Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Claymore Enters the ETF Arena
By Staff WriterAnother flurry of exchange-traded funds has hit Wall Street in the form of five funds from ETF industry newcomer Claymore Securities and another five under...
November 01, 2006
Christopher Gardner -- From the Gutter to The StreetA homeless single father with a toddler in tow, sleeping some nights on the streets of San Francisco or in a subway bathroom, a hotel...
October 25, 2006
What Effect Would a Democratic Win Have?With the November 7 midterm elections close at hand, many political analysts in Washington are predicting that the Democrats will indeed win back the 15 seats needed to take control of the House of Representatives. Republicans worry they will lose 23 to 27 seats in the House and they will...
October 18, 2006
Principal Pays $370 Million For S.F. TowerThe real estate arm of a large insurer has made a big investment on the West Coast.Principal Real Estate Investors, a unit of Principal Financial ...
October 17, 2006
Snoopy Makes A DealInvestors have agreed to pay $5.4 billion to buy a pair of big residential real estate developments from MetLife Inc.Units of Tishman Speyer Properties Inc., ...
October 16, 2006
Hedge Funds: Still Risky BusinessDespite Amaranth's $6-billion one-week loss in September, the largest in hedge fund history, industry sources agree that the effect was little more than a blip. The fund did not default on any of its counterparty obligations, and the impact on global financial systems was essentially negligible. However, the sheer size...
October 08, 2006
Property Held For Sale A Company By Company IssueReal estate property available for sale held by the top 50 companies declined slightly in 2005 to $920.3 million from $931 million, but changes in ...
October 08, 2006
Property Held For Sale A Company By Company IssueReal estate property available for sale held by the top 50 companies declined slightly in 2005 to $920.3 million from $931 million, but changes in ...