Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
SEC’s Aguilar Laments Slow Adoption of Reg D Protections
By Melanie Waddell"Investors face greater harm" every day the SEC fails to adopt these proposals, Commissioner Luis Aguilar said.
December 05, 2013
Mission accomplished?Theres a difference between being busy and getting things done.
December 05, 2013
House Passes Bill to Exempt Private Equity Fund Advisors From RegistrationPresident Obama has threatened to veto it, and there is no companion bill in the Senate.
December 03, 2013
Obama Threatens to Veto Bill Exempting Private Equity Advisors From RegistrationH.R. 1105 is a step backward from the Dodd-Frank progress made to date, the administration says.
December 03, 2013
Investors Shying From First-Time Hedge Fund ManagersManagers' first funds tend to have higher returns, but more investors are now seeking established track records.
December 03, 2013
Bove: Fannie, Freddie Shutdown Would Have ‘Colossal’ FalloutFixed-rate 20- and 30-year mortgages would all but disappear without Fannie and Freddie, the bank expert says.
December 03, 2013
How to (Carefully) Play the Aussie Dollar Short Trade—Searching for Alpha for December 2013Goldman Sachs recommends buying the S&P 500 index in 2014 while shorting the Australian currency, but I would urge caution.
December 01, 2013
Why Buyers Should Be Wary of Bitcoin ManiaThere's a lot more to investing in the so-called "virtual currency" than potential investors may know about.