Many Absolute Return Funds Fail to Deliver By Elaine Moore
Absolute return funds look set to remain a popular choice among investors seeking security in volatile markets – with more money than ever forecast to flow into the sector this year. According to Fitch Ratings, the Ă‚ÂŁ23bn fund sector will continue to grow in 2012, in spite of disappointing performance in 2011. However, financial advisers are expressing concern over investors’ enthusiasm for these funds, and their understanding of the likely …
Study: Hedge Funds Outperform Other Asset Classes Commissioned By KPMG
Apr 24 2012 New research commissioned by KPMG and a hedge fund lobby group shows hedge funds have significantly outperformed equities, bonds and commodities over the last 17 years. The report—The Value of the Hedge Fund Industry to Investors, Markets and the Broader Economy—was done by the Centre for Hedge Fund Research at Imperial College in London at the behest of the international tax firm and the Alternative Investment Management …
Playing it Safe By Beverly Goodman
Special Report on ETFs. Three well respected advisers tell Barons their strategies for ETFs. “At least 90% of your returns are determined by your asset allocation,” With some $1.4 trillion invested in exchange-traded funds and 157 new products launched in the past six months alone (that’s more than one per business day), ETFs are at their most popular—and their most confounding. Though the term “ETF” is often used for the …