Requests for proposal key to hedge fund gain
Not all requests for proposal are equal, particularly when it comes to hedge funds. Two facts will illustrate…
Familiarity and deep pockets provide an edge
Big, traditional money management firms are offering more hedge-fund-related products, prompting some to ask: Can these firms succeed…
Hedge flops share ties
Hedge-fund blowups come in all shapes and sizes, but many high-profile failures share a couple of common traits:…
It’s boom time for derivatives trading
Derivatives exchanges in the United States and Europe have been setting records for volume practically every week this…
Pension plans fall hard on 4th-quarter swoon
Participants in the 1,000 largest 401(k) and other defined-contribution plans took an estimated $70 billion hit in their…
Barra’s ads are no stunt
It seems Evel Knievel is taking risk to a whole new level. The famed stuntman is turning his…
Trading neon lights for starry nights
Pretend you’re looking for a job at an investment management company. Companies in New York are wooing you…
Brain drain causes clients to pull plug
An exodus of top executives from Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. has investors heading for the exits.
Money managers argue the future of CMOs
As the U.S. government works to retire the national debt and phases out its issuance of Treasury bonds,…