The SEC's plan to let hedge funds advertise Reg D offerings isn't sitting well with the retail fund industry. Here's why.
Franklin Resources Inc. Ticker:(BEN) is taking another step into the alternatives universe with the acquisition of K2 Advisors Holdings LLC, a $9.3 billion funds-of-hedge-funds firm.
Fund manager built Annaly Capital Management into the world's largest mortgage REIT
OppenheimerFunds announced plans to acquire SteelPathCapital, which has $2.6 billion in assets and a seven-year track record in the master limited patnership space.
Low-volatility offering to invest in equity, fixed-income and currency futures
This week should be a good time to ponder what we all learned this summer and what this means for investing going forward.
Advisers plan to increase their use of alternative ETFs at twice the rate of alternative mutual funds over the next two years; overall alternatives use slipping.
Feldstein made money betting against the bank, then made more helping it unwind the trades; 'not a master of the universe'
Bond king says property, commodities a better bet for protecting purchasing power
Hedge funds expected to see substantial leap in AUM in next five years; risk management is key
Because many complex financial products have the potential for sudden and/or severe losses of principal, it is imperative that firms recommending these products document a thorough “reasonable basis” suitability analysis.
Initial coverage encompassed 40 funds; so far, only one merits a gold star
Experts continue to foresee extreme volatility for equity markets. One small hitch: investors who've been placing VIX bets have seen their cash turn to vapor.
