Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Are Boomers Buying In A Bubble?
By Jim ConnollyByReal estate experts line up on both sides of the are we in a bubble? question, with some saying the market is overheated, while others ...
March 07, 2005
Diamond: Purchase of Sun World's Assets CompleteLAKE FOREST, Ill. (HedgeWorld.com)--A distressed-debt private equity fund manager, Black Diamond Capital Management LLC, announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of a Californian agricultural company, Sun World International Inc., for US$127.75 million. This is the consummation of a deal sealed by an auction Jan. 13, 2005,...
March 02, 2005
Penn Treaty Joins Connecticut Partnership ProgramNU Online News Service, March 2, 2005, 2:55 p.m. ESTAn Allentown, Pa., long term care insurer hopes to increase sales in the Northeast.[@@]The insurer, ...
March 01, 2005
Fraternal Reaches $2.5 Million Relief GoalNU Online News Service, March 1, 2005, 3:33 p.m. ESTThrivent Financial for Lutherans, Minneapolis, has raised a total of $7.5 million to help victims ...
March 01, 2005
Global Macro and CTAs Attract AssetsAs advisors become more sophisticated applying non-correlated hedge fund strategies, those who adopt a core-satellite portfolio approach to their absolute return allocations are demonstrating increased...
March 01, 2005
Sharing the BurdenInstead of trying to make your new associates marketing people, include them in the delivery of your services, using their technical skills to work with...
February 28, 2005
Study: 500 New Funds Launched Last Year, But Survival Getting TougherNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com) -- A survey by Tabb Group puts the number of hedge funds at 8,600 and total industry assets at US$930 billion. While the asset amount is below the US$1 trillion found by other studies, the number of funds is higher than the often-quoted 7,000. Tabb Group, based...
February 28, 2005
Tuckerbrook Hires Sales StaffersBOSTON (HedgeWorld.com)--Amanda Whelan and Joe Poretta were hired this month to handle sales at Tuckerbrook Alternative Investments LP. Jay Yoder launched Tuckerbrook in 2004, following his departure from Smith College, where he oversaw the investment of the school's endowment. Last November, the firm launched its first hedge fund, Tuckerbrook Long-Short...