Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Former Morgan Stanley Hedge Fund, FrontPoint, to Close Funds
By Kate McBrideHedge fund falters as investors withdraw capital after portfolio manager charged with ‘insider trading’ and ‘securities fraud’
May 18, 2011
Soros Dumped Gold in Q1; Price Rising Once MoreAccording to 13-F filings with the SEC, billionaire George Soros dumped nearly all his holdings in gold in the first quarter of 2011, after calling it "the ultimate bubble." However, on Wednesday gold halted three days of losses to head back up, as investors sought to buy on the dips.
May 16, 2011
Clients Seek Advisors' Help in Hedging Risk: Aberdeen, Options Council SurveysInvestors’ growing risk appetite has advisors making more aggressive market plays, Aberdeen Asset Management and Options Industry Council surveys show.
May 15, 2011
Reconsidering the Case for CommoditiesOne investment firm contends that the fundamental case for commodities has changed since the late 1990s
May 14, 2011
Investing in Gemstones With Clarity and CautionThe Gemval Aggregate Index has outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average for the past five years or so.
May 14, 2011
So You Want to Be a Hedge Fund Manager?A panel of top investors and managers to award best new investment idea.
May 13, 2011
Currencies & Strategy: A Tale of Two ForecastsThe best approach is to maintain a globally diversified equities portfolio along with a healthy mix of hard assets, such as commodities and real estate.
May 13, 2011
J.P. Morgan Seeks Gold in Afghanistan, as China Has Head StartGeography and ideology have kept Afghanistan isolated and its resources unplumbed; however, that may be about to change, if Ian Hannam and J.P. Morgan Capital Markets have anything to do with it.