Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Top Portfolio Products: Decker & Co. Launches With Focus on Southeast Asia
By Marlene Y. SatterNew products introduced over the last week include a suite of large-cap equity funds from Nuveen and four new corporate term bond ETFs from BlackRock.
July 11, 2013
BDs Subpoenaed on Alt Sales to SeniorsWilliam Galvin, the Massachusetts regulator, is setting his sights on alt investment sales to seniors, calling such products "accidents waiting to happen."
July 10, 2013
SEC Lifts Ban on Hedge Fund AdvertisingThe 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 10, 2013
Rogoff on Gold: ‘Not Much Has Changed Since 2010’Does the gold price collapse signal a vote in economic confidence?
July 09, 2013
6 benefits of the tandem client visitIn business, as in paragliding, two is sometimes better than one.
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.