Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
SEC Lifts Ban on Hedge Fund Advertising
By Melanie WaddellThe new rule, approved by a 4-1 vote, was required by the JOBS Act. NASAA and ICI voiced their disappointment in the rule's lack of investor protections.
July 09, 2013
REITs Post Gains in First Half of ’13 but Trail Broader Equity MarketU.S. REITs posted gains overall for the first six months of 2013, with lodging/resorts, health care and self storage being the top three major property sector performers, according to NAREIT.
July 08, 2013
Gold Gets Blamed for Record Commodity ETP OutflowsA sharp decline in the price of gold and large outflows from gold ETPs caused commodity ETP assets to drop to their lowest level since Q2 2010, says ETF Securities.
July 08, 2013
15 Best Finance Tweets of the Month: JuneThe Twitterverse exploded in snark and outrage over news of the NSA surveillance program and the Fed's plan to taper bond buying, while Greece was cut to emerging-market status and gold bugs got jittery.
July 05, 2013
Wall Street Fees Bleeding Pension Funds, Report SaysStates struggling with unfunded pension liabilities could come up with tens of billions fairly quickly by simply cutting Wall Street out of their fat pension management contracts.
July 05, 2013
Top Portfolio Products: Winklevoss Twins File Bitcoin ETFIn recent portfolio developments, the brothers of Facebook fame filed a Bitcoin ETF with the SEC, and Thornburgs Developing World Fund went global.
July 03, 2013
Iowa sets date for hearing on pending Aviva USA dealThose hoping to get a glimpse behind the veil that has so far shrouded private equity firms drive to acquire fixed annuity businesses will get their chance fairly soon.
July 03, 2013
Iowa sets date for hearing on pending Aviva USA dealThose hoping to get a glimpse behind the veil that has so far shrouded private equity firms drive to acquire fixed annuity businesses will get their chance fairly soon.