Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Franklin Templeton Adds Hedge Funds to Canadian Ad
By Staff WriterTORONTO (HedgeWorld.com)--Franklin Templeton Investments added hedge funds to a family of 11 investment pools targeting high-net-worth investors through investment advisers. The idea is to add diversification...
September 03, 2003
Coutts Eyes Asia Optimistically with New FundLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--The Coutts Group unveiled an Asian-focused hedge fund of funds, with the anticipation that investment conditions are favorable in the region. Managers of the fund...
September 03, 2003
TD Waterhouse Liquidates Two FundsAug. 29, 2003 -- TD Waterhouse Trust agreed to liquidate the TD Waterhouse Technology Fund (TDTCX) and the TD Waterhouse Tax Managed Growth Fund (TDTAX),...
September 03, 2003
Taurum Merges with Fund Manager, Adds PartnerOAKLAND, Calif. (HedgeWorld.com)--Taurum Capital Partners, Beverly Hills, Calif. merged with Thomason Capital, bringing on a new senior partner and fund manager as a result. The combined...
September 03, 2003
Record Asset Flow to Managed FuturesNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Managed futures funds received US$9.1 billion in new capital during the second quarter of this year, making for an almost 16% increase, according...
August 29, 2003
MetLife Unit Acquires Sears TowerNU Online News Service, Aug. 29, 2003, 3:02 p.m. EDT -- Metropolitan Insurance and Annuity Company, a unit of MetLife Inc., New York, has ...
August 25, 2003
Hedge Funds Keep Going in BlackoutNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Some managers affected by last week's massive power failure were able to continue trading at a back-up office operated by Richard Fleischman &...
August 25, 2003
Fauchier May Get US$60 Milllion from Merrill FundLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--The board overseeing a Merrill Lynch asset allocation investment trust recommended that hedge funds be added to the mix, with Fauchier Partners International Ltd....