Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
How Impact Investing Is a Win-Win for Hedge Funds
By Michael S. FischerDeloitte offers five considerations for impact investing by hedge funds.
October 26, 2016
SEC's Sketchy Insider Trading Definition Sparks Enforcement ActionsFund advisors should re-examine policies to prevent insider trading given the shifting contours of insider trading law and the SECs aggressive enforcement.
October 24, 2016
Actively Going Passive, but at What Cost?Over the past few weeks, as weve traveled around the country visiting with advisors, a few common themes have arisen.
October 24, 2016
PE Investors Received Record $443 Billion in Distributions in 2015Dry powder at the end of Q3 stood at record-high levels.
October 24, 2016
The Collectibles Market: More Than a Labor of Love, Potentially Very LucrativeThe deputy chairman of Christies suggests that investors focus on markets like wine and jewelry where investments can be easily tracked.
October 24, 2016
U.S. Hedge Funds Dominate Global Industry: PreqinNew York leads the country with most institutional investors in hedge funds.
October 20, 2016
Hedge Fund Managers Expect ‘Massive’ 34% Pay Cut: SurveyOdyssey Search surveyed 500 hedge fund professionals; firms with outflows expected to pay less in bonuses.
October 20, 2016
L Bonds: The High-Yield Alternative Asset You Probably Never Heard OfGWG Holdings L bonds are yielding 5.5%-8.5% for maturities from two to five years, but the bonds are unrated and illiquid.