Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
The 40% Solution to Hedge Fund Investing
By Ben WarwickIndexed investing is a strategy that is designed to match the return of a given asset class. As a practical application of the efficient market hypothesis, which states that generating market-beating returns is all but impossible, low cost index products have managed to beat the majority of their actively managed...
June 24, 2003
Lockwood Offers Registered Hedge FundsNU Online News Service, June 24, 2003, 4:36 p.m. EDT -- Lockwood Advisors Inc., Malvern, Pa., is now offering registered investment advisors access to ...
June 20, 2003
Cerulli: European Fund Distributors Prune MenusNU Online News Service, June 20, 2003, 5:07 p.m. EDT -- The bear market is slowing efforts by European banks and insurers to open ...
June 19, 2003
Lockwood To Help Advisors Originate Mortgage LoansNU Online News Service, June 19, 2003, 12:55 p.m. EDT -- Lockwood Advisors Inc., Malvern, Pa., will be helping independent financial advisors offer their ...
June 17, 2003
Launer, Lipscomb Join Top MetLife Executive GroupNU Online News Service, June 17, 2003, 12:27 p.m. EDT -- MetLife Inc., New York, says it has changed its executive line-up to "broaden ...
June 13, 2003
FutureHealth Gets $4.7 Million In CapitalNU Online News Service, June 13, 2003, 4:34 p.m. EDT -- FutureHealth Corp., Timonium, Md., has received $4.7 million in equity capital from The ...
June 13, 2003
PwC: European Regulatory Systems Require AmericaniLONDON (HedgeWorld)--A new PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP publication contends that the European hedge fund industry and national regulators can both learn lessons from American experiences. A key characteristic...
June 13, 2003
MSCI Hedge Fund Index Returns 3.6% in MayNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge funds returned 3.6% in May, based on the preliminary data collected by Morgan Stanley Capital International. With that strong performance in May, year-to-date...