Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Strategic Insight Says Bond, International Equity Fund Inflows Rise
By Marlene Y. SatterAs investors show their concern about domestic stocks, reflected in lower inflows to domestic equity funds, their demand for income is displayed in sharply higher inflows to bond funds in the first half of 2010.
July 13, 2010
Hartford 'Top 10 Investment Themes for 2010' Report Card Puts Dr. Bob 'On Probation'In a mid-term report card that reviews "Top 10 Investment Themes for 2010," "Dr. Bob" of The Hartford Mutual Funds, gave himself one A grade, four Bs, one C, no Ds, and four Fs for a variety of investing strategies in the first volatile half of 2010.
July 13, 2010
Rydex Launches Four Alternative Mutual FundsRydex|SGI rolled out Monday, July 12, four more alternative investment mutual funds, giving the Rockville, Maryland-based firm a total of 12 such mutual funds to go along with nine Rydex alternative-strategy ETFs.
July 11, 2010
Financial Reform Vote at Top of List as Senate ReconvenesWith the Fourth of July 4 breakcongressional recess ending, the Senate will returns Monday, July 12, to consider passage of the financial reform bill voted onapproved by the House on June 30.
July 09, 2010
Hedge Fund Index in Negative Territory for JuneDow Jones Indexes and Credit Suisse announced Friday, July 9, that its early estimates suggested that hedge funds posted negative returns in June 2010, as did most other major market indexes.
July 09, 2010
Preqin Study: Direct Investment in Hedge Funds Increasingly Preferred by InstitutionsFunds of hedge funds (FoFs), in particular, have experienced a loss of institutional support for reasons related to both the recent downturn and longer-term trends, according to a survey released by Preqin on Thursday, July 8.
July 09, 2010
Institutions Increasingly Prefer Direct Investment in Hedge FundsFunds of funds hold their own in a maturing institutional market.
July 09, 2010
Private Equity Firms To Buy MultiPlanBC Partners and Silver Lake Partners have agreed to acquire MultiPlan Inc., a large provider network company.