Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Investable assets to hit $80T by 2017
By Warren S. HerschAssets market firms have gathered $63.1 trillion in assets under management, generating $162 billion in revenues.
February 27, 2013
U.S. Real Estate Looking Up but Emerging Markets Rising Even Higher: Cohen & Steers"Emerging markets not only make up a larger percentage of global GDP than a few years ago, but they have grown faster than developed markets," says Cohen & Steers' Jason Yablon.
February 26, 2013
NY Times: Down With Shareholder DemocracyRecent controversies involving Herbalife and Apple could be related to abuses aided by the shareholder democracy movement, according to The New York Times.
February 26, 2013
A trio of “should-read” stories about the sequesterFriday is the deadline to avoid sequestration, but do you really know what that even means?
February 25, 2013
Performance Dispersion—Why It MattersRemember 2008? To paraphrase Dickens, it was the best of times for managed futures funds and the worst of times for almost every other strategy.
February 25, 2013
Equities Light Rocky Road to RecoveryWe are cautiously positive for the global economy, and for global equities in particular, as we look ahead into 2013.
February 25, 2013
Trade-worker funds can’t recover Madoff lossesWorkers were too removed to be considered Madoff customers, but still close enough to lose their money.