Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
COUNTERPOINT: A Secondary Market for Non-Traded REITs
By Lawrence CohenThe financial landscape is littered with investment vehicles designed to allow your clients to invest in the real estate market.
May 23, 2011
More Obama, Less TrumpThe U.S. economy seems to be on the mend and, barring unforeseen developments, Barack Obama appears to be the favorite to win the 2012 presidential election.
May 23, 2011
China Development Bank Set to Buy Stake in U.S. Buyout Firm TPG CapitalThe investment unit of China Development Bank Corp. was reported on Monday to have agreed to purchase a stake in U.S. buyout firm TPG Capital.
May 23, 2011
50 Women Leaders in Hedge Funds: New StudyA wide range of talented women populate the hedge fund sector, and women can look forward to ample opportunities in coming years as the industry grows, according to a new Hedge Fund Journal study sponsored by Ernst & Young.
May 23, 2011
Warning: U.S. ‘Under Attack’ by Chinese Reverse Mergers“We are under attack,” writes Wall Street Journal blogger Josh Brown, an advisor with Fusion Analytics and proprietor of The Reformed Broker website.
May 23, 2011
BlackRock Launches Private Equity Unit Run by Merrill Lynch VeteransBlackRock has added private equity to its alternative offerings by adding three veterans of Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity.
May 22, 2011
More Obama, Less TrumpThe U.S. economy seems to be on the mend and, barring unforeseen developments, Barack Obama appears to be the favorite to win the 2012 presidential election.