SEC chairman Christopher L. Cox delivered Congress a "white paper" calling for upgrades to accounting and disclosure in the municipal securities market.
Former hedge fund trader Mark Lenowitz pleaded guilty to profiting from inside tips allegedly leaked by a former UBS executive.
The $14 billion hedge fund manager run by billionaire Steven Cohen is considering selling up to 20% of itself in a private offering.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed civil charges against Amaranth Advisors LLC and its ex-head energy trader Brian Hunter.
Hedge funds pulled in $58.7 billion in new flows during the second quarter, according to Hedge Fund Research.
An article about Credit Suisse/Tremont hedge fund indexes revising performance data did not include a correct comparison of indexes.
PHILADELPHIA — Morningstar Inc., the mutual fund research company, is backing off its long-held position that fund boards that oversee multiple funds are less effective stewards than those responsible for just a few funds.
BOSTON — Say goodbye to the Green Mountain Boy. As part of an ambitious growth strategy designed to get its mutual funds noticed by distributors, Montpelier, Vt.-based Sentinel Asset Management Inc. is retiring its decades-old icon.
The Robin Hood Foundation said it would stop investing in its donors’ and board members’ hedge funds.
The failing subprime mortgage market caused a hedge fund index to revise its performance returns.
Hedge Fund Research Inc. today introduced five new indices to track hedge fund performance in Asian markets.
Investors in Bear Stearns’ two failed hedge funds have lost their money and will probably not get it back, according to published reports.
The SEC chief wants Congress to mandate more oversight of the $2.4 trillion municipal bond market.
Global credit derivatives totals spiked 113% in 2006, but that streak is threatened by recent hedge fund disasters.
London's Henderson Global Investors will launch a $1 billion fund focused on Asian real estate, according to a Financial Times report.
Blackstone has slammed a story saying the private equity giant is using a loophole to get millions back in taxes.
The Robin Hood Foundation is under scrutiny by Congress for investing charitable money into its donors’ and members’ hedge funds, Bloomberg reported.
PHILADELPHIA — An exchange traded fund that invests in municipal bonds is expected finally to become a reality — a prospect that excites some financial advisers.
The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index increased 1.07% in the month of June, beating out the major market benchmarks.
WisdomTree Trust will launch a new dividend-weighted exchange traded fund tomorrow on the NYSE.
