Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Why Go Global in Choosing Real Estate for Client Portfolios?
By Andy HyltinThe lessons of the last few years, as painful as they have been, are few and simple.
January 28, 2011
Webinar on Demand: Using Volatility as an Asset ClassAccess the Webinar to hear Cliff Stanton and Bill Luby discuss this portfolio strategy.
January 28, 2011
Hedge Fund Manager Paulson Has Another Record Year$5 billion in profits in 2010 outpaces gains made from housing crisis.
January 26, 2011
Alan Flanagan to Head Global Asset Management at BNY Mellon Alternative Investment ServicesHedge fund service provider BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services announced on Wednesday that Alan Flanagan will take over as permanent head of global asset management.
January 26, 2011
Treasury’s Toxic Mortgage Program Making MoneyThe Legacy Securities Public-Private Investment Program undertaken by the government in an effort to stabilize the real estate market appears to be hitting pay dirt—for both investors and taxpayers.
January 24, 2011
Blackstone Stands Out as KBW’s Top Alternative Asset Manager PickIn an updated earnings estimate, Blackstone Group remained KBW’s top pick among alternative asset managers for estimated fourth-quarter 2010 investment returns.
January 24, 2011
FCI Rolls Out Absolute Returns-Forex ToolFCI says its foreign-exchange program can help investors use futures contracts to preserve purchasing power.
January 23, 2011
Spotlight on Natural Resource FundsAn S&P analyst says these funds are worth considering as commodity prices move up