Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
ETF/ETN Assets Top $1 Trillion: National Stock Exchange
By Michael S. FischerAssets in U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded notes approached $1.1 trillion at the end of August, according to data released Tuesday by National Stock Exchange Inc.
September 06, 2011
Private Equity Carlyle Group Going PublicPrivate equity giant The Carlyle Group filed with the SEC to launch an initial public offering of common stock a week after the firm made a minority investment in Avalon Advisors.
September 02, 2011
GAO Study: More DB Plans Are Investing in Hedge Funds, Private Equity FundsA growing number of defined benefit plans, predominately large ones, are investing through hedge funds and in private equity funds.
September 02, 2011
Peter Schiff: Gold Is the ‘Last Haven Standing’Peter Schiff, the one-time Senate candidate and controversial CEO of Euro Pacific Precious Metals, says gold, the Swiss franc and the Japanese yen are the preferred assets to the dollar. All three surged in August, yet Schiff notes the franc and the yen are being actively devalued by central banks...
September 02, 2011
CFTC Set to Review Two Proposed RulesThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission plans a public review next week of two proposed rules as it implements the requirements of the Dodd-Frank law's timetable.
September 01, 2011
WisdomTree Reshuffles LineupWisdomTree Investments implemented changes to seven equity ETFs and added a new actively managed ETF called the WisdomTree Global Real Return Fund (RRF).RRF…
September 01, 2011
Cogent: 8 in 10 Advisors are Using AlternativesSeventy-eight percent of retail advisors are using alternative investments within client portfolios, according to a new report.
September 01, 2011
Health Care/Biotech: A Good PrognosisCompanies offering advanced medical technology and pharmaceuticals continue to show strong revenue and profit growth.