There's Still Opportunity in Emerging MarketsMay 1, 2005,By Bob Hirschfeld In 1984, Julian Mayo was a trainee at Schroders, an investment bank, when he was sent to investigate a little-known automaker in a town called Ulsan on... Aiming DownmarketApr 1, 2005,By John Churchill For years, reps have been told that separately managed accounts (SMAs), were being The institutional-quality management, tax efficiency, transparency... The High Cost of AdmissionMar 1, 2005,By Chris O'Leary Robert Isbitts, president and chief investment officer of Weston, Fla.-based Emerald Asset Advisors, is re-examining his hedge fund investing strategy... Dearth of Easy Pickings?Mar 1, 2005,By Neil O'Hara The smart money believes that once the retail investor gets hold of an investing strategy or individual security, it's time to sell. Sure enough, now... Looks Like a Hedge Fund, Smells Like...Mar 1, 2005,By Stan Luxenberg Herd mentality has always been a powerful force in investing circles, and with billions of dollars now running to hedge funds, many clients might feel... On Neutral GroundFeb 1, 2005,By David A. Twibell The recent bear market was one of the worst in history, but investors in the Calamos Market Neutral Fund, a mutual fund, hardly noticed. With annual total... Land of ConfusionJan 1, 2005
Assets in separately managed accounts are growing steadily again after hitting a rough patch between 2001 and 2003, but many investors still don't understand... The Liquidity FetishNov 1, 2004,Nicholas Tsafos In his influential book, Pioneering Portfolio Management, Yale University's chief investment officer, David Swenson, makes the case for illiquidity. Swenson... ETF Wraps Growing In PopularityNov 1, 2004,Will Leitch With the securities firms forever searching for edgy products, it should come as little surprise that exchange-traded-fund (ETF) wrap accounts are growing... Taming the SMA HydraNov 1, 2004,Allen Plummer To what can administering to a separately managed account be best compared? Arm-wrestling an octopus, some posit. Herding cats, others offer. Fact is,... Hedge Fund Investment StylesMar 1, 2004
ARBITRAGE STRATEGIES Convertible Arbitrage: Managers invest in companies' convertible securities. Typically, they will be long the convertible bond and... Corralling the HedgiesMar 1, 2004,By Rick Cortez If a recent SEC staff report is any indication, it may not be long before hedge fund investment professionals are regulated as heavily as their brethren... Let Us InMar 1, 2004,By Hannah Shaw Grove and Russ Alan Prince Three years ago, at the height of the equities run-up, investors had little reason to be interested in hedge funds. The intervening years have brought... The Fund Industry's Next Crisis?Mar 1, 2004,By Ilana Polyak Say a neighbor pays you to shovel the snow in front of his house. But the neighbor on the other side of your house gives you 10 times as much for the... Going MainstreamMar 1, 2004,By Pam Black Three years ago Barton Biggs, the curmudgeonly chief global strategist of Morgan Stanley, said a hedge funds had gripped the United States and Europe... Investing in DeadbeatsFeb 1, 2004,By Eric Uhlfelder Ordinarily, serious investors aim to steer clear of financial instruments that are sold on late-night infomercials, but tax liens on real estate might... In Defense of Hedge FundsNov 1, 2002,Dave Tsujimoto Are hedge funds the next bubble to burst? If you read general interest business magazines, you might think so. In October, for example, Forbes repeated... Web Watch: Navigating the Hedge Fund MazeMar 1, 2002,By Bennett Voyles A secretive investment strategy becomes slightly more transparent thanks to a few online sites.... |
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