European Hedge Funds Struggle to Enter US Market

June 24, 2013

Over the past several years, large U.S. institutions have become an increasingly large portion of hedge fund inflows. In fact, according to a recent Reuter’s article, pension funds, endowments and other large scale American money managers now account for up to three quarters of new money flows into the hedge fund sector. Accordingly, the importance […]

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Hedge Fund Launches Higher Despite Lower Fees

June 17, 2013

Renewed confidence in financial markets generally, and hedge funds in particular, seems to have launched the industry forward in early 2013. According to the Boston Business Journal, however, fees have continued their downward trend despite the renewed interest. With dwindling revenues despite climbing assets under management, how the industry copes with this changing dynamic will […]

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Hedge Funds Faced with Tax Uncertainty in UK

June 10, 2013

In most jurisdictions around the world, and particularly in Europe, governments and regulators are examining a number of options to rein in compensation for financial industry professionals. In the UK, the government there imposed substantial taxes on high income earners, and, not surprisingly, hedge funds have worked to develop structures in order to pay their […]

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HSBC to Double Hedge Fund Prime Brokerage in Asia

June 3, 2013

Along with economic growth and climbing individual wealth comes increasing demand for alternative asset classes. And increasingly, financial institutions are looking to Asia in order to expand their hedge fund businesses in line with this opportunity. HSBC is the most recent institution to look at one of its traditional markets and consider expansion of their […]

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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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