLC and a former broker were charged with defrauding mutual funds of $2.4 million.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 12, 2007
OppenheimerFunds’ Rochester unit rakes in the cash

BOSTON — Municipal bonds — which finance projects such as roads and sewers — may not be the sexiest investments, but if investor inflows count for anything, OppenheimerFunds Inc.’s Rochester unit looks like Sophia Loren.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 12, 2007
SEC weighs raising bar on private-equity pools

The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering whether to raise the financial bar for investing in private-investment pools other than hedge funds.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2007
200 have filed comments on SEC hedge fund plan

WASHINGTON — The SEC’s efforts to protect hedge fund investors have stirred up free market enthusiasts, who are making it clear they don’t want the government limiting their investment options.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES FEB 02, 2007
Hedge fund group to price IPO Feb. 8

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES FEB 02, 2007
Former hedge fund manager indicted for fraud

The former head of a Hailey, Idaho-based hedge fund was indicted on criminal charges that he carried out a fraudulent scheme that bilked investors out of $88 million, the U.S. Attorney's office said yesterday.

By Bloomberg
Interconnectedness and the great rewiring of modern society
ALTERNATIVES MAY 05, 2005
Interconnectedness and the great rewiring of modern society

The evolution of data centers, power, real estate and infrastructure—the makeup of the New Economy