Billion Dollar Club


Performance Awards

  • Rewarding the best in 2009

    December 18, 2009

    Fifth annual Absolute Return Awards dinner honors the year's outstanding performers.

  • Rewarding the best in 2008

    December 15, 2008

    A host of leading managers gathered at the fourth annual Absolute Return Awards dinner to honor the year's outstanding performers.


Funds to Watch

  • Funds to watch

    June 26, 2009

    Absolute Return's annual survey profiles tomorrow's likely winners.


New Funds Survey

  • New funds meltdown

    February 01, 2010

    Assets garnered by new funds declined 36% to $14.89 billion in 2009 —the worst showing in years.

  • New funds survey

    June 26, 2009

    Despite a slow thawing, fund launches are at historic lows, with the biggest 21 new funds garnering $3.9 billion - down 81% from last year's first half.

  • Capital crunch: New funds survey

    February 02, 2009

    As funding collapses, fund launches decline 26% in 2008 - to $23.17 billion


Closed Funds Survey


Philanthropy Ranking

  • Digging deep

    June 01, 2009

    Hedge fund philanthropists tap their personal resources to rebuild their foundations, but a lengthy recession, coupled with greater scrutiny of charitable activities by the federal government, could start to take a toll.


Top 25 Fund of Funds


Alpha's Hedge Fund 100


Prime Brokerage Ranking

  • Heavy lifting ahead

    March 30, 2009

    Faced with constraints on precious capital and a shrinking client base, prime brokers struggle to profit from an industry in flux.


Adminstration Ranking

  • Looking for checks and balances

    May 01, 2009

    Following Madoff, and at the behest of investors, more U.S. hedge funds are hiring independent administrators to prove their operational strength.