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We've heard a lot of about hedge fund "redemption gates". But what happened to "subscription gates"?
Ben Bernanke showed up at his annual Humphrey Hawkins testimony to talk about the risks posed by banks - specifically big banks. But what at least one Senator was just as concerned about another kind of institution.
Research has long suggested that inflows of capital into the hedge fund industry hurt alpha returns. But does the opposite hold true? Do outflows bode well for the industry?
Asian hedge funds have taken it on the chin recently. But then again, so has the Asian financial sector in general. And this has some hedge fund managers now thinking that the glass may be half-full, not half-empty.
Automobiles weren't the only things sitting in showrooms unsold at the end of Q4...
The much ballyhooed topic of convergence between hedge funds and private equity has been bumped from the front pages recently by the convergence of financial sector workers and pink slips. But according to one academic (who has the ear of the US Congress), it's not going away any time soon.
Two experts weight in on how traditional views of manager value-add need to be revisited during a violent market downturn.
A study published in this quarter's Journal of Alternative Investments finds that "seasoned" funds of hedge finds might suffer from being too entrenched in their ways.
A new survey finds that not only do the majority of respondents believe the events of last year will not change their minds on hedge funds, but over 25% say their confidence has actually been enhanced by the whole experience.
The European Commission recently ended its call for input on what it should do about those pesky hedge funds. If this was a court case, you might say they were "leading the witnesses" a little.
The so-called "D-Day" is here once again. With about 45 days left until the end of Q1, market watchers turn an eye toward hedge fund redemptions as a possible explanation for all that ails markets.
When we read some hedge fund headlines, we are forced to ask ourselves a critical question: WTF? (that's "Whither the facts...")
After being labeled "faddish" and "silly" and being derided as a waste of time last year, short extension and hedge fund replication strategies returned to the news cycle this week.
An annual survey of institutional investment consultants confirms hedge funds' fears - that investors have put them on "hold" and gone out for lunch.
Hedgistan is different now. So it's back to the drawing board for many hedge fund surveys conducted before last fall's draw downs. But here's one survey that has already been back to the drawing board and "re-interviewed" its sample - yielding some interesting insights.
