It is all about the marketing
There has been a significant uptick in inquiries from would be hedge fund managers on the HEDGEAnswers site over the last few weeks. Although we are just six or seven weeks into 2015, it is clear that this is the year of the new hedge fund launch. The questions are very similar. Would be managers […]
What a week.
The recent news that CALPERS is abandoning the hedge fund industry sent shockwaves around the investment management community. Investors and managers alike are scratching their heads wondering where will all the cash go? Of course, many of the naysayers of the hedge fund community blame CALPERS decision on the fees, but I think that is […]
It is not the hedging the stupid.
The recent news that the SEC is going to be focused on alternative based mutual funds and exchange traded funds is laughable at best. It seems that these so-called hedge fund like or hedge fund replication products have the potential to wreak havoc not only on the market but individual investors according to the powers […]
It is the beginning…
As the Labor Day weekend has passed, the summer is over and everyone is back to work, the action on Wall Street is in full swing. With the beginning of the fourth quarter just a couple of weeks away the thought that seems to be on everyone’s mind how strong is the economy? People are […]
It is all about distribution
The future of the investment management industry is quite bright, according the 200 or so participants at the Operations for Alternatives conference last week in Palm Beach Gardens. Amidst tornado warnings and significant sideways rainfall, investors and managers alike discussed the future of the industry and how new products are being launched and new distribution […]
Stop the madness
This week, I’ve decided to throw hedge fund commentary out the window to let you all know how disgusted I am with the amount of texting people are doing. I was leaving the train in Newark the other day when I witnessed a not-so-random act of stupidity. It seems a mother and daughter were so […]
Dont believe what you read
Over the last few weeks there have been a number of articles and press reports on the poor performance of hedge funds and the massive withdrawals that have hit the industry. And while, yes, there seems to have been a number of funds that weren’t able to outperform the S&P last year and some investors […]
Welcome to the same
A new year begins and guess what? Everything basically stays the same. Sure, New York City got a new mayor and the Patriots are one weekend closer to a Super Bowl win, but besides that the markets and interest rates have stayed put, the economy continues to sputter along and we are all that much […]
Another year older, a new one about to begin…
As 2013 draws to close, the print and broadcast media are filled with stories of what was this year and what will be in 2014. It is clear that 2013 was tough for the global economy, stock market performance notwithstanding, and the investment management industry. The news of the year was a big mix of […]
Does one bad apple ruin the bushel?
Fear not, the news of the plea deal between SAC Capital and the Justice Department doesn’t mark the end of the hedge fund industry, but rather the beginning. As we enter the final weeks of the year, the hedge fund industry is ready for a resurgence. The numbers continue to be strong across multiple strategies […]