Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
CSFB/Tremont Investable Index Rebalances, Adds Nine Funds
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The first rebalancing of the CSFB/Tremont* Investable Hedge Fund Index since its Aug. 1, 2003, launch has been completed, according to officials. The rebalancing...
April 16, 2004
Tangible Investment Program Sales Rise 78%NU Online News Service, April 16, 2004, 1:08 p.m. EDT -- Investments in real estate and other tangible goods are hot.[@@]Sales of publicly registered ...
April 12, 2004
Lumen Advisors Breaks US$100 Million MarkSAN FRANCISCO (HedgeWorld.com)--Lumen Advisors LLC raked in nearly US$40 million in new assets in March and the first few days of April to push its...
April 12, 2004
Citigroup Names Two to Head Hedge Fund InitiativeNEW YORK--Citigroup Inc. named Steve Bowman and Jim O'Donnell as co-heads of a global hedge fund initiative from the firm's Global Corporate and Investment Banking...
April 07, 2004
What Are the Risks of Funds of Funds?A hedge fund of funds (FoF) is simply that--a fund that invests in hedge funds. Such funds' potential to diversify portfolios of traditional holdings, and their relatively smooth return streams, has made them the darling of asset allocators. Investors of all stripes have swarmed to FoFs in recent years.
April 06, 2004
Putnam Lovell Adds to Alternative Investments GroupNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Putnam Lovell NBF Securities Inc hired Luke Imperatore as managing director in its Alternative Investments Group, a new position. The group raises capital for...
April 05, 2004
Merrill Lynch Taps Morgan Stanley Cap Intro ChiefNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--David Barrett, head of hedge fund capital introduction at Morgan Stanley, is moving to Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. According to a Merrill Lynch...
April 05, 2004
Canadian Structured Note Issue Closes With C$52 millionTORONTO (HedgeWorld.com)--BluMont Capital Inc. raised C$52.1 million (US$39.2 million) with its BluMont Man Multi-Strategy Series 2 Notes structured hedge fund, which was launched earlier this...