Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
FitchRatings: Inflows of money market funds hit $2.7 trillion in fourth quarter
By Warren S. HerschTax-exempt funds saw a 5.7 percent gain, prime funds (institutional and retail) increased 3.2 percent.
January 23, 2013
Full Speed Ahead for Midstream MLPsThe role of natural gas as an energy source continues to expand as the United States moves toward energy independence.
January 23, 2013
A Broker Who Broke BadServing nearly 400 days in federal prison wasn't what Justin M. Paperny had in mind when he became a stockbroker fresh out of the University of Southern California, psychology degree in hand.
January 23, 2013
New Hire Roundup: Caiazzo Chairs SIFMA’s Clearing Firms CommitteeChristian Sulger-Bel became managing director of FOX International, and Bill Mitchell was named senior portfolio manager at WHM Capital Advisors.
January 22, 2013
CBS Hears the Call of the REIT: It’s Not the Taxes, It’s the YieldCoverage of CBS' spinoff of its outdoor advertising segment as a REIT has made much of the fact that REITs pay no corporate income taxes. But a NAREIT spokesman says the real story is not taxes but the ongoing search for yield in a low-rate environment.
January 22, 2013
Nationwide debuts enhancements to marketFLEXALSO: Product and personnel news from the National Association for Fixed Annuities and Curian Capital LLC.
January 22, 2013
Nationwide debuts enhancements to marketFLEXALSO: Product and personnel news from the National Association for Fixed Annuities and Curian Capital LLC.
January 22, 2013
Alternatives Saw Biggest Drop in Asset Management Fees in 2012: Mercer"Demand for active management may well fall off a cliff" as defined contribution plans overtake defined benefit pensions, a Mercer consultant says.