Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
RMBS: NAIC Does Details
By Allison BellThe increasing stability of the U.S. economy has changed the scenarios used in mortgage-backed securities modeling at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
November 01, 2010
The Birth of Hedge FundsAlfred Winslow Jones was a financial journalist before he became a wildly successful investor who would be known as the father of the hedge fund...
October 29, 2010
Q3 Was Good for Stocks, and Managed Futures. Now in Q4…The S&P500 TR Index was up 11.3% for the quarter ended Sept. 30, and is now in positive territory by 4.2% for the year to...
October 28, 2010
At Schwab Impact, AQR's Asness Speaks About Alternative StrategiesFollowing trends in a 'disciplined' way is part of what sets Asness' AQR Funds apart.
October 28, 2010
AllianceBernstein Q3 Earnings Decline on Stock Losses, Net OutflowsAllianceBernstein (AB) released mixed Q3 2010 results late Wednesday, reporting earnings per share of $0.36 versus analysts' consensus of $0.41.
October 27, 2010
Through which media channels do you prefer to receive your financial information?I am bombarded with data from financial institutions every hour of every day.
October 26, 2010
Ventas becomes largest senior housing REITVentas, Inc., one of the largest health care REITs in the country, has agreed to buy the real estate assets of Atria Senior Living Group, based in Louisville, Ky.
October 26, 2010
Warren Buffet Taps Successor From Castle Point Hedge FundTodd Combs is in line to become the new Warren Buffett, now that the 39-year-old Castle Point hedge fund manager was selected by Buffett to succeed him.