Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
SEC Bars Steven Cohen From Managing Money Until 2018
By Melanie WaddellCohen, the former head of SAC Capital, gets a two-year supervisory bar and increased oversight for failing to supervise a portfolio manager's insider trading.
January 06, 2016
Moody’s Downgrades RCS Capital (Again)The news follows RCAP's announcement that it would file for bankruptcy and spin off Cetera.
January 05, 2016
10 Hedge Fund Predictions for 2016Agecroft Partners expects lower returns but a big marketing push to raise hedge fund assets to record highs.
December 31, 2015
2016 Salary Forecast: Wages Expected to Rise GloballyWorkers around the world are expected to see real wage increases of 2.5%, HR firm projects, with 2.7% increase in U.S.
December 31, 2015
Some Bull & Bear ETF Picks for the New YearHow ETF investors can capitalize on 2016's market trends, including ones that contradict conventional wisdom.
December 30, 2015
Shifting into high gear: M&A deal-making among brokeragesSome 25 to 30 brokerage firms are gobbling up the industrys small and mid-size players. And few market-watchers foresee an end soon to the frenzied activity.
December 30, 2015
Shifting into high gear: M&A deal-making among brokeragesSome 25 to 30 brokerage firms are gobbling up the industrys small and mid-size players. And few market-watchers foresee an end soon to the frenzied activity.
December 30, 2015
Prime time for private equity-backed insurance brokersM&A activity through November 2015 has produced the most transactions in the history of the insurance distribution space.