Tag: Alternative investments

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.

 Russell Investments has launched what it says is the first U.S. multi-manager mutual fund with a specific commodities mandate.

Retirement plan advisers looking to keep up with the latest developments in alternative investment funds have a new resource. 

Just 30 days after its last distribution to holders of its frozen real estate fund, the Principal has made another payment.

Russell Investments has added personnel in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific in alternative investments.

“When the going gets tough, the tough get going,” or so goes the old saying.  

Fusion Business Group, a provider of technology consulting and business level advisory services to alternative investment advisers, will now provide clients of Automated Compliance Solutions (ACS) with infrastructure,...

Commissions paid by institutional investors to brokers on trades of U.S. equities are falling far short of projections to this point in 2010, according to Greenwich Associates.

Invesco’s Global Asset Allocation team has now launched, and recently been awarded its first mandate in, its Balanced-Risk Commodity strategy.

Navellier & Associates announced it launched Navellier Select, L.P., an alternative investment fund-of-funds, in January 2010.

Collective trust funds (CTFs) are experiencing a renewed interest over the last few years in the defined contribution landscape, according to the latest retirement-focused research from Cerulli Associates.

Russell Investments is expanding its manager research and consulting advisory services globally in an effort to deepen capabilities in less traditional strategies such as active commodities, private investments,...

Nautical Capital Management LLC has launched its commodity-based absolute return strategies.