Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Trump Is Biggest Global Risk in 2017, Alt Investors Say
By Michael S. FischerA poll at the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit found the Trump administration worried the industry more than cybersecurity, China or Brexit.
March 17, 2017
Consumers Can Now Trade Gold on a Distributed LedgerSymbiont, a distributed ledger provider, has partnered with Orebits Corp. to offer digitized shares of unrefined gold.
March 15, 2017
Fed Appoints First Black Regional-Bank ChiefEx-Obama administration official Raphael Bostic will lead the Atlanta Fed and will be a voting member of FOMC next year.
March 15, 2017
Is College Debt Advisors’ Next Black Swan?Advisor's clients tend to be college graduates. College graduates have too much loan debt to adequately save. See the problem?
March 14, 2017
Liquid Alts Trailed Hedge Funds in FebruaryThe Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index returned 0.8%, underperforming the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Indexs monthly return of 1.1%.
March 13, 2017
El-Erian Says Trump Loses Capital by Tackling Health Care FirstAllianz's chief economic advisor says Trump's focus on health care may reduce the odds of achieving tax reform this summer.
March 13, 2017
VanEck Launches the First U.S.-Listed Green Bond ETF: Portfolio ProductsIn other product news, Morgan Stanley launched two sustainable investing portfolios.
March 10, 2017
Morningstar Files to Launch Its Own Mutual Funds for AdvisorsThe subadvised funds will replace current third-party funds that comprise Morningstar Managed Portfolios.