Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Nikko Picks Tremont to Assist with Expansion
By Staff WriterRYE, N.Y. (HedgeWorld.com)--Tremont Capital Management Inc.* was selected by Nikko Asset Management, Tokyo, to advise on a new Japanese fund of funds program initially targeting...
December 30, 2003
Manulife Buys Atlanta Office BuildingNU Online News Service, Dec. 30, 2003, 4:47 p.m. EST -- Manulife Financial Corp., Toronto, has paid $118 million for The Proscenium office tower ...
December 22, 2003
Alliance Capital Agrees to Pay Fine, Change Ways to Atone for Allowing Market TimingNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Alliance Capital Management LP on Thursday struck a deal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's...
December 22, 2003
Alliance Agrees to Settlement to Cut FeesDec. 18, 2003 -- Alliance Cap Mgmt Holding L.P. (AC) said it would cut mutual fund management fees as part of a settlement with federal...
December 22, 2003
Hedge Fund Hiring: Momentum Continues but Skills ScarceNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The bear market was great for filling positions in hedge funds, what with droves of experienced people from Wall Street and the mutual...
December 19, 2003
Cerulli Announces 2004 Report LineupNU Online News Service, Dec. 19, 2003, 1:15 p.m. EST -- Cerulli Associates Inc., Boston, a financial services research firm, says its 2004 publications ...
December 15, 2003
UBS Finalizes Acquisition of ABN AMRO Prime BrokerageNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--UBS AG's Investment Bank unit on Friday finalized its acquisition of ABN AMRO's prime brokerage unit, integrating the new unit under the UBS...
December 15, 2003
Meyer Capital Starts Offshore FundNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Meyer Capital Management of Barrington, Ill., expects to launch a Cayman Islands-domiciled fund before the end of the year. The Galahad Fund will be...