Alternatives

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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 01, 2011
Family offices big on hedge funds, survey finds

Apparently, hedge funds are a hit with financial advisers who run family offices

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 28, 2011
2011 InvestmentNews Alternative Investments Conference Supplement

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 24, 2011
Black swan manager returning 23%, anticipating bear market

Turbulence is where this hedge fund manager thrives

What makes an alternative an alternative? Don't bother asking many investors
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 21, 2011
What makes an alternative an alternative? Don't bother asking many investors

A survey by Natixis found that about 47% of some 463 investors said they are worried about losing money due to volatility, but most still aren't interested in alternative products and strategies.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 16, 2011
Hedge funds sank further in September

September wasn't good for hedge funds, but the alternative strategies on average still managed to outpace the broad equity market indexes, according to the latest report from Hennessee Group LLC

Most advisers wish they knew more about alternatives, but...
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 14, 2011
Most advisers wish they knew more about alternatives, but...

Even though the majority of advisers are not as well-versed on the subject of alternative investments as they might like, few are deterred from increasing allocations in their clients' portfolios.

Regulator wants to firm up pricing of illiquid securities
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 14, 2011
Regulator wants to firm up pricing of illiquid securities

Finra is continuing to shake up the way broker-dealers show the value of illiquid investments such as non-traded real estate investment trusts and private placements on clients' account statements.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 14, 2011
'Not priced' REITs rattle Lerner clients

Clients of David Lerner Associates Inc. holding shares in nontraded REITs created by Apple REIT Cos. Inc. received account statements at the end of last month in which the longtime value of the shares was shown as “not priced”

Apple REIT takes hit after pricing gap is revealed
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 14, 2011
Apple REIT takes hit after pricing gap is revealed

The price of one in a series of 10 nontraded REITs sold exclusively through David Lerner Associates Inc. took a hit yesterday when management from Apple REIT Eight Inc. said that its book value was $7.57 per share at the end of March, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That's in contrast to the $11-per-share price that Apple REIT Eight posted last week in a separate SEC filing.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 12, 2011
Private-equity firms willing to deal on fees

Some of the most popular private-equity funds — those once in such demand that they could get away with charging above-market fees — are finding it hard to fill their dance cards

Wasserstein haunts Harry & David in buyout doomed to bankruptcy
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2011
Wasserstein haunts Harry & David in buyout doomed to bankruptcy

Bruce Wasserstein, dead for two years, still casts a pall over the Rogue River Valley of southern Oregon, home of Harry & David Holdings Inc.

Hedge funds sank further in September
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 10, 2011
Hedge funds sank further in September

The month of September was not good for hedge funds, but the alternative strategies on average still managed to outpace the broad equity market indexes.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 10, 2011
Experts: Alternatives a mandatory allocation

Alternative investments have become compulsory in recent years as investors have sought gains in all kinds of markets, according to investment experts

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 10, 2011
More options make bets on alpha easier

As the mutual fund industry continues to migrate toward the alternatives arena, financial advisers might find individual fund selection among the more challenging parts of their job

BlackRock rolls out alternatives funds for the Average Joe
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 05, 2011
BlackRock rolls out alternatives funds for the Average Joe

BlackRock Inc. will give its retail clients access to alternative investments through mutual funds

Real estate might need a renovation, but it's still a good diversifier
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 05, 2011
Real estate might need a renovation, but it's still a good diversifier

Investors are skittish about real estate investments due to the beating the sector took over the past few years, but are they worth another look?

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 05, 2011
Private-equity firms increasingly turn to BDCs

Having little luck raising capital from institutional investors the old-fashioned way, private-equity firms are turning to the public markets, forming business development companies and other publicly traded vehicles to invest alongside shrinking private funds

More options make alpha bets easier
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 03, 2011
More options make alpha bets easier

As the mutual fund industry continues to migrate toward the alternatives space, financial advisers might find individual fund selection among the more challenging parts of their job.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 03, 2011
Finra plan aims to bring nontraded-REIT pricing up to par

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 29, 2011
Faster pricing of nontraded REITs sought

Finra is putting the finishing touches on a rule proposal that would shorten the amount of time available to broker-dealers to come up with estimated valuation of a nontraded REIT