Alternative Investments
| 10 March 2010
This research examines hedge funds' exposures to various financial and macroeconomic risk factors with the results indicating a positive and significant link between default premium beta and future hedge fund returns as well as a negative and signfiicant link between inflation beta and futureu hedge fund returns.
| 02 February 2010
This paper from the Neuberger Berman fund of hedge funds team analyses the near-term prospects of distressed investing and volatility arbitrage, offers observations on the importance of managing the beta profiles of long and short positions within long/short equity portfolios, and explores the effects of reduced competition on hedge fund managers.
| 28 August 2009
Preqin has canvassed public pension funds and other investors in the US to examine the specific effects of the SEC's proposed rules relating to the introduction of the Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-5, on the private equity industry. The report includes key statistics on the use of placement agents, the importance of private equity and other alternative investment funds using third-party marketing to the portfolios of public pension plans, and the size of the placement industry.
| 04 August 2009
New research of hedge funds
managers by Preqin shows it is clear the idea of a “2 and 20” fee structure is
outdated and, although less succinct, a more accurate reflection would be a “1.63
and 17.21” formula.
| 22 April 2009
The hedge fund industry faces a transformational crisis, precipitated by external market events and worsened by the industry's mixed record at meeting investors' risk and liquidity expectations as well as weaknesses in the hedge fund business model. Here, a full copy of the Casey Quirk/ BNY Mellon Hedge Fund of Tomorrow report, faces and embraces those challenges.
| 17 April 2009
In his latest paper, professor of finance at EDHEC risk and asset management research centre based in France, Abraham Lioui, conducts an in-depth study of the recent decision to ban short selling, highlighting the quesionable reasons for the ban and the prejudices that weigh on those that short.
| 24 March 2009
US consulting firm, Hammond Associates' most recent alternative investments report, which highlights the fact there were very few places to hide in 2008, outlines the performance of the various asset classes and the outlook for the sector.| 20 February 2009
Alternative asset investors, particularly hedge fund investors, must remember that investment performance of an asset manager should never be the sole or even primary consideration when making an investment decision. In fact, during recent years, qualitative factors have been the root cause of failure for nearly half of all hedge funds that have experienced forced liquidations.
