Despite the recent turmoil throughout the financial markets, the hedge fund industry appears to be alive and well, according to the latest calculations showing that the number of funds grew by 14.5% last year, but some say the data may be suspect.
SEC commissioner Paul S. Atkins is continuing his campaign for a "new-product czar" to shepherd products through the agency's Byzantine approval process.
The Managed Funds Association has announced a collaborative partnership with the London's Alternative Investment Management Association.
“I wouldn’t invest in U.S. assets today, but I would buy U.S. paper,” said Sam Zell, chairman of several REITS.
“This is probably one of the most exciting times [for REITs],” said Marty Cohen, co-chairman and co-CEO of Cohen & Steers.
Among 18 mutual fund companies studied, the average firm posted an pre-tax profit margin of 33%.
Pimco RealRetirement Funds is meant to help retirees stay ahead of inflation by maximizing their purchasing power.
A hedge fund manager testified that a Hollywood private detective once offered to have a movie producer killed for him.
As with all of the firm's funds, socially-conscious investing criteria -- including environmental, social and governance considerations — will be given priority.
Equity REITs posted total returns, including dividends, of 1.4%, while all REITs were down slightly at 0.42%.
Last month, there were 791 new bond issues valued at $39 billion, according to Thompson Financial.
The Charles Schwab Corp.'s largest bond fund has lost more than 80% of its assets over the past 10 months as investors have fled the mortgage-backed securities in which it invested heavily.
The fight against global warming is making carbon emissions the hot new commodity.
The hedge fund has agreed to buy a 50% stake in the New York-based credit specialist fund manager Ore Hill Partners.
In a break with the previous 10 months, investors poured $3.3 billion more into domestic stock funds in February than they took out.
Vanguard announced several reassignments of portfolio managers in its fixed income and money market funds.
The London hedge fund manager projects net management fee income to grow 15% from the year-ago period.
PowerShares Global Nuclear Energy Portfolio is designed to track the overall performance of companies in the nuclear energy industry.
The FTSE Group and Conflict Securities Advisory Group have teamed up to roll out the Terror-Free Index Series.
