Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Fund Offers Investors Retail Access to Institutional Real Estate
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPThe Versus Capital fund will take a fund-of-funds approach rather than a REIT structure.
January 18, 2012
Registrations Rise for TD Ameritrade Institutional’s Conference, Says BradleyRegistrations for TD Ameritrade Institutionals 2012 National Conference are up from last year, says Tom Bradley, the firm's institutional president, helped by the presence of some high-profile speakers like Vice President Dick Cheney and former head of the FDIC Sheila Bair.
January 18, 2012
Volcker Rule AttackedAt a House hearing today, the Volcker rule faced its critics who contend that the rule's narrow definition excessively constrains the nation's largest financial institutions from driving a more robust market recovery.
January 18, 2012
Jefferson National Acquired by Management, Private EquityJefferson National Financial, one of the first companies to develop a flat-fee variable annuity for the RIA space, announced Tuesday that it had completed a management buyout.
January 17, 2012
Foreclosures Set to Surge in 2012The struggling U.S. real estate market may get a fresh kick in the legs from an increase in foreclosures in 2012 after an ebbing of the robo-signing controversy that slowed down repossessions in 2011.
January 17, 2012
Goldman’s O’Neill to Developed World: Don’t Fear the BRICsChina creates another Greece every four months in terms of GDP growth, so developed countries would be well advised to embrace the BRICs, says Goldman Sachs' Jim ONeill.
January 16, 2012
Private Equity Firms Shovel Millions to Congress: MapLight AnalysisPolitical Action Committees (and individuals connected to private equity and investment firms have given more than $17 million to lawmakers that have been serving since the 109th Congress, a new report released Tuesday by the nonpartisan political research firm MapLight shows.
January 15, 2012
How to Help Clients Work With Art AdvisorsTwo experts explain how FAs and clients who are collectors can benefit from the professional skills of art advisors.