Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Transamerica Sunset Option Targets Estate Tax Uncertainty
By Linda KocoTransamerica Sunset Option Targets Estate Tax Sunset UncertaintyBy"The Sunset Provision creates so much uncertainty moving forward that we concluded that special consideration is necessary to ...
July 19, 2001
With Care, Real Estate Offers OpportunityByInsurers continue to find opportunities in real estate, although emphasis is being placed on fundamentals given the vagaries of current market conditions.Today, an investment official ...
July 11, 2001
Hewitt Says Automatic 401(k) Enrollment May Hurt Some ParticipantsNU Online News Service, July 11, 3:33 p.m. -- Hewitt Associates L.L.C., Lincolnshire, Ill., says employees who are automatically enrolled in their employers' 401(k) ...
July 03, 2001
Swiss Re Completes Conning AcquisitionNU Online News Service, July 3, 3:50 p.m. -- Swiss Re, Zurich, has completed acquiring Conning Corp., Hartford, from MetLife Inc., New York.Swiss Re ...
July 02, 2001
Arden Developing Hedge Funds Of Funds For Phoenix UnitNU Online News Service, July 2, 3:25 p.m. -- Arden Asset Management Inc., New York, is developing a domestic hedge fund of funds and ...
June 29, 2001
Ahlstrom Picks SEI To Manage $90 Million Defined Benefit Pension FundNU Online News Service, June 29, 4:22 p.m. -- SEI Investments Company, Oaks, Pa., says Ahlstrom USA Inc. has picked it to management its ...
June 27, 2001
Taiwan Loosens Investment RulesNU Online News Service, June 27, 2:25 p.m. -- Taiwan's government has increased the ceiling on an insurance company's investments in the country's real ...