Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Record Options Trading Volume In June
By Staff WriterCHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)--At the Chicago Board Options Exchange it was the best of times and it was the worst of times in the month of June,...
July 01, 2002
Behind Harvey Pitt's New MissionThe Securities and Exchange Commission is about to launch a fact-finding mission probing two of the industry's fastest-growing investment products--hedge funds and exchange- traded funds...
July 01, 2002
The New Real DealWith their high yields and low correlation to equity indexes, real estate investment trusts have maintained a certain conservative attractiveness in today's depressed stock market....
June 30, 2002
Put The Emphasis On Keeping Things SimpleMy philosophy when meeting with a client has always been twofold. First, it is important to respect his or her time--accomplish this by being ...
June 27, 2002
Group Calls For Single European Pension MarketNU Online News Service, June 27, 12:27 p.m. -- The European Financial Services Round Table, Paris, is calling on European countries to form a ...
June 24, 2002
"Merely Wealthy" Can Buy Hedge Funds, FRC SaysNU Online News Service, June 24, 11:30 a.m. -- Hedge fund managers and manufacturers are beginning to realize that their market can include "merely ...
June 12, 2002
Analysts Doubt Senate Will Repeal Estate TaxNU Online News Service, June 12, 4:19 p.m. -- The U.S. Senate is unlikely to pass legislation that would permanently eliminate the estate tax, ...
June 12, 2002
Senate Rejects Estate Tax RepealNU Online News Service, June 12, 10:45 p.m. -- The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to reject a measure supported by President Bush that could ...