Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
$100 Million Pay: Not Enough to Stay?
By Temin"It was not long ago that $10 million was considered to be an excessive pay package," states Bruce Ellig, author of the 2007 update of the bestseller, "The Complete Guide to Executive Compensation. "I
August 06, 2007
Spector Leaves Bear StearnsBear Stearns announced on Sunday, August 5, management changes that include the resignation of an Executive Committee and Board of Directors Member, Warren Spector, who was president and co-COO of Bear Stearns Companies Inc.
August 01, 2007
The Far Reach of Subprime WoesLeveraged loans to companies are likely to be adversely affected by hedge fund losses from collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). This indirect effect of the subprime...
August 01, 2007
What's Good for General MotorsWhen Chrysler, the No. 3 Detroit automaker, was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy in 1979, the Carter administration stepped in with $1.2 billion in...
August 01, 2007
Cr?me de la Cr?meA smart and pithy saying goes: We create our own opportunities. Wiser still is the person who seizes only the best of them. Michael Rogers,...
July 31, 2007
Investors Sue Over Proposed AcquisitionLawyers are trying to organize a class action suit on behalf of shareholders who own stock in a company that writes and sells insurance and ...
July 30, 2007
Hedge Funds Continue to DeregisterHedge fund advisors continue to deregister from the SEC. During the past year, 732 hedge fund advisors (firms that advise at least one fund) have deregistered, according to the Investment Adviser Association (IAA) and National Regulatory Services (NRS) seventh annual report, Evolution/Revolution, which profiles the advisor profession.
July 16, 2007
American Firms Shy Away From Risk-TakingA new research paper by scholars at the University of Pittsburgh says Sarbanes-Oxley discouraging corporate risk-taking in the United States.