Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Claymore Securities Launches 7 ETFs That Track Firm's BulletShares
By Joyce HansonClaymore Securities is launching a group of seven ETFs that track the firm's BulletShares corporate bond indices, Claymore announced in a Wednesday, June 9, release.
June 09, 2010
Fed's Beige Book Report Sees Modest Economic Growth NationwideAs the economy continues its modest growth, lenders are easing credit and business spending is on the rise, the Fed said in its June 9 Beige Book report.
June 08, 2010
Life After Lehman: Neuberger Berman Marks First Year of FreedomNeuberger Berman celebrates its first full year of independence from the bankrupt Lehman Brothers, but the asset management firm continues to free itself from creditors' 48% ownership stake.
June 04, 2010
BNY Mellon's Pershing Publishes International Investing GuidebooksPershing LLC, a BNY Mellon company, has launched an educational program on international investing to help broker-dealers and RIAs sell global investments.
June 03, 2010
Warren Buffett Testifies at FCIC HearingChairman Phil Angelides presided over a full day of testimony on June 2, at the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission's (FCIC) hearing on rating agencies, focusing on Moody's.
June 01, 2010
How to cope with problem people (part 2)Handling a problem person takes a lot of skill but, most importantly, courage.
June 01, 2010
Deerfield Financial Acquires Chicago Planning FirmFormer NAPFA Chair Dick Bellmer's Indianapolis firm to expand into Chicago area with Bowyer, Weydert buy