Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Pru Goes To Wall Street
By Staff WriterPrudential Financial Inc. says it is selling up to $2.1 billion in convertible senior notes due in 2035 through a private placement.[@@]Prudential, Newark, N.J., ...
November 01, 2005
The Roles of Alpha and BetaYou know what alpha and beta is in investing: Beta is the primary source, and often the exclusive source, of returns in the traditional long-only,...
November 01, 2005
Is Real Estate Going Ka-Boom?As the debate over the housing market heats up, you can't help but see the similarities to the tech bubble of 2000. I base this...
October 31, 2005
CalPERS' Investment Chief to Join London Pension ManagerSACRAMENTO, Calif. (HedgeWorld.com)--The man behind the largest U.S. pension fund's adoption of "absolute return" strategies is leaving the California Public Employees' Retirement System to make his mark at a leading U.K. pension fund manager. Mark J. P. Anson will succeed Tony Watson as chief executive at Hermes Pensions Management Ltd....
October 18, 2005
Emerging Markets Emerge on Top for SeptemberHedge funds in the CSFB/Tremont index had a good September in general, posting an overall return of 1.63%. For the year, the index is up 5.9%.
October 04, 2005
Hedge Fund Strategies in Mutual FundsRydex funds sport low correlation to traditional investments
October 01, 2005
Portable Alpha InvestingInstitutions seeking better risk-adjusted returns are increasingly employing a portable alpha approach, in some cases using this method to invest with multistrategy hedge fund managers...
October 01, 2005
No "I" in TeamIn talking to Cheryl Holland about the Abacus Planning Group, her Columbia, South Carolina-based firm, perhaps the most striking thing is how little she uses...