Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Record Number of PIPEs in 2004 but Capital Raised Below Peak
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Private investments in public equity rebounded in the fourth quarter of 2004 to a record 1,269 transactions, according to San Diego-based Sagient Research Systems. But the combined value of these deals, US$15.49 billion in equity and equity-linked capital, remained below the 2000 peak. Sagient ranked Roth Capital Partners...
January 24, 2005
Survey: Affluent Consumers See Real Estate BubbleNU Online News Service, Jan. 24, 2005, 4:50 p.m. ESTRich Americans are optimistic about the economy but worried about housing prices and the war ...
January 24, 2005
Canadian Manager Offers Principal-Protected Note on Long/Short FundTORONTO (HedgeWorld.com)--Arrow Hedge Partners Inc.'s latest notes series will contain its first principal-protected note for Canadian investors. Wrapping an extra security blanket around its funds of funds, Arrow Hedge plans to sign up investors through March 24. The Arrow Multi-Strategy Notes Series 6 and the Arrow Global Equity Long/Short Notes...
January 24, 2005
Institutional Marketers Hired for Refco FX PushNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Ernest Rouse and Eric Hummel will join Refco Group Ltd. to market its online foreign exchange clearing and trading capabilities to institutional traders...
January 24, 2005
From Lake Michigan Shores, New Grand Caymans Fund on the WayMEQUON, Wis. (HedgeWorld.com)--Fall River Capital LLC, a commodity trading adviser headquartered in this suburb of Milwaukee, announced it will launch a new offshore hedge fund by the end of the first quarter 2005. Charles F. Wright and Robert Friedl created Fall River in 1999. It pursues trend-following and macro strategies...
January 24, 2005
Robson Rhodes Vets Team with Chiltern for New VentureLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Chiltern, the provider of tax advice and other financial services such as corporate governance and risk management, is joining with three former partners from RSM Robson Rhodes LLP to form a new investment management advisory firm that will focus globally on hedge funds and other alternative investments. Raymond O'Neill,...
January 24, 2005
How Much Is that Security Worth?Valuation Issues and Recommendations for Hedge Fund Advisers Post-Registration
January 21, 2005
Pru Originates $220 Million LoanNU Online News Service, Jan. 21, 2005, 4:33 p.m. ESTAn arm of a large Newark, N.J., insurer is helping Vornado Realty Trust, New York, ...