Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Brain Drain Continues, Speaker Says
By James J. GreenFormer chairman of DLJ says hedge funds attracting best and brightest
June 27, 2005
Hedge Funds Break Two-Month Losing StreakCHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)--Eurex will add foreign exchange futures to its derivatives menu Sept. 23, using its Eurex US platform to offer 23-hour daily trading for currency-pair contracts. To encourage currency players to trade through Eurex, the exchange is waiving fees for all users through the end of the year after the...
June 17, 2005
American Equity Changes AuditorsAn active player in the fixed and equity indexed annuity markets is changing auditors.[@@]The company, American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, West Des Moines, ...
June 10, 2005
Greenspan Foresees Disappointing Hedge Fund Returns but No Threat to SystemNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Low long-term interest rates worldwide are driving capital to private equity and hedge funds in search of above-average returns, but the result may be losses and a temporary shrinkage of the hedge fund industry, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan told the International Monetary Conference in Beijing, China. ...
June 10, 2005
MetLife Starts $1.8 Billion OfferingMetLife Inc. has started selling a large number of "common equity units" in connection with efforts to acquire Travelers Life & Annuity from Citigroup ...
June 10, 2005
Indexes Indicate Turnaround in Hedge Fund Returns; Convert Arb Remains in DoldrumsData from several index suppliers suggest that a stock market resurgence and increasing merger activity buoyed some hedge fund strategies in May. According to a preliminary release, the Van Global hedge fund index gained 1.2% for the month. That was in line with rebounds seen in the FTSE hedge fund...
June 10, 2005
Real Estate Bubble Not Burst YetSpeakers at NAREIT gathering argue that there's still money to be made in REITs
June 10, 2005
Two Third Avenue Funds Set to CloseJune 8, 2005 -- The Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund (TAREX) and the Third Avenue International Value Fund (TAVIX) will close to new investors...