Tag: hedge funds

"Buying or avoiding all emerging markets as a group doesn't work anymore," says Marko Dimitrijević, founder of emerging markets-focused hedge fund firm Everest Capital.  Last year...

by Timothy Mohr, Principal & National Financial Services Advisory leader, BDO Consulting The hedge fund industry is undergoing a period of immense and rapid change....

Big hedge fund news in February 2015 is that WE Family Offices and MdF Family Partners have formed an alliance spanning the Atlantic that...

Over the last five years, the Activist Hedge funds have delivered higher returns than the overall hedge fund industry (HFI) benchmark. Last year the Activist...

Miami has really been ramping up its efforts to become a financial centre of late, and these are starting to really make a difference....

Apple is a high performing company. Hardly a month goes by without business world news regarding this strong brand and the innovation it is...

The Private Equity has largely remained focus in North America and Europe for decades. Its penetration in emerging markets has been very low. However,...

The general perception of technical analysis among the leading hedge funds in the world is that it is an important part of their trading...

Cloud computing, like other public services such as electricity and telephone, is based on the concept of converged infrastructure and shared services. In cloud...

“Don’t click on a link received through an email from any unknown person”. If you click, the hacker will gain access to your system...

Last year was a beneficial year for all alternative assets except hedge funds. Private equity made profit from more attractive valuations of leveraged buyout. The...

“Across the globe, it is encouraging to see such a significant increase in the amount of capital being invested in young, innovative companies. With...

Since the middle of last year, alternative investment managers who offer offshore investment must comply with the AIFMD Depositary-Lite regulations in order to market...

When its most recent earnings report was released, Citigroup made a call that should have resounded across the hedge fund industry. The company, one...

Financial firms in the United Kingdom are not taking cybersecurity seriously enough according to the Financial Policy Committee. The group is currently carrying out...

Last month the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) decided to cut back on the number of Private Equity Managers. This curtailment came just...

The Hedge Funds Industry, once known for short selling and leverage, now uses many sophisticated strategies to earn returns for investors. Hedge funds employ...

Alfred Winslow Jones, the manager of the first modern hedge fund, introduced the concept to have a ‘cut’ in the profits earned for his...

The announcement by the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) last year to exit 30 hedge funds entire investment valued at $4 billion was...

Investors seeking high returns with no concern for the risk involved have the perfect investment channel: hedge funds. Hedge funds pool money from different...

A Harvard Business School graduate and a hedge fund maverick in his own right, Lars Kroijer has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in...

Clarium Capital is an American hedge fund firm co-owned by Peter Thiel and established in 2002. The main objective of Clarium Capital was to...

Alternative investments are gaining popularity and institutional investors are dominating the market. Hedge Fund managers have to take care of many new regulations and...

Many people know hedge funds as the big brother of mutual funds. Mutual funds are riskier but they make more returns which is what...

In the fast-paced business world, where things come from high to low in a second, you need to take some concrete steps to manage...