Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
MSCI to Price Investable Index Daily
By Staff WriterGENEVA, Switzerland (HedgeWorld.com)--Morgan Stanley Capital International will begin publishing an indicative daily price for its investable hedge fund index, the MSCI Hedge Invest Index, which...
March 11, 2004
MetLife To Sell Sears TowerNU Online News Service, March 11, 2004, 6:02 p.m. EST -- MetLife Inc., New York, says an affiliate may be selling the tallest building ...
March 09, 2004
No Contract Deal for CalPERS, FRMSACRAMENTO, Calif. (HedgeWorld.com)--Unable to come to terms on a contract, the California Public Employees' Retirement System and London-based fund of funds Financial Risk Management Ltd....
March 09, 2004
Some FX Funds Ride Up on Volatile Exchange RatesNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Currency trading programs that exploited volatility in the euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate raked in top returns in January, according to data from the...
March 09, 2004
Heller, Wong to Take Helm at Cannell CapitalSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (HedgeWorld.com)--J. Carlo Cannell announced that he would step down as the principal of the Cannell family of hedge funds by June 2004. Speaking...
March 08, 2004
Pacific Life Invests In Japan Real Estate FundNU Online News Service, March 8, 2004, 1:22 p.m. EST -- Pacific Life Insurance Company, Newport Beach, Calif., is helping to back a new ...
March 05, 2004
Vanguard Closes Two FundsMarch 4, 2004 -- Two of Vanguard Group's top performing funds last year were closed to new investors today to keep them from getting too...
March 01, 2004
Due Diligence on Valuation: IAFE Comment Period ClosingNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The public comment period for the International Association of Financial Engineers' white paper on valuation concepts expires Feb. 27. The IAFE released the working...