Hedge Funds

Best Hedge Fund websites
Hedge Funds come in all shapes and sizes. There are macro based funds, event based ones and ones that specialize in particular niches such as commodities, futures or bonds. Globally there are over 10,000 funds out there managing over $2 trillion in assets. Evaluating their performance is a tricky issue since they need to be evaluated on a risk-return basis but there are plenty of hedge fund indices that try to track their performance. Below are some of the best hedge fund websites that deal with these issues.
 
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HedgeWorld.com
Run by Reuters this website gives you the very latest news on developments in the hedge fund world. Also runs the TASS database covering 7,200 hedge funds.
 
Hedgeco.net
Covers hedge fund news, performances of different types of funds and has excellent education center called hedgeducation.
 
Hedgefund.net
A leading source of news and performance data on the hedge fund industry. Also provides industry reports.
 
Hedgefundresearch.com
Provides industry reports, data including various hedge fund indices and league tables of hedge fund performance.
 
HedgeFundsReview.com
Interesting videos, fund profiles, special reports, articles and directory of hedge funds. Also runs HFRdatabase.
 
Dealbook.nytimes.com
Dealbook looks at all aspects of the investment industry and it also has a special section devoted to news and developments in the hedge fund industry.
 
Finance.fortune.cnn.com- hedge-funds
The above links to the CNN pages on hedge funds a great way of keeping up with developments in the hedge fund industry
 
HedgeWeek.com
Provides the latest weekly news on Hedge Funds. Interviews available on different hedge fund strategies.
 
Hedge Fund Blogger
Provides videos, commentary and analysis of the hedge fund industry. Including a useful dictionary of hedge fund terms.
 
Hedgephone.com
One hedge funds managers blog about trades and trading ideas. Includes charts and commentary.
 
TheHedgeFundJournal.com
A magazine devoted to the hedge fund industry. Special reports, industry news and rankings of hedge funds by size and performance.
 
Hedgefundintelligence.com
Provides news, industry reports, league tables, performance indicators and maintains a database of different type of hedge funds performance.
 
Insidermonkey.com
Concentrates on hedge fund performance. You can look up hedge finds and examine their asset allocation and performance. Also covers purchases and sales by company insiders.
 
Eurekahedge.com
Specializes in research and a database on hedge funds and private equity. also has indices on hedge fund performance in different regions of the globe.
 
Finalternatives.com
Covers both hedge funds and private equity. Excellent news coverage. and also jobs.
 
The Hedge Fund Association
A non profit association that lobbies on behalf of the alternative investment industry. Has basic info on the industry and an archive of papers on the industry
 
Magnum.com Hedge funds
This link provides a very nice overview of hedge fund, strategies, styles, interviews and links to relevant articles.
 
HFMWeek.com
Hedge Fund Management is a weekly magazine. The website offers news, research and data as well an an interesting blog.
 
WhaleWisdom.com
Looks at 13F filings from top hedge funds. You can see what stocks and investments they own and related performance data.
 
HFObserver.com
Has good industry coverage, a directory and very useful career information and lists jobs in the industry. The free newsletter is a good way to keep up to date with industry information.
 
HedgeIndex.com
Run by Dow Jones this site specializes in tracking the performance of various types of hedge funds such as emerging markets, event driven, global macro, long/short etc. These are compared not only against each other but against other benchmarks such as S&P 500.
 
FinTag.com
More of a blog about the hedge fund and financial services industry in general. The blog takes a rather sceptical look at the sector but is witty and insightful.
 
Finalternatives.com/hedge-funds
The hedge fund section of Finalternatives.com provides the latest hedge fund news. There also some job postings and forthcoming conferences.
 
Reuters.com/finance/deals/hedgeFunds
The Reuters Hedge fund page serves the latest Hedge Fund news. You can also browse a large archive of previous news.
 
Hedgefunddailynews.co
Provides daily news on the hedge fund industry, plus coverage of private equity and emerging markets. There is also a section on gold investing. Information is taken from all over the internet.
 
SumZero.com
SumZero is the largest online community for hedge fund, mutual fund, and private equity professionals with nearly every well-known fund represented in the user base. A place for investment ideas both long and short.
 
Pionline.com
This Pensions and Investment website has quite detailed coverage of hedge funds since they manage an increasing amount of pension fund assets. It is a great resource for those interested in the pensions and investments industry.
 
About.com/hedgefunds
The About.com hedge fund section gives an excellent coverage of the basics of hedge funds along with accompanying common questions and answers.
 
bloomberg.com/hedge-funds
The Bloomberg website has an excellent section providing hedge fund news and reports. There are also supporting videos and podcasts.
 
Aima.org
The Alternative Investment Management Association provides good coverage of the changing legislation and market regulation affecting hedge funds. There is a good education center and they have their own journal.
 
Allaboutalpha.com/blog
All about alpha is a mixture of a blog and commentary site on alternative investments and hedge funds. The website highlights some of the best academic work on the hedge fund industry and there are many useful articles. There are also extensive links to other sources of information and a regularly updated blog They also have their own journal.
 
HedgeFundLetters.com
Is a hedge fund blog that looks at various developments in the hedge fund arena and provides very useful analysis and commentary on the industry. There are links to some major hedge funds and a very useful hedge fund reading list.

 
Opalesque.com
This is a website that looks at developments and news in the alternative investment space. Their directory of over 30,000 hedge fund professionals in over 100 countries combined with many useful publications makes this a key site for hedge fund research.
 
Village.albourne.com
Albourne Village is a internet-based knowledge economy for the Alternative Investment and Private Equity community. The site has been designed as an ideal environment for evolving hedge-fund news,  intellectual property, content and debates on current issues, as well as a valuable source of commercial contacts. Includes Village library, "pub" and job center. Excellent resource for registered users.
 
Hflawreport.com
The hedge fund law report covers the law and regulatory issues confronting hedge funds. The site provides an incisive analysis of key developments on topics such as law including rule making, compliance, case law, regulation, enforcement, taxation, derivatives, marketing, and more. Content is created by a team with backgrounds in hedge fund law, compliance, accounting and operations, financial journalism, regulation and academia.
 
Hedgeye.com
An excellent source of market commentary and analysis of interest to the hedge fund industry. To get the full benefits of the site it is necessary to become a subscriber.

 
Investopedia.com/university/hedge-fund
The investopedia university section has a detailed section on hedge funds covering structures, strategies, characteristics, performance measurement, risks and fund of funds.
 
Hedgefundfundamentals.com
This is a very informative site covering all the fundamentals of hedge funds answering questions such as What is a hedge fund? Who invests in hedge funds? Why do investors partner with hedge funds? What role do hedge funds play in the global economy?
 
Worldfinance.com/hedge-funds
The World finance magazine has a very interesting hedge fund section looking at the developments in the sector.
 
Hedge-funds-news.blogspot.co.uk.
Run by Richard Wilson, this is an excellent blog with the latest news from the hedge fund industry. There is also some coverage of private equity.
 
HF-implode.com
The Hedge Funds implode website is an interesting site to visit if you are interested in hedge funds that have made huge losses such as the $6 billion loss recorded at Aramanth. There are also links to some interesting financial news headline.
 
ewallstreeter.com/hedge-funds
eWallstreeter.com has an excellent news feeds on hedge fund stories and posts concerning the Hedge Fund industry. The feed is regularly updated several times per hour.
 
HedgeFundMarketing.org
Hedge Fund Marketing is a super resource run by the Hedge Fund Marketing Alliance. There are links to resources, articles, research, hedge fund indices, lists, events and much more.
 
Marketfolly.com
This very popular blog tracks prominent hedge funds and successful investors on a daily basis and provides updates on what they've been buying/selling. The site  covers Securities Exchange Commission filings, hedge fund letters, buy-side investment conferences, market  commentary, and articles on refining investment process.
 
Hedgefundgroup.org
Hedge Fund Group are sponsors the Certified Hedge Fund Professional Designation Program and maintains a networking association of more than 100,000 hedge fund industry professionals who actively network, partner, and refer resources to each other. It also runs some hedge fund blogs.
 
jobsearchdigest.com/hedge_fund_jobs
The Hedge Fund Job Digest specializes in jobs in the Hedge Fund industry. All sorts of positions are advertised including trading, analyst, compliance and
more.
 
HF-Implode.com
This site is a useful resource as it keeps track of Hedge Funds that have imploded. The site has a Hedge Fund implode-O-meter that tracks hedge funds leverage and blow ups. There is also good news and analysis of the sector.
 
WallStreetHedge.com
Wall Street Hedge provides research and news relevant to the hedge fund sector. It also covers hedge fund investment, strategies and gives it's readers insights into how to invest their money in different asset classes.
 
HedgeMinds.com
This is an interesting site in that hedgefund managers join the community and so you can see what are their favourite stocks to trade. It also tells you the percentage of holding of that stock by hedge funds as well a percentage of a typical hedge fund portfolio.

 

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