Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
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By Staff WriterStandard & Poor's launched the S&P Completion Index, which covers more than 4,300 mid-, small-, and micro-cap companies. Additionally, it launched the S&P Total Market...
April 16, 2006
Pitfalls Of Probate AvoidanceFor years, financial planners and advisors have preached the creed of "avoiding probate." In their efforts to avoid probate at all costs, planners sometimes overlook ...
April 16, 2006
How To Avoid Compliance Problems When Selling To BoomersOvergeneralizations about baby boomers abound in the literature and though many are unsubstantiated, they often seem to ring true in practice. Some of the assumed ...
April 16, 2006
Pitfalls Of Probate AvoidanceFor years, financial planners and advisors have preached the creed of "avoiding probate." In their efforts to avoid probate at all costs, planners sometimes overlook ...
April 16, 2006
How To Avoid Compliance Problems When Selling To BoomersOvergeneralizations about baby boomers abound in the literature and though many are unsubstantiated, they often seem to ring true in practice. Some of the assumed ...
April 14, 2006
Private Equity Powers Change At Health InsurerThe specialty health insurer formerly known as UICI has taken the name of its best-known subsidiary, HealthMarkets Inc.Managers, company agents and others recently used private ...
April 03, 2006
Man Group to Beat 2006 Forecasts; Stock JumpsLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--The share price of Man Group jumped nearly 3% today when the world's biggest listed hedge fund operator reported that profit before tax for the year ending March 31 will exceed market forecasts. That values the group at ?7.6 billion ($13.1 billion,) or double its market capitalization recorded as...
April 03, 2006
SEC Unearths 'Redemption Reserve'SAN FRANCISCO (HedgeWorld.com)--The Securities and Exchange Commission is alleging a hedge fund concealed trading losses and provided false statements to investors. In an administrative order filed March 30, the regulator accuses managers of Cogent Capital Management LLC of hiding a 20% decline in the $30 million hedge fund's value through...