Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Lawsuit: Hedge Funds Helped Lazard Inflate Its IPO Price
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld)--A plaintiffs' law firm filed a class action July 15 against Lazard Ltd., various named individuals and Goldman Sachs, claiming that the defendants artificially inflated Lazard's price at its initial public offering in May 2005 in a scheme said to have involved (unnamed) hedge funds. The lawsuit, filed...
July 07, 2005
CBO: Insurance No Substitute For Estate Ta RepealOnly about 6,800 estates that included farms or small businesses paid federal estate taxes in 2000, and the total might have been less than ...
July 07, 2005
Beyond the BubbleReal estate funds have dramatically outperformed stock portfolios over the past five years
July 06, 2005
CBO: Insurance No Substitute For Estate Ta RepealOnly about 6,800 estates that included farms or small businesses paid federal estate taxes in 2000, and the total might have been less than ...
July 06, 2005
With Real Estate Red Hot, Planners Offer Cold LogicHelping boomers keep real estate in perspectiveGiven the red hot ardor for property that has been showered on real estate markets nationwide, financial advisors ...
July 01, 2005
Fraternal Adds 7 FundsThe investment management arm of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is introducing 4 asset-allocation funds and 3 other mutual funds.[@@]The 4 new asset-allocation funds will ...
July 01, 2005
The Prospects for Convertible ArbTwo fundamentally opposed views on hedge fund performance are going head-to-head. According to one, convertible arbitrage is a hedge fund strategy that is a victim...
July 01, 2005
If You Have an Intimate Relationship . . .with a client . . . DO: Be open to evaluating its effect on your work performance Be sensitive to its impact on your relationships...