Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
HSBC Launches Placings for Two Funds of Funds
By Staff WriterLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--HSBC Republic Investments has launched placings to raise additional capital for two exchange-listed funds of funds, the HSBC European Absolute and HSBC Global Absolute funds. The placing will close on June 23, with dealings to commence on June 29. "Fund of hedge funds products such as European and Global...
June 01, 2006
Saving Grace for Hedge FundsConcerns over inflation and economic growth resulted in significantly lower equity prices in May. But it wasn't just stocks that got pounded. Virtually every type of asst class ended the month lower, including commodities, the U.S. Dollar Index, high-yield bonds, gold, and the energy complex.
June 01, 2006
Big Apple BoomIn looking at the most promising real estate markets around the country in which he can invest, CGM Realty Fund's Ken Heebner is in a...
June 01, 2006
DON DEWAAYCEO/Owner DeWaay Capital Management 1415 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines, Iowa 50265 Phone: (515) 224-9861 Fax: (515) 224-0305 [email protected] www.theprofitzone.com Year firm started: 1987 Number of advisors in firm: 4 AUM: $500 million-plus Compensation method: Fee-based...
June 01, 2006
The Next Investment Scandal?The IRS issued guidelines on 1031 exchanges to tenants-in-common properties (TIC) in 2002. Since then, billions of dollars have poured into investments loaded with promoter...
June 01, 2006
Optimism Down, Hedge Inflows UpIn early May, the research organization Spectrem Group said that the investment outlook traced by its "affluent index" (based on a survey of households with...
June 01, 2006
Location, location, locationAs advisors strive to diversify clients' portfolios by allocating investments across a broad range of asset types, one challenge may be finding assets that should...
June 01, 2006
Masters at the HelmWouldn't it be great if you could get help with your most irksome compliance or regulatory chore from say, Arthur Levitt, who was the longest...