Tag: Alternative investments

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may not (yet) be worried about inflation, and Social Security may not see the need for a cost of living...

Putnam Investments announced that the total expense ratios across its four Absolute Return Funds have been reduced by as much as 54%.

Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc. (MAS) has hired Bruce McGuire as a vice president and senior member of its client relationship team.

New York Life Investments announced changes in its organizational structure in order to focus on the expansion of its third party institutional businesses initiatives.

Salient Partners, L.P. announced its acquisition of Integrity Capital Services, LLC and named Integrity’s founder, Lee Partridge, as Salient’s Chief Investment Officer.

IndexIQ, a developer of index-based alternative investments, has partnered with institutional consultant Rocaton Investment Advisors.

Financial Research Corporation (FRC) says registered alternative products have performed strongly over the past few years and may be of interest to asset management firms.

In a study about charitable behaviors of high-net-worth households, Bank of America Merrill Lynch found that giving is as important as before the recession, but many are giving...

Robert Reynolds, President and CEO of Putnam Investments, today discussed why he feels that this is the time for advisers and investors to adopt absolute returns...

New absolute return portfolios are designed to deliver positive performance over a reasonable timeframe regardless of the ups and downs of the market.

A new study of global fund distribution features by Strategic Insight (SI) says the future holds a reduced number of blockbuster funds in a more guided architecture context.

An MFS Investment Management survey found misperceptions regarding asset allocation and retirement readiness. 

The 2010 Rydex|SGI “Annual AdvisorBenchmarking Study” showed that the majority of advisers surveyed (71%) advocate using alternative investments for their clients.

In another shift in the asset management industry, AllianceBernstein L.P. announced it has acquired SunAmerica's alternative investments group.

The Principal has made another distribution from its frozen real estate fund – and a significant one at that. 

UBS Global Asset Management has appointed Bruce Amlicke as Co-CIO and Head of Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS).

River Road Asset Management, LLC announced that Eric Cinnamond has joined the firm as Vice President and Portfolio Manager at River Road, and will lead the firm’s new...

The Charles Schwab Independent Advisor Outlook Study indicates that while advisers see cause to be optimistic, their clients are more unsure.  

Transamerica Asset Management Group says it will offer the Transamerica AllianceBernstein Dynamic Allocation VP fund. 

Principal’s frozen real estate fund has made another payment.