Mutual Funds

Gottex Readies Fund To Let Main Street Invest Like Wall Street

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Hedge fund firm Gottex Fund Management is readying a new mutual fund that will let retail clients sample hedge funds, private equity and real estate.

Rich Choose ETF Over Hedge Funds, Berkshire

U.S. millionaires would rather match the stock market through an exchange-traded index fund than try to beat it using higher-fee hedge funds or Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.

New Fund Offers Direct Real Estate Investments

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Regis Metro Associates Inc. has launched a fund for high-net-worth investors that provides access to customized portfolios of direct real estate investments.

Man Worst As Private Funds Trail Markets

Man Group Plc is leading declines among global investment firms as private-equity and hedge funds produce the worst returns for public shareholders.

Yacktman Defies Demise Of Stock-Picking Era As Berkowitz Falters

Donald Yacktman, whose Yacktman Focused Fund has won $1.5 billion in net deposits this year, is doing something rivals Bruce Berkowitz and Bill Miller aren't: making money for his clients.

Rajaratnam Gets 11-Year Prison Term For Insider Trading

Raj Rajaratnam, the Galleon Group LLC co-founder whom prosecutors called "the modern face of illegal insider trading," was sentenced to 11 years in prison, one of the longest terms ever for insider...

Homegrown Hedging

by Michael S. Fischer

Partners David Alexander and Tony Peyser were early adopters of funds of hedge funds, first using the strategy for their multifamily office clients 20 years ago.

Alternatives For The 'Masses'

by Michael S. Fischer

Ramius LLC is working on bringing institutional-quality alternative investments to mass-affluent retail investors.