Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Man Group Stock Bounces Up after Long Downward Trek
By Staff WriterLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Man Group plc* stock has gained around 10% in the past month or so, possibly reversing the losing trend that became apparent since April of this year. Man shares rode up in 2003, together with other financial companies, reaching more than 1,850 pence (US$32.80) in April 2004. From then...
September 01, 2004
Getting Schooled in AlternativesAs investor interest in absolute return investments grows, so does the business of educating financial advisors about alternative investments. To address this demand, the Alternative...
August 30, 2004
Greenspan Steps Up Anti-Hedge Fund Registration RhetoricHONG KONG (HedgeWorld.com)--Japanese long/short equity fund performance remains dismal, dragging down the performance of pan-Asian hedge fund indexes. According to the Bank of Bermuda AsiaHedge index,...
August 11, 2004
Cybercrime: Where Is The Outrage?When D.W. Griffiths epic silent film "The Birth of a Nation" debuted in 1915, it engendered a storm of outraged protest so powerful that it ...
August 11, 2004
Rocketing Real Estates Impact On AdvisorsThe explosive growth in real estate values of recent years definitely has been a good thing for home owners. Question is, has the rise been ...
August 01, 2004
Institutions Lead, but RIAs LagAllocations from institutional investors caused hedge funds of funds assets to grow by 30% in the 12 months ended December 2003, according to a survey...
August 01, 2004
Tightrope ActInvesting in an environment of rising interest rates is a high-wire act. While bonds are paying more, their prices will continue to get smacked down...
August 01, 2004
Community AffairNobody likes paying taxes. But investing in an affordable housing tax credit program allows investors to take some of the pain out of this lifelong...