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We continue series based on the book “The Pragmatic Hedge Fund Manager” started with Part 1 on The History of Hedge Fund Industry. Below...

General Costs Typically, a hedge fund startup costs are around $55,000 to $ 110,000. These costs include the investment incurred on branding, website development,...

Bridgewater manages $170bn in assets Bridgewater Associates with $170bn in assets under management is the largest hedge fund. Founded by Ray Dalio in 1975 out...

By Kit Chellel A gang of Shakespeare-quoting criminal computer nerds stole millions from British banks online. Cyberpolice carried out a global operation to stop the...

How to Set Up a Hedge Fund Hedge funds have been a huge success for the most part ever since their conception. A large number...

Our previous posts within the series of the book "The Pragmatic Hedge Fund Manager" have now given you enough information to understand what this...

We continue series of posts based on the book “The Pragmatic Hedge Fund Manager” that will be published in the near future.  Our first post...

The creation of the very first Hedge Fund dates back to 1949 when Alfred W. Jones coined the term ‘Hedged Fund’, meaning a fund...

HedgeThink presents an interview with James Waldinger, Founder and CEO of Artivest. Artivest, is an innovative technology alternative investment platform that connects leading private equity...

Artivest, a cutting-edge technology platform that connects leading private equity and hedge funds with a wider audience of suitable investors, announced a $15 million...

Hedge fund assets are exploding and managers seem to have fund their place in the investment world after a couple of years of less...

“The European alternative UCITS industry has been growing since the third iteration of the UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) directive came...

For those looking to make an investment, understanding what is ahead for hedge funds can mean the difference between achieving success and losing out....

Fundamental shifts are taking place in the hedge fund industry, according to a recent survey by KPMG together with AIMA and Managed Funds...

  Singapore has always been something of an oddity. One of the world's few remaining city-states, the country is far more developed than its neighbours...

The EurekaHedge report for February 2015 appeared earlier this week and showed strong growth for the industry in the opening months of 2015. According...

Of the five major alternative asset classes – private equity, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure and private debt – infrastructure is comparatively young and...

Looking to see where other investors are putting their money? In a hedge fund world stuffed full of so many options,it can be comforting...

Over the last five years, the Activist Hedge funds have delivered higher returns than the overall hedge fund industry (HFI) benchmark. Last year the Activist...

Miami has really been ramping up its efforts to become a financial centre of late, and these are starting to really make a difference....

The Private Equity has largely remained focus in North America and Europe for decades. Its penetration in emerging markets has been very low. However,...

“The decline in oil prices creates more opportunities for hedge funds,” the Hedge Funds Managers expressed in a recent survey. Many hedge funds are...

“Across the globe, it is encouraging to see such a significant increase in the amount of capital being invested in young, innovative companies. With...

When its most recent earnings report was released, Citigroup made a call that should have resounded across the hedge fund industry. The company, one...

Financial firms in the United Kingdom are not taking cybersecurity seriously enough according to the Financial Policy Committee. The group is currently carrying out...