Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Hedge Funds Continue to Deregister
By Melanie WaddellHedge fund advisors continue to deregister from the SEC. During the past year, 732 hedge fund advisors (firms that advise at least one fund) have...
September 01, 2007
Behind the Numbers, with Gary Shilling"We're in a situation where people realize that there is a lot more risk taken in lower-grade investments like junk bonds and leveraged loans--they not...
September 01, 2007
Raymond James Attracts 71, Adds 07-08 BonusesDuring the second quarter of 2007, Raymond James Private Client Group recruited 71 new financial advisors, with 40 joining its employee channel -- Raymond James...
August 27, 2007
Advisor Gloom Matches Clients' PessimismThe market volatility of August 2007 prompted by the subprime mortgage crisis predictably led to major decreases in optimism among investors and their advisors, two...
August 23, 2007
Hedge Funds Cashing in On Subprime MessSome hedge funds are actually profiting off of the subprime mortgage debacle and the market volatility that it has helped cause.
August 21, 2007
$100 Million Pay: Not Enough to Stay?"It was not long ago that $10 million was considered to be an excessive pay package," states Bruce Ellig, author of the 2007 update of the bestseller, "The Complete Guide to Executive Compensation. "I
August 12, 2007
ING Backing J.Lo Concerts To Promote Latino FitnessING Groep N.V., Amsterdam, is supporting a concert tour by Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to benefit fitness programs for Latino youths.The event, Jennifer Lopez ...
August 10, 2007
A New Name for Wells REITWells Real Estate Investment Trust, the public, nontraded REIT with about $5 billion in assets across the country (mostly class A office buildings) has changed its name to Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc.