Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
SEC Busts Hedge Fund’s Fake Research, Soft Dollar Scam
By Melanie WaddellThe SEC charged a Minneapolis-based firm with bilking investors out of more than $1 million using fake research expenses and fees.
September 08, 2014
RCAP’s Crowdfunding Site: A Smart Move?Chairman Nicholas Schorsch says the crowdfunding site should bring RCS Capital advisors more business. Industry experts like Mark Elzweig are optimistic.
September 05, 2014
Potential Market Crash Ahead, Axel Merk WarnsThe portfolio manager argues that U.S. recovery is based on "asset price inflation," and that a Fed pullout could send everything tumbling.
September 03, 2014
Private Sector Growing Faster Than Before BubbleWhy is total U.S. economic growth so slow? Blame the decline in real government spending, OppenheimerFunds chief economist says.
September 03, 2014
Beware of ‘Cliff’ in New York’s New Estate Tax LawWilmington Trusts Sharon Klein considers some implications of the new state law, with one dangerous tax trigger at the edges.
September 02, 2014
The Market Dependency of Private Equity Funds: Searching for Alpha for September 2014PE funds are more market dependent than you might suspect. Here's why, and how, along with how the market indexes performed in August.
September 02, 2014
Hedge Funds Buoyed in First Half by Private Wealth AllocationsHedge fund managers may be feeling competitive pressure for investor assets, but their fundraising is thriving.
August 29, 2014
Alpha Trumps Absolute Return in Hedge Fund SelectionIn the long run, investors lured by recent outperformance may be doing themselves no favor, Commonfund says.