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A couple of recent studies find that leverage isn't the secret weapon it's sometimes made out to be for private equity funds.
M&A in the hedge fund and alternative investment space all but died in the wake of the 2008 Great Recession. But amazingly a new report says the stage is already set for another successful, if unexpected, run.
A lot has been said about the liquidity of private equity funds. But what about the liquidity of the individual private investments held by PE investors (both funds and direct investors)?
Report: Median performance fee earned by UK mutual funds that have one is, well, not really an issue
A new report by Lipper examines the early impacts of the UK's endorsement of performance fees for mutual funds.
An academic report capitalizes on the "real-life" disaster scenario that unfolded following Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy, concluding that the equity holdings of the defunct prime broker's hedge fund clients suffered even more than others.
Morningstar's Steve Deutsch puts a microscope over some of the most "pro-alternative" public pension plans in the United States. What he finds may help hedge fund and private equity managers sleep a little sounder at night.
Mutual funds have learned that holding stock market "darlings" is bad for performance, but good for marketing. Thankfully for hedge funds, less transparency may have allowed them to avoid this trap.
Investors are once again looking east for investment opportunities, and they are looking at hedge funds as the vehicle of choice, according to a survey of buy-side players. The question is, what's changed?
Funds of funds are an important link between end investors and hedge fund managers. But according to this academic, they're also a critical filter for information. Remove that filter, and the hedge fund industry isn't half as interesting.
Apparently, executives outside of Hedgistan could benefit from mimicking how hedge fund managers get compensated.
