GLG, Vega Top Alpha's Ranking of Europe's Largest Hedge Fund Families.

PR Newswire;  January 24, 2005 ;     351 words ......2004, according to the 2005 Europe Hedge Fund 25, Alpha's second annual ranking...by the members of the 2005 Europe Hedge Fund 25 totaled $120 billion as...biggest managers from Alpha's Europe Hedge Fund 25. Rank Firm Total capital...

AQR drills for beta in new style; Hedge fund replication has bottom-up...

Pensions & Investments;  August 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ......LLC are about to road-test their belief that hedge fund alpha is just beta waiting to be discovered...by identifying common risk factors based on hedge fund indexes. Unlike typical hedge fund replication strategies, however, the Greenwich-bas...

HSBC stakes hedge fund claim.

Financial News;  March 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ......propel it to the forefront of the global hedge fund marketplace.Bill Maldonado, chief executive...envisages a business which covers all hedge fund strategies and delivers a one-stop shop for hedge fund investors. Maldonado acknowledges that...

Officials Kick Off Texas Hedge Fund Association

Daily News;  April 30, 2002 ;     390 words ...HOUSTON (HedgeWorld.com) - A prominent state in the hedge fund industry, Texas, now has its own hedge fund group to aid hedge fund investors and managers alike. The formation of the Texas Hedge Fund Association is...

FSA stands firm on retail hedge fund regulation.

Financial News;  March 26, 2003 ;     457 words ......according to its long-awaited update on hedge fund regulation.The UK regulator said it believes...feedback received by the FSA from the hedge fund market showed that there was neither...existing supervisory regime applied to hedge fund managers in London. One London-based...

SEC considering new hedge fund regs; Looks to raise investment bar,...

Investment News;  November 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ......WASHINGTON - Raising the qualifications for hedge fund investors is one of several rules that...overturned the 2004 rule requiring more hedge fund managers to register as investment advisers...Under current SEC rules, in order for a hedge fund to charge a performance fee, as most...

MSCI launches hedge fund indices.

Financial News;  July 9, 2002 ;     317 words ......provider, has finally launched the MSCI Hedge Fund Indices, over a year after it first stated...Capital Markets has launched the Zurich Hedge Fund Indices, a family of equal-weighted hedge fund indices and related investable portfolios...

Moonlighting appeals to hedge fund managers; Some are running separates or...

Investment News;  September 6, 2004 ;     700+ words ......DETROIT - In the high-stakes world of hedge fund management, some managers have discovered...don't compare to what can be made on a hedge fund, the list of reasons for slumming it...Paul Glazer, who manages a $65 million hedge fund through Glazer Capital LLC in New York...

questions abound: Investibility of hedge fund indexes debated; They're...

Pensions & Investments;  September 17, 2001 ;     700+ words ...NEW YORK - Some hedge fund index providers are betting that institutions...toward new vehicles that track the returns of hedge fund indexes. But others say the drawbacks of investible hedge fund index strategies far outweigh the potential...

Big players: MSCI, S&P move into crowded field of hedge fund...

Pensions & Investments;  November 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Chris Clair The hedge fund index world got a little more crowded...represent the returns of the $500 billion hedge fund industry, its several thousand funds...support of a broad spectrum of the hedge fund industry. Or its users, for that...

MFA plans effort to reach out to SEC; Hedge fund group's chief Richard...

Investment News;  April 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ......following the direction of many of its hedge fund members, is moving to get ahead of...latest example of why the $1.2 trillion hedge fund industry needs to be on its toes, according to Mr. Baker. The hedge fund industry is getting more attention...

Huge potential: Few hedge fund firms are for sale these days.(News)

Pensions & Investments;  December 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Investment firms seeking to add or expand hedge fund operations will have to be creative. That's because hedge fund managers have little incentive to sell...strong entrepreneurial streak shared by hedge fund managers, many of whom left larger companies...

Registration likely: How far will hedge fund rules go? Don't underestimate...

Pensions & Investments;  July 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Christine Williamson WASHINGTON - The hedge fund industry is certain the SEC will begin...William H. Donaldson to get proposed hedge fund regulation changes past other SEC commissioners...predict fast action. Before Labor Day, the hedge fund industry will have its marching orders...

S&P offers IFAs chance to hedge bets.(new hedge fund index and sub-indices...

Financial Adviser;  December 4, 2002 ;     311 words ...STANDARD & Poors has launched its hedge fund index and three sub-indices. Stephen...although there are a number of different hedge fund indexes, they are not that well known within the IFA community. Having an S&P hedge fund index makes the whole industry a bit...

Looking Beyond the Hedge Fund Index

Daily News;  September 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the sixth of a series of articles on hedge fund indexes. CHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com) - Most everyone, even the critics, agree that hedge fund indexes provide solid, incremental information...observers craft a picture of the larger hedge fund industry. In spite of indexes' shortcomings...