Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Credit hedge funds game 'stupid' Wall Street
By Anthony Effinger, Katherine Burton, BloombergBrett Jefferson told his 5-year-old son this about Wall Street recently: Never will you find a place where so many smart people do so many stupid things.
December 30, 2014
Private Clients Piggyback on Institutional ApproachCapGroup Advisors isnt shy about taking advantage of the services it uses on behalf of its institutional clients to benefit private clients.
December 30, 2014
RCS Capital Faces Class-Action Shareholder LawsuitSuit filed by Pomerantz seeks to recover damages on behalf of those who bought RCS Capital securities between Feb. 12 and Oct. 31.
December 29, 2014
Preparing Clients for Some Gloomy Possible FuturesEven if you don't believe in these gloom-and-doom scenarios, your clients will want to know how you're protecting them.
December 29, 2014
Assessing Risk in Real Estate Investing, Pt. 2: Digging DeeperTo understand real estate investing, you must understand the liquidity, information, macroeconomic, leverage, operational and other non-market-related risks.
December 26, 2014
Assessing Risk in Real Estate Investing, Pt. 1: The OverviewPresenting the historical context of risk in real estate investing, along with an overview of the primary sources of risk in a real estate portfolio.
December 23, 2014
Hedge Fund Inflows Resume, Assets Reach $3.1 TrillionTop performing managed futures have yet to convince investors to shift allocations.
December 23, 2014
FINRA Assumes Regulatory, Insider Trading Role for OptionsDeal announced with CBOE and C2 Options exchanges will allow regulator to conduct cross-market surveillance on both options and equity insider trading.