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As hedge funds grow, funds of funds get clipped
With three straight months of inflows, the hedge fund industry now boasts a record $2 trillion in assets. The $469 billion funds-of-hedge-funds business, however, has had just two months of net inflows in the past 24. Jeff Benjamin on what's going on.
Warren Buffett’s hedge fund bet might be sending the wrong message
Breakfast with Benjamin: What's with the Oracle of Omaha's hedge fund bet? Plus: Friday's freaky jobs report preview, public pensions gained 16% last year, Twitter earnings raise concerns, and investing in income inequality.
Would you pay 8% in fees for an illiquid alternatives fund?
The fees with Blackstone Group's nontraded fund of hedge funds make 2 and 20 not so bad. Are the returns strong enough to justify the stiff cost structure?
Be smart about "smart money"
They don’t label the “smart money” as such for nothing. As a group, that class of investor includes…
Franklin angles into alts with major acquisition
Acquisition expands retail-focused shop's push into alts
Franklin Templeton further elevates alt offerings with K2 buy
Franklin Resources Inc. Ticker:(BEN) is taking another step into the alternatives universe with the acquisition of K2 Advisors Holdings LLC, a $9.3 billion funds-of-hedge-funds firm.
Buffett winning $1M bet with hedge fund
So far, Oracle's punt on S&P 500 beating return of Protégé Partner's fund of funds; payout goes to charity
Funds of funds also funds of fees
Specialized mutual funds promise investors access to hedge fund prowess. But critics say some of the funds charge hefty fees -- and deliver less-than-stellar results.
Rookie mistakes sack investment team run by Forty-Niner legends
Barton, Lott and Montana traded on football fame to build elite firm; funding overcommitment, financial crises led to sale of blitzed HRJ
Renaissance may lift veil – a bit
Highly secretive Renaissance Technologies Corp., hit by performance problems and huge redemptions in its largest open hedge fund, may concede greater transparency in the strategy for large institutional investors.
Morgan Stanley closes on fund of funds
The firm's alternative unit has closed on a global distressed fund with $500 million in commitments.
