More than three-fourths of Americans familiar with retirement accounts are interested in investing their individual retirement accounts (IRAs) in alternative assets.
Advisers’ interest in alternative investments is on the rise, and smaller, boutique asset managers may meet the criteria advisers want more than larger, “brand name” firms.
Alternative Investment Group has appointed Joel Gantcher as managing director, head of manager research, and Samuel Sussman as managing director, head of investment strategy.
Towers Watson believes that stable value investors should be aware of a few shifts brought on by a combination of an underlying structural change and recent economic stress.
Russell Investments has promoted senior consultant Martin Jaugietis to the newly created role of director, head of LDI solutions, Americas Institutional.
Sixty-three percent of investment managers surveyed by SEI at its annual CFO Forum for Alternative Investment Managers are optimistic about their firm’s prospects over the next three years.
A report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College suggests that for corporate pension plans, the potential diversification benefits from investing in alternative investments may be...
Gold Bullion International (GBI) and The Kingdom Trust Company are collaborating on a physical precious metal alternative investment offering for financial advisers and investors.
Fidelity Investments has expanded its emerging markets fund offering with the Fidelity Total Emerging Markets Fund and Fidelity Emerging Markets Discovery Fund.
The Options Market Center was developed to provide advisers with advanced trading software, options-related expertise and support, and an options education program.
A recent study found that the number of defined contribution (DC) plans in the U.S. offering a sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) choice could double in the next...
Research from asset management firm American Century Investments indicates the use of alternative investment strategies by financial intermediaries is widespread and growing.