Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
SRI and Hedge Funds
By Staff WriterSocially responsible investing (SRI) assets have been growing at a significantly faster rate than total assets under professional management, particularly among non-profit and faith-based organizations,...
September 22, 2006
More ETFs From BarclaysBarclays Global Investors (BGI) announced that five new iShares S&P Global Sector Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) began trading September 21 on the New York Stock Exchange.
September 14, 2006
Enhanced Ratings for Hedge FundsStandard & Poor's Rating Services announced that its Financial Institutions group has begun issuing enhanced ratings criteria for hedge funds, hedge fund managers, and hedge fund of fund managers to meet the rising demand for these ratings.
September 07, 2006
Feds Settle With Lay EstateThe U.S. Department of Labor will be filing a claim for about $12 million from the estate of the late Kenneth Lay on behalf of ...
September 06, 2006
Companies Clash Over TrademarkA U.S. District Court judge in St. Paul, Minn., has issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting one insurer from using a trademarked name claimed by another ...
September 01, 2006
RIAs Turning to AlternativesA more hands-on approach to investments is being taken by registered investment advisors, including the use of alternative products, according to a survey by an...
August 08, 2006
SEC Will Not Appeal Goldstein RulingSEC Commissioner Christopher Cox said August 7 that the SEC will not appeal the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in Goldstein v. SEC, which struck down the SEC's hedge fund manager registration rule.