Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Morgan Stanley's Appetite for Hedge Funds
By Melanie WaddellIn early November, Morgan Stanley announced its third investment in, or acquisition of, a major hedge fund in a matter of three days. On October...
November 17, 2006
Apartment Sale Yields $3 Billion GainInvestors have paid $5.4 billion to complete the purchase of a pair of big residential real estate developments from MetLife Inc.Units of Tishman Speyer Properties ...
November 06, 2006
Nearly 2,000 Advisors, and Alan GreenspanNearly 3,000 attendees at the 16th annual Schwab Institutional Impact conference, including some 1,900 advisors, heard Alan Greenspan on Nov. 6 laud hedge funds as "extraordinarily important" instruments that expose, then remove inefficiencies in the capital markets. Hedge fund managers' search for "niche returns," Greenspan told the audience at the...
November 01, 2006
REITs Keep Plowing AheadReal estate investment trusts (REITs) continue their gravity-defying run. After exceeding the return of the S&P 500 index for each of the last six years, REITs have built up a tremendous lead in 2006, and with only two months left to go, are poised to extend their yearly winning streak.
November 01, 2006
How to Find Good Managerial TalentPicking the right hedge fund manager was probably never easy, but in recent years it has become an even greater challenge. Yet it is essential:...
November 01, 2006
Fundamental Index StrategiesDownload a copy of the Research Affiliates June 2006 report, "Retrospectives on Selected Fundamental Index Strategies here. More on fundamental indexing is available at the...
November 01, 2006
John Hancock Stages New Ad, Brand PushJohn Hancock Financial Services is spending some $30 million this quarter to spread the word to both consumers and advisors that "the future is yours."...
November 01, 2006
Buy Local: Real Estate for IncomeHugh Bromma believes in fortifying clients' retirement plans with big helpings of real estate--not only diversification into REITs, but actual purchases of residential houses in...