http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/01/14/forward-launches-hedge-fund-in-sheeps-clothing/ A finance blog about hedge funds, portable alpha and alternative investing. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:03:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/01/14/forward-launches-hedge-fund-in-sheeps-clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-358 All About Alpha » Blog Archives » Hedge funds for retail investors? An examination of hedged mutual funds Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:26:03 +0000 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/01/14/forward-launches-hedge-fund-in-sheeps-clothing/#comment-358 [...] We have recently posted on a couple of stories regarding a new breed of “hedged” mutual funds that has emerged as US mutual fund regulators relax rules governing short-selling.  In this well-timed research paper academics from the London Business School, Georgia State, Northeastern University in Boston crunch some numbers to get a handle on this phenomenon.  They use data from Morningstar and Lipper (both of whom seem to be preparing for an arms race in hedge fund reporting). [...] [...] We have recently posted on a couple of stories regarding a new breed of “hedged” mutual funds that has emerged as US mutual fund regulators relax rules governing short-selling.  In this well-timed research paper academics from the London Business School, Georgia State, Northeastern University in Boston crunch some numbers to get a handle on this phenomenon.  They use data from Morningstar and Lipper (both of whom seem to be preparing for an arms race in hedge fund reporting). [...]

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