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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 26, 2008

Oil prices shot up again today on comments by the president of OPEC that they could rise to $170 a barrel and fears of a production slowdown by Libya.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 24, 2008
Home prices continue to tumble in April

Home prices continued their freefall in April, with some areas reporting declines of nearly 27% year-over-year.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 23, 2008
Fortress tries to gain on Street’s pain

The hedge fund is reportedly considering raising another $1 billion to take advantage of Wall Street turbulence.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 20, 2008
Hedge funds post positive returns

Hedge funds posted positive returns in May, despite growing concerns that inflationary pressures and spiking oil prices would hinder growth rates.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 20, 2008
Israeli action sends oil prices higher

Crude oil prices soared today on the news of an Israeli Air Force exercise that experts say was a show of force aimed at Iran.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2008
Blackstone buys health care group for $1.6B

The deal would transform Apria Healthcare into a private company wholly owned by Blackstone and its affiliates.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 17, 2008
Invesco Agency files mortgage REIT IPO

The company invests in mortgage-backed securities that are backed by government-sponsored agencies.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 16, 2008
Feds poised to charge ex-Bear managers

Two former hedge fund managers at the soon-to-be-defunct Bear Stearns may soon be indicted.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 13, 2008
Portfolio construction key, study says

Two-thirds of asset managers surveyed are planning to develop blended alternative investments or products.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 13, 2008
Object of harassment suit starts fund

A former SAC Capital Advisors LLC trader accused of workplace harassment is looking to raise $500 million for his own hedge fund.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 13, 2008
Bayou's Israel may be ‘armed and dangerous’

Ex-hedge fund manager Samuel Israel III disappeared Monday, hours before he was to begin serving a 20-year sentence.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 13, 2008
Foreclosure rates jump 7% in May

The data from RealtyTrac also showed a 48% increase in foreclosures year over year.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 12, 2008
Spitzer mulls real estate career path

Eliot L. Spitzer, former scourge of Wall Street, is thinking of starting a vulture fund, according to published reports.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 11, 2008
Bayou's Israel: suicide or fugitive?

Police are investigating the disappearance and possible suicide of Samuel Israel III, CEO of defunct hedge fund Bayou.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 11, 2008
Fitch downgrades homebuilders

Fitch Ratings Inc. downgraded eight publicly traded homebuilders but affirmed ratings on five others.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 09, 2008
Endowments, pensions drive hedge fund growth

While there has been a lot of talk among lawmakers and regulators about the so-called retailization of hedge funds, the one trend that has appeared to dominate the nearly $2 trillion hedge fund industry over the past decade has been the increased influence of institutional-class investors.

INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 09, 2008
A turbulent decade for fund industry started off well

The mutual fund industry, buffeted by volatile markets, unprecedented scandals and new competition, has had a tough time over the past 10 years.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 09, 2008
Increased regs not in the cards for hedge funds

Despite all the noise coming from lawmakers calling for increased regulatory oversight of hedge funds, many involved in the nearly $2 trillion industry don't think that regulators are ready, willing or able to try to get their arms around this increasingly diverse investment category.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2008
AIG and Larch Lane delve into hedge funds

The joint venture expects to invest $50 million to $200 million per deal, covering a variety of hedge fund strategies.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2008
AIG and Larch Lane delve into hedge funds

The joint venture expects to invest $50 million to $200 million per deal, covering a variety of hedge fund strategies.