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Schwarzman backs Romney as Wall Street shuns Obama
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 26, 2012
Schwarzman backs Romney as Wall Street shuns Obama

Stephen Schwarzman, chairman of the Blackstone Group LP, will host a fundraiser for Mitt Romney next month as like-minded donors turn their backs on President Obama.

Munch on this: 'The Scream' could fetch $80M
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 24, 2012
Munch on this: 'The Scream' could fetch $80M

Masterpiece to go on sale this May; three other versions all in museums

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 22, 2012
Carried interest sparks bipartisan tax debate

INVESTING RIAS JAN 16, 2012
Top advisers see very slow growth in 2012

The following is an edited transcript of an Oct. 25 round-table discussion moderated by <i>InvestmentNews</i> deputy editors Evan Cooper and Frederick P. Gabriel Jr.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 15, 2012
Domestic real estate funds top global offerings

Mutual funds that invest in real estate investment trusts paid off in a big way for investors last year &#8212; as long as they stayed within the United States. The average domestic real estate mutual fund returned more than 6% last year, about 400 basis points more than the S&amp;P 500.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 15, 2012
Options traders hit up TD for $8.2M in losses

Hedge fund insider spills the beans: You're better off with Treasuries
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 12, 2012
Hedge fund insider spills the beans: You're better off with Treasuries

His research shows returns have dipped substantially since the 1990s; compensation eating into payouts

Finra: Claims about Wells REIT lacked foundation
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 12, 2012
Finra: Claims about Wells REIT lacked foundation

Regulator fines Wells Real Estate unit $300K for misleading marketing; says distributor claimed Wells Timberland was a REIT when it wasn't

'Hedge fund surrogate' generating returns of 7%-9%
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 11, 2012
'Hedge fund surrogate' generating returns of 7%-9%

The Innovator Matrix Income Fund utilizes eight categories of pass-throughs to generate a return of 7%-9%.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 09, 2012
Making the case for alternatives

If ever there was a time to embrace investments in alternatives, this is it.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 08, 2012
American Realty tries again to take control of REIT

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 06, 2012
Real estate: Surprising king of noncorrelated assets

Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, American Realty Capital Trust are raising dividends
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 05, 2012
Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, American Realty Capital Trust are raising dividends

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 03, 2012
Volatility, low interest rates likely to boost alternatives despite lag

Despite the generally dismal performance of alternative investment funds, investors continued to pour money into them in 2011

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 01, 2012
Special report: The 2012 outlook

Last year's stock market volatility has taken its toll: Financial advisers are a lot more skittish about equities now than they were at the start of 2011.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 01, 2012
Hedgie insider: T-bills a better bet

Emerging hedge fund performance questioned
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 29, 2011
Emerging hedge fund performance questioned

Emerging-hedge-fund managers are getting more attention from institutional investors because they tend to produce better returns than larger, more established funds, but industry insiders disagree about the extent of the outperformance.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 23, 2011
Impact investing and America's affordable housing epidemic

&#8220;Impact investing&#8221; is a relatively new term that describes investments that aim to solve social or environmental challenges while generating financial profit. Impact investors actively seek to place capital in businesses and funds that can harness the positive power of enterprise.

Finra arbitration rules against Société Générale in $61 million award
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 22, 2011
Finra arbitration rules against Société Générale in $61 million award

A Finra arbitration panel has ruled against Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale SA and a handful of its affiliates, ordering the bank to pay $61 million to a California-based fund manager.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 21, 2011
Popular property trust receives first hostile bid for nontraded REIT