Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Bankruptcy Court Limits Big Conseco Stock Transfers
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Dec. 19, 6:37 p.m. -- Conseco Inc., Carmel, Ind., says the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago has set guidelines for ...
December 16, 2002
London's IMA To FSA: Go Slow On Hedge Fund LiberalLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--The Investment Management Association made public its response to a discussion paper issued by the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority, concerning possible changes in...
December 15, 2002
Hedge Funds: Still Usable With Private Placement Variable LifeHedge Funds: Still Usable With Private Placement Variable LifeThe use of private placement variable life insurance products with high net-worth individuals has been of increasing ...
December 12, 2002
Phoenix Announces $130 Million OfferingNU Online News Service, Dec. 12, 9:55 a.m. -- The Phoenix Companies Inc., Hartford, has announced plans to raise $130 million by selling at ...
December 09, 2002
MedPlus Advances Acquisition EffortNU Online News Service, Dec. 9, 12:23 p.m. -- MedPlus Corp., Newport Beach, Calif., says it has executed an agreement and plan of exchange ...
December 09, 2002
European Wealthy Holding Tight with Hedge FundsLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge funds and private equity offer the best investment opportunity, according to nearly 150 ultra-high-net-worth investors surveyed by JPMorgan Private Bank. Hedge funds remain popular...
December 09, 2002
November Another Record Month for Options TradersCHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)-- The options markets once again proved that records were indeed made to be broken, according to data collected by the Options Industry Council,...
December 09, 2002
Decade To Spark Phenomenal Hedge Fund Asset GrowthNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Putnam Lovell NBF* and NewRiver predict that hedge fund assets will grow fourfold to US$2 trillion by 2010, with U.S. and public pension...