Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Regions' Latest Move Could Propel Sale of Morgan Keegan, Say Experts
By Janet LevauxRegions Financial Corp. is offering potential suitors for its Morgan Keegan broker-dealer up to $200 million in financing, according to a report released Sunday.
October 23, 2011
MLPs, Outperformance & Fears Over FrackingMLP insiders believe the industrys efforts to educate drilling-area residents will reduce concerns over time.
October 19, 2011
Options Usage Means More High-Net-Worth Clients, Study Finds: RIS 2011Advisors who use options have larger books of business and tend to be more experienced than advisors that do not use options.
October 19, 2011
EU Raids Banks Over Suspected Euribor FixingThe European Commission carried out a series of raids on Wednesday to uncover evidence in a possible case of price fixing involving Euribor, the Euro Interbank Offered Rate.
October 15, 2011
Portability Election Could Trigger Estate Tax Return AvalancheFailure to elect the DSUEA could cost your clients $1.75 million.
October 14, 2011
Natixis Portfolio Managers Recite Alternatives Mantra in Face of Investor ApathyThe question was risk and the answer was alternative investments as Natixis Global Asset Management hosted a media luncheon this Thursday at Per Se in New York.
October 13, 2011
Greed, sheer stupidity and the global financial crisisWhat really happened in Greece, Ireland, Iceland and other countries rocked by the global financial crisis? Author Michael Lewis goes inside the damage in his latest book, "Boomerang."
October 13, 2011
Galleon’s Rajaratnam Sentenced to 11 Years for Insider TradingRaj Rajaratnam, the 54-year-old co-founder of hedge fund Galleon Group, was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Thursday, one of the longest punishments ever handed down for insider trading.