Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Hedge Funds In Variable Products? Yes
By Norse N. Blazzard, Judith A. HasenauerThe past 10 years have seen a huge growth in hedge funds--both domestically and internationally. These funds have enjoyed some of the best (and, in ...
July 28, 2003
Norshield Announces New FundMONTREAL (HedgeWorld.com)--Norshield Financial Group launched a new fund of funds on July 1 that is listed on the Irish Stock Exchange. The Univest Global Fund Ltd....
July 28, 2003
Massachusetts Pension Suit against Mellon Raises NNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--A lawsuit filed by Middlesex Retirement System, Billerica, Mass., against Mellon Financial Corp., Pittsburgh, centers on the familiar problem of valuing fund assets,...
July 24, 2003
Schwab: 25% Of Affluent Older Americans Lack Estate PlansNU Online News Service, July 24, 2003, 5:27 p.m. EDT -- One-quarter of affluent U.S. adults over age 45 have not made any plans ...
July 21, 2003
AmSouth to Offer K2 Funds of FundsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (HedgeWorld.com)--AmSouth Bank has agreed to distribute K2 Advisors LLC's funds of funds to the bank's high-net-worth clients and institutional investors. According to AmSouth, the...
July 21, 2003
MSCI Hedge Fund Index Returns Hurt by DirectionalNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge funds reported lukewarm preliminary June performance of 0.5%, according to the MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index. Returns were dragged down by global macro...
July 15, 2003
Foundations Plan to Increase Alternative InvestmenWILTON, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)-- A first-time survey of non-educational foundations by the Commonfund Institute shows that 23% of these organizations increased their allocation targets for alternative...
July 09, 2003
Lincoln Distribution Arm Hires Marketing Vice PresidentNU Online News Service, July 9, 2003, 4:10 p.m. EDT -- Lincoln Financial Distributors Inc., the wholesale distribution arm of Lincoln National Corp., Philadelphia, ...