What is Not SaidWhat is Not Said About Hedge FundsWhile looking for interesting posts for the hedge fund newsletter today I realized there are many topics not being discussed in detail. While there are 30 articles about how hedge funds never really hedged their investments and many more on assets losses few discuss these points:Hedge funds have lost far less than the average bank. Banks are supposed to be the highly regulated and less risky vehicles here. This is important to note as more regulation is considered for the hedge fund industry. Joe the plumber has money with these banks in multiple ways through his 401K, mortgage, etc. He does not have any money invested in Perry Capital, DE Shaw or Renaissance Technologies.There are 4 reasons why hedge funds are going to explode in ...

Hedge Fund ActivismCorporations & Activist Hedge FundsThe Conference Board Working Group on Hedge Fund Activism has released its final recommendations for those corporations and institutional investors that may find themselves involved in an activism campaign mounted by hedge funds.The recommendations were formulated by a heterogeneous group of high-level corporate and investor representatives, instituted under the auspices of The Conference Board Governance Center. They include guidelines on monitoring securities holdings, responding to requests for change, ensuring voting integrity, and overseeing hedge fund management. Working Group members include:• Major pension funds and asset management firms, including TIAA-CREF, Florida State Board of Administration, and Barclays;• Corporations at the forefront of corporate governance developments, including Pfizer, American Express, and The Coca-Cola Company; and• Industry associations and service providers such as Managed Funds Association, the National Investor Relations Institute, ISS-RiskMetrics Group, Standard ...