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Macro Funds Sense Opportunity to Outperform

May 27, 2013

Despite being the laggards of the hedge fund industry over the past five years, macro funds are looking to return to form in 2013 as a dramatically shifting global environment plays to their advantage. However, some trends observed by industry experts may weigh on the ability of managers using these strategies to outperform the broader […]

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Hedge Fund Industry Targets Retail Investors

May 20, 2013

One of the next growth opportunities for the hedge fund industry may be the retail market, as investors increasingly seek out alternative asset classes. With analysts predicting that retail assets for the industry will climb to $940 billion over the next four years, from only $305 billion at the beginning of 2013, this represents a […]

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Hedge Funds Remain Resilient

May 13, 2013

It is no secret on Wall Street that hedge fund returns haven’t been a source of excitement this year. In fact, hedge funds have struggled to post gains of only 4.6 percent to date, despite the S&P 500’s meteoric climb past 15 percent in the same span of time. While many would expect hedge fund […]

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Hedge Funds Look to Japan for Opportunity

May 6, 2013

After decades of lackluster and even declining performance, Japanese equities are seeing renewed interest from hedge funds across the world. As the Bank of Japan enters a new era of loose money policy, mostly implemented through quantitative easing similar to that being undertaken in the US, a declining Yen has the largely export-focused Japanese economy […]

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Hedge Funds Lured by Unconventional Locales

April 29, 2013

Hedge fund managers might want to begin to learn some Czech as the Eastern European nation becomes one of the latest countries attempting to kickstart a domestic financial industry. The opportunity to establish Prague as a financial center comes as a change in European Union regulation, coming into effect in July, gives preferential treatment to […]

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New Hedge Fund Launches Decline

April 22, 2013

The former reality of frequent hedge fund launches is no more, with tighter fee margins and higher costs weighing down the industry. While, according to a recent article by the Economist, billion dollar hedge fund launches typically were viewed as commonplace in the past, current new offerings are generally much smaller and less frequent, causing […]

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Hedge Funds Face Growing Concerns over Perceived Corruption

April 15, 2013

Following the financial crisis, the general public has become increasingly skeptical of the financial industry, questioning whether many firms, including hedge funds, are acting ethically. According to an article from Forbes, there may be merit behind that skepticism. Referring to a report published by New York law firm Labaton Sucharow, which specializes in class-action securities […]

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