Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Bullish?
By Richard HoeI'm not in the business of advertising Barron's, but have now mentioned the publication in two successive blogs. You could do worse than reading this (Jan. 18) and next Monday's (Jan. 25) editions.
January 07, 2010
California Announces 100% Iran Data Call ComplianceEvery insurer that was supposed to give California regulators information about Iran-related investments now has done so, officials say.
January 04, 2010
Aetna Prices 2010 Restructuring EffortAetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) expects to spend up to $25 million in the first quarter to eliminate about 600 jobs.
January 01, 2010
The ETF Advisor: China ETFsIt's rare that a consensus forms across a wide cross-section of investors. One market view, however, seems indisputable for bulls and bears alike: China will...
January 01, 2010
Launching Commodities and MoreCRBA is benchmarked to the Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB In-The-Ground Global Agriculture Equity Index, which selects from a global universe of publicly traded companies engaged in...
January 01, 2010
How a Firm Works BestIn my December 2008 column, I talked about how to create real-world job descriptions based on the various tasks that are performed in your firm,...
December 20, 2009
Blood Is BoilingGoldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup--did not show up at the White House for a meeting with President Obama that was to deal with getting these institutions to make more loans to small businesses and consumers.
December 17, 2009
Insurers' Commercial Realty Losses Controllable: ReportLosses on U.S. life insurers' commercial real estate holdings are manageable, a rating agency says in a new report.