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Hedge funds sitting on record amount of capital
Fund assets now up to $2.41T; investment gains the big contributor.
What’s so bad about hedge fund advertising, anyway?
Fear-monger logic falls short
Nontraded REIT gets cease-and-desist order from Ohio
Regulators in Ohio have issued a cease-and-desist order against a nontraded REIT for pricing shenanigans. Bruce Kelly reports.
Former CFO of a Thompson REIT slapped for weak due diligence
Actions compromised independence of embattled broker-dealer, TNP Securities, Finra says.
W.P. Carey joins nontraded-REIT-liquidity conga line
W.P. Carey is the latest nontraded REIT to join in the liquidity event frenzy, the sixth such REIT so far in 2013. The merger deal, if approved by shareholders, could mean a big premium.
Securities America ends sales of a Schorsch REIT
Securities America, citing risk of overconcentration, ends sales of one of REIT maven Nicholas Schorsch's biggest-selling funds.
<b>The Takeaway</b>: The best (and worst) ETFs in every sector
Portfolio No change in Fed policy, in case you’re working out of a cave today. Wait, but then…
Berthel Fisher sued over failed Thompson deal
Berthel Fisher & Co. Financial Services Inc., a little more than a year after settling most investor claims…
Troubles mount as Tony Thompson’s nontraded REIT halts dividends
TNP Strategic Retail Trust cites loan compliance issues with lenders.
Mark Tibergien to speak at <i>IN</i>’s Best Practices workshops
Attend the first-ever Best Practices Awards and Workshops, September 25 in Chicago, and get the key findings from…
Paulson sticks to guns on gold
John Paulson, the billionaire hedge fund manager seeking to rebound from losses tied to bullion, posted a 23%…
Five IBDs in $7M settlement over nontraded-REIT sales
Ameriprise and four other IBDs agreed to pay fines and restitution in a deal with Massachusetts securities cop William Galvin. The state's action is the latest in a series of crackdowns on the sale of nontraded REITs.
Senior manager at SAC Capital indicted for fraud
The probe over alleged insider trading at SAC Capital is inching ever closer to boss Steven A. Cohan. On Friday, Michael Steinberg, a senior executive at the besieged hedge fund, was indicted for fraud.
Hedge funds benefit insiders only
The following is an excerpt from “The Hedge Fund Mirage: The Illusion of Big Money and Why It's…
Alternatives get a C grade in first test
The tumultuous interest rate movements last month were the first real test for alternative bond funds, and the…
Nontraded-REIT party is about to commence
A half dozen nontraded REITs are planning 'liquidity events' that could float investors' boats. Bruce Kelly has the details.
Reg D advertising for public gets OK
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved a rule last week that will allow advertising for private-placement securities offerings.
Bosses of broker-breaker Provident Royalties get prison time
Four top executives of private-placement Ponzi scheme Provident Royalties were sentenced to prison, bringing to a close one of the most sordid tales in the history of alternative investments.
American Realty Capital in another big deal, this time with GE
Nick Schorsch's American Realty Capital Trust IV strikes $1.45 billion deal with GE Capital for a tasty portfolio of properties. The deal comes hot on the heels of an $807 million purchase for his traded REIT last Friday.
Will Bitcoin bite the dust?
Bitcoin, the digital currency and investment phenomenon that's up 1,000% this year, plummeted on Wednesday afternoon. Jason Kephart looks at what went wrong.
