Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Silly Season
By Steve PiontekPlease take this as a well-meant warning. We are entering that time of the political cycle when all sorts of absurdities will be emanating from ...
May 01, 2005
The Benefits of RegistrationAs hedge fund managers prepare to register themselves as investment advisors with the Securities & Exchange Commission, a number of tantalizing options for raising assets...
May 01, 2005
Road Less TraveledThe world of alternative investments has become more important to a number of advisors for one simple reason--traditional investments don't provide the desired return or...
May 01, 2005
Evaluating a Test or PublisherAsk the following questions of anyone who proposes to sell your organization a program for pre-employment testing, or assessment for personal development. Has your...
May 01, 2005
Preserving the LegacyAlthough the estate tax may be repealed or significantly changed in the near future, don't expect those changes to last forever. Rising government deficits and...
April 19, 2005
Magnum Sponsors Special Situations FundCapitalizing on stocks trading at deep discounts is part of the latest investment strategy managed by GP Asset Management.
April 19, 2005
Acquisitions May Not Change Fundamentals of Fund Administration BusinessMainstream companies have been buying hedge fund administrators, but the latter continue to function much as they did before. "Consolidation is not the same as acquisition," said Dermot Butler, chairman of Custom House in Dublin, an administrator that has remained freestanding. "What's happening is that large administrators are adding on...
April 13, 2005
Reinsurer Shareholders OK Private Equity Firm RoleNU Online News Service, April 13, 2005, 4:59 p.m. EDTInvestors have voted to permit Cypress Group L.L.C., New York, to own up to 24.9% ...