Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
MetLife To Sell Sears Tower
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, March 11, 2004, 6:02 p.m. EST -- MetLife Inc., New York, says an affiliate may be selling the tallest building ...
March 09, 2004
Heller, Wong to Take Helm at Cannell CapitalSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (HedgeWorld.com)--J. Carlo Cannell announced that he would step down as the principal of the Cannell family of hedge funds by June 2004. Speaking...
March 08, 2004
Pacific Life Invests In Japan Real Estate FundNU Online News Service, March 8, 2004, 1:22 p.m. EST -- Pacific Life Insurance Company, Newport Beach, Calif., is helping to back a new ...
March 05, 2004
Vanguard Closes Two FundsMarch 4, 2004 -- Two of Vanguard Group's top performing funds last year were closed to new investors today to keep them from getting too...
March 01, 2004
Due Diligence on Valuation: IAFE Comment Period ClosingNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The public comment period for the International Association of Financial Engineers' white paper on valuation concepts expires Feb. 27. The IAFE released the working...
March 01, 2004
U.K. Pension Funds Boost Hedge Fund SearchesLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Pension fund consultant Watson Wyatt LLP said that absolute return mandates among U.K. pension funds "accelerated significantly" toward the end of 2003 and through...
March 01, 2004
A Safer Ride?Providing consistent returns on client portfolios has been a challenge for investment advisors over the past few years. While consistent, risk-averse performance is available, few...
February 23, 2004
S&P Hedge Fund Index Assets Broach US$1 Billion, Leveraged Product IntroducedNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The S&P Hedge Fund Index, launched in October 2002, now has approximately US$1 billion in assets. This total investment comes from about two dozen...