Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Pitfalls Of Probate Avoidance
By David W. WoodburnFor years, financial planners and advisors have preached the creed of "avoiding probate." In their efforts to avoid probate at all costs, planners sometimes overlook ...
May 07, 2006
Sales Of Impaired Bond Holdings, Real Estate Affect Capital GainsTop companies maximized net realized capital gains and minimized realized capital losses in 2005 over 2004, according to annual statement filings.The top 25 companies had ...
May 07, 2006
Sales Of Impaired Bond Holdings, Real Estate Affect Capital GainsTop companies maximized net realized capital gains and minimized realized capital losses in 2005 over 2004, according to annual statement filings.The top 25 companies had ...
May 05, 2006
ASPPA Seeks Eidson NomineesThe American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries is looking for candidates for 2 award programs.ASPPA, Arlington, Va., is accepting nominations for a Harry T. ...
May 02, 2006
Shipping Fund Limits Redemption ProvisionLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--The Clarkson Shipping Hedge Fund, launched in March, is in the final stages of a test phase. May 2 will be the first dealing day for external investors in the fund, which currently has assets under management of $20 million, the initial investment made by parent Clarkson plc. Minimum...
May 02, 2006
Treasury Official: HF Institutionalization GoodGrowing pension fund investments in hedge funds can, if properly structured and carried out, benefit not only the pension funds but the hedge fund industry and the investment community at large, U.S. Treasury official Emil Henry told attendees at a conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Tuesday...
May 02, 2006
CalPERS Hires Tokyo Hedge Fund, Seeks Emerging ManagersSACRAMENTO, Calif. (HedgeWorld.com)--Roughly a year has passed since staff members for the California Public Employees' Retirement System met with SPARX Asset Management officials in Tokyo. At this month's investment committee meeting, officials announced a $75 million initial allocation was made to the SPARX Blue Diamond Fund LP on Feb. 1...
May 01, 2006
The Search for Portable ReturnsPortable alpha is the more widely known--and sought--form of investment returns, but endowments, which tend to be in the vanguard of developing investment trends, have...