Historically, the only path for an investor to gain exposure to hedge fund “alpha” was to invest directly with a hedge fund or a hedge fund-of-fund.
No clear path out of low-yield environment: Guggenheim's Boehly
Businesses added smallest number of workers in a year; approaching stall speed
Fund companies are increasingly cranking out mutual funds that invest in alternatives. But the most popular product may offer scant protection against down markets
Industry trade group up in arms over amendment to rule that exempted mutual funds from having to register as commodity pool operators
Firm's analysts say big four have peaked, but others not ready to cave
FTSE China 25 index fund from iShares recorded nearly $1B in net outflows this year; 'starting to get scared'
Press, attention had helped improve nontraded REIT's 'shareholder friendliness'
Investors may be making a mistake by overlooking emerging-markets debt or associating the fixed-income category with emerging-markets equity
Most advisers believe they can grow their businesses with investments that marry financial return with social and environmental impact, according to a new survey
Speakers at a gathering of Hatteras Funds advisers chimed in on the markets
Deficit swells to $16B; governor targets the wealthy with hiked tax
Bill Gross, who runs the world's biggest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., said the lower quality of sovereign debt represents a threat to the global monetary system.
Bill Gross Lite outstripping flagship Total Return mutual fund by almost 300 basis points
The worst of the European financial crisis could soon be over, said Art Steinmetz, cio at OppenheimerFunds Inc. But that could mean that things will have to get worse before they can get better.
The switch to Roth IRAs could yield an extraordinary payoff for workers at quantitative-trading specialist Renaissance, while the U.S. Treasury loses.
