Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
BISYS Offering PATRIOT Act Compliance Services
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--BISYS is launching a compliance program for its hedge fund clients wanting to make sure they are properly following provisions of the USA...
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, ...
July 02, 2003
The 40% Solution to Hedge Fund InvestingIndexed 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...
July 01, 2003
Goldman Sachs Registers Hedge Funds of FundPRINCETON, N.J. (HedgeWorld.com)--Goldman Sachs Princeton LLC registered four strategy-focused funds of funds and one multi-strategy vehicle with the Securities and Exchange Commission this Monday, as...