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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 27, 2009
Funds of hedge funds are under the microscope

Institutional investors are examining every aspect of their fund-of-hedge-funds portfolios and the managers in charge of them in the wake of the performance debacle of 2008, liquidity problems and the seismic shock of Bernard L. Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 22, 2009
Regulator urges broad oversight of derivatives

A key regulator on Tuesday urged Congress to go beyond an Obama administration proposal and impose comprehensive oversight on the sprawling, complex market for financial derivatives blamed for worsening the credit crisis last fall

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 20, 2009
Indie giant LPL execs load up on options

In a first, top executives with LPL Investment Holdings Inc. last week picked up hundreds of thousands of options to purchase the company's common stock — a move that has renewed speculation about a forthcoming initial public offering.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 20, 2009
Hedge fund closures still outpace launches

The hedge fund industry continues to shrink — though the pace is slowing a bit, according to the latest report from Hedge Fund Research Inc.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2009
Hedge fund closures still outpace launches, industry shrinkage continues

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2009
Madoff's beach home sells for more than $8.75M

It boasts ocean views, an infamous former owner — and now a buyer willing to pay more than $8.75 million.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 16, 2009
IRS issues rules to ease mortgage refinancing

The IRS issued new rules Tuesday designed to make it easier to refinance some commercial real estate loans in an effort to curb the number of defaults.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 15, 2009
Putnam portfolio manager wary about commercial real estate

While Putnam Investments portfolio manager David Hilder is optimistic about the financial sector, commercial real estate and regulatory reform may hold some risk for diminished returns, he said at a press meeting yesterday in Boston.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 15, 2009
Cohen & Steers CEO: Real estate rebound could catch buyers by surprise

When the real estate cycle turns, the rebound could be more rapid than many think, according to Martin Cohen, the co-chief executive of Cohen & Steers Inc.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 15, 2009
Hedge fund replication index offers exposure to alternatives

Seizing on an anticipated increase in demand for alternative investments, a Greenwich, Conn.-based firm has rolled out an investible hedge-fund-tracking index that offers liquidity and transparency.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 13, 2009
Renaissance may lift veil - a bit

Highly secretive Renaissance Technologies Corp., hit by performance problems and huge redemptions in its largest open hedge fund, may concede greater transparency in the strategy for large institutional investors.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 09, 2009
BofA, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs JPMorgan and others commit to derivatives targets

Fifteen big banks that dominate worldwide trading of derivatives have committed to greater transparency in a $600 trillion market that regulators say needs stricter oversight to protect the global financial system.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 08, 2009
Fairfield Greenwich to pay $8M to clients burned by Madoff scam

Fairfield Greenwich Advisors LLC and Fairfield Greenwich Ltd. were slapped with a $500,000 fine today and ordered to pay restitution of $8 million to Massachusetts investors who placed their money into a hedge fund that was invested with convicted swindler Bernard L. Madoff.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 08, 2009
Hedge funds lagged markets but still drew $4.5B in August

Hedge funds were outperformed by some of the major market indexes in August but still attracted $4.5 billion in net inflows last month — double the flows recorded in July, according to consulting firms Hennessee Group LLC and Eurekahedge Pte Ltd..

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 03, 2009
Got alts? Rydex rolls out alternative investment site for advisers

Rydex SGI has taken its alternative investment message to a new medium with the launch of a new website, <a hef=http://www.GetAlts.com>GetAlts.com</a>.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 31, 2009
KKR Financial shares rise after analyst upgrade

Shares of KKR Financial Holdings LLC rose today after Janney Montgomery Scott Securities analysts upgraded the real estate investment trust to &quot;Market Outperform&quot; from &quot;Market Perform,&quot; saying the company's management has improved liquidity and it may restore its dividend soon.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 27, 2009
FDIC rule change could lead to more failed banks, Bove says

Squeezed by rising bank failures and alarmed by its shrinking insurance fund, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has made it easier for private-equity investors to buy failed institutions, but one prominent analyst believes that the move could lead to even more shuttered banks.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 26, 2009
July new U.S. home sales up 9.6%

New U.S. home sales surged 9.6 percent in July, rising for the fourth straight month and beating expectations as the housing market marches steadily back from its historic downturn.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 25, 2009
Index shows home prices increase from 1Q to 2Q

Home prices across most of the U.S. have started to rise from the depths of the housing slump, a pivotal trend that will help stabilize the broader economy, according to new figures released today.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2009
Some fear brouhaha over ETFs could spill over

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission inserted themselves into the debate surrounding controversial, non-traditional exchange traded funds last week &#8212; a debate that could harm the entire ETF sector, according to some industry insiders.