Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
California Announces 100% Iran Data Call Compliance
By staff WriterEvery insurer that was supposed to give California regulators information about Iran-related investments now has done so, officials say.
January 01, 2010
Launching Commodities and MoreCRBA is benchmarked to the Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB In-The-Ground Global Agriculture Equity Index, which selects from a global universe of publicly traded companies engaged in...
January 01, 2010
How a Firm Works BestIn my December 2008 column, I talked about how to create real-world job descriptions based on the various tasks that are performed in your firm,...
December 20, 2009
Blood Is BoilingGoldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup--did not show up at the White House for a meeting with President Obama that was to deal with getting these institutions to make more loans to small businesses and consumers.
December 17, 2009
Insurers' Commercial Realty Losses Controllable: ReportLosses on U.S. life insurers' commercial real estate holdings are manageable, a rating agency says in a new report.
December 15, 2009
Many Pension Sponsors Mull Cuts: HewittThe number of U.S. companies considering closing or freezing their defined benefit pension plans has almost tripled since 18 months ago, a new survey finds.
December 09, 2009
Hedge Funds Buy EquitiesThe stock market's impressive gains have been criticized by many as the result of easy money and speculation. But as index levels continue to rise, increasing numbers of investors have joined the buying frenzy
December 03, 2009
Falling Dollar Concerns?As wealth managers hunt for hedges against the dollar's decline, S&P launches an index that lets investors, "participate in the returns of the U.S. equity market while hedging against a decline in the value of the U.S. dollar versus gold."