Tag Archives: hedge fund performance


A Novel Approach to Monitoring Hedge Fund Returns

April 14, 2009 : Permalink

Seekingalpha.com – In just about every action movie and TV show these days there is at least one scene where the hero asks one of his or her techies to “sharpen” a satellite image. Suddenly, what looked like a fuzzy […]

Hedge Fund Assets to Fall 11% in 2009, Study Says

March 24, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – The global hedge fund industry may shrink by 11 percent this year as funds liquidate and investor withdrawals persist, a Deutsche Bank AG survey said. Industry assets may fall to $1.33 trillion by December, according to 68 percent […]

Hedge Funds Hold Up in January

February 25, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Morningstar reported a summary of hedge fund performance for January 2009 as well as asset flows for 2008. As stocks and government bonds got clobbered in January, hedge funds held up relatively well, the report […]

Morningstar Reviews 2008’s Losses and Gains

January 22, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In their summary of hedge fund performance for the fourth quarter and full year of 2008, Morningstar reported that 2008’s low returns wiped out the last two years gains. Investors lost their appetite for hedge […]

Hedge Fund Tracking: Barry Rosenstein’s Jana Partners

December 24, 2008 : Permalink

Seeking Alpha – Jana was recently ranked 79th in Alpha’s Hedge Fund Rankings. Jana was founded in 2001 and typically employs activist, market neutral, and long/short equity strategies in public equity markets. Rosenstein received his B.S. from Lehigh University and […]