Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
More Than Meets The Eye
By Bob KeaneAppearances can be deceiving, and experts can look at the same data and draw different conclusions. Take Oppenheimer's Real Asset Fund. Its top holdings appear...
June 01, 2004
Checking In With Mark SpanglerThe former chairman of NAPFA, a private equity investor, and president of Seattle-based Spangler Financial Group, Mark Spangler currently has some $100 million under management....
May 28, 2004
Man Reports Strong Sales and Fee Income, Increases Fund CapacityLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--During the fiscal year that ended March 31, Man Group plc* sales were US$11.5 billion, net management fee income grew 50% and net performance...
May 28, 2004
CSFB/Tremont Index Down; Short-bias Strategies Yield Strong ReturnsNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--World economic factors played a role in the downturn of the CSFB/Tremont* Hedge Fund Index, which fell 0.58% in April and was only...
May 17, 2004
American Equity Postpones Note OfferingNU Online News Service, May 17, 2004, 11:47 a.m. EDT -- American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, West Des Moines, Iowa, says market conditions ...
May 17, 2004
US$1 Trillion? New Survey Suggests Hedge Fund Industry Bigger Than ThoughtLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--A new survey of hedge fund administrators suggests the industry could be bigger than anyone thought--upwards of US$1 trillion. London alternatives publication Alternative Fund Services...
May 17, 2004
MSCI Hedge Fund Index Assets Top US$2 BillionNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Assets linked to the MSCI Hedge Invest Index have more than doubled in the past two months and now exceed US$2.1 billion, according...
May 17, 2004
Mellon HBV European Subsidiary Passes MilestoneNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--A Europe-focused event-driven vehicle managed by the British subsidiary of Mellon HBV Alternative Strategies LLC went above US$100 million in assets. The strategy covers...