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Election Mania: Hillary Clinton Targets Hedge Funds

As if Hedge funds don’t have enough of their plate already, they are now being adversely commented up on by US presidential hopefuls — more for media mileage than for any meaningful discussion!
There an interesting article here:
Hillary ClintonTakes Aim at Hedge Funds and Mergers & Acquisitions
According to the Political Radar blog, Hillary Clinton commented on [...]

Hedge Fund Managers after New Talent

Hedge funds have an allure that attracts all financial experts who has belief in their ability and want to reach the top (while making a buck or two in the process). But then, the path to top of the tree and being a top hedge fund manager is not easy and the beginning is especially [...]

Hedge Fund Location: Bermuda vs Caymans

Hedge fund industry, irrespective of the ups and downs it has suffered recently, accounts for more than $ 2 trillion and consists of thousands of individual funds. And most of these funds are located in exotic locations that allow the fund managers to maximize the gains. To achieve this, usual base [...]

Hedge Fund Taxation drives Migration

Recently the latest F1 sensation from Britain, Lewis Hamilton, decided to move his base from the UK to Switzerland for tax purposes. It has been estimated that Hamilton will be able to save tens of millions that would have otherwise gone to the UK government. Now he will be able to race [...]

Hedge Funds vs Mutual Funds- Key Differences

This is a common question on some of the investment forums, and this post aims to clarify that. For those of you in the hedge fund industry this is obvious stuff so please just let me know if I missed something glaring.
Mutual Funds

Their performance is marked against a relevant benchmark which they try to beat [...]

Passive Hedge Fund products now available

Many banks, especially Merrill Lynch, have been rushing to offer passive hedge fund products, aiming to tap perceived demand for lower-priced products. Most of these products are structured as index-like derivatives that trade over the counter.
And so, Stonebrook Structured Products has launched Stonebrook Alternative Beta Fund. It aims to replicate the “alternative beta” portion [...]