Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Hedge Fund Adviser Registration Tops 2,000 Post-Goldstein
By Staff WriterThe registry rolls are swelling at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
August 01, 2006
Private Equity or Hedge FundWith all the hubbub surrounding hedge fund advisor registration, there's another trend in the hedge fund marketplace that's heating up, according to Jim Hedges of...
August 01, 2006
Not-So-Minor MinersThe past four years have been a "dream come true" for commodities bulls, and this could be only the tip of a commodities iceberg. Oil...
August 01, 2006
Will the SEC Appeal?A question on everyone's mind these days is whether the Securities and Exchange Commission will appeal the recent federal appeals court ruling that overturned the...
July 31, 2006
Irish Pension Reserve Fund Moots Hedge Fund InvestmentDUBLIN, Ireland (HedgeWorld.com)--Ireland's National Pensions Reserve Fund is considering investing in hedge funds, according to a spokesman of the National Treasury Management Agency. The NTMA, which has been appointed manager of the fund through April 2011, has already announced that it aims to have 18% of funds under management invested...
July 31, 2006
ERISA Assets Demand FocusHedge funds that accept investments from pension plan sponsors subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) should take extra care to ensure security valuations are accurate and fair, that they are carried out by independent parties, and that valuation policies are clearly disclosed to and understood...
July 31, 2006
Gnomes of BaselThe Japanese regulator has been working with the nation's major banks for some time on implementing Basel II recommendations with many Japanese banks facing true internal ratings based (IRB) method implementation by March 31, 2008. Speaking at a recent AIMA breakfast in Hong Kong, Christopher Wells, a Tokyo-based partner at...
July 31, 2006
No-Action for Master-(Middle)-Feeder StructureWASHINGTON (HedgeWorld.com)--The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's division of investment management has issued no-action relief assuring a Caymans company that its involvement as the middle tier in a three-tier master-feeder arrangement won't cause that unit to recommend that the SEC take enforcement action under the Investment Company Act of 1940....