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Giving up possible upside but getting more-predictable income
EQUITIES NOV 19, 2012
Giving up possible upside but getting more-predictable income

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES NOV 19, 2012
Institutional specialist launches retail alts fund

Taylor Investment Advisors joins growing ranks of money management firms offering easy access to alternatives; non-correlation big selling point

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2012
Ducking default, nontraded REIT sponsor cuts interest payments

By Bruce Kelly
Managed futures fund finds a way to hide some fees
ALTERNATIVES NOV 12, 2012
Managed futures fund finds a way to hide some fees

Operational shift allows managed futures fund to stop disclosing some fees and show lower expense ratio.

By JKEPHART
ALTERNATIVES NOV 12, 2012
Behringer Harvard hit with suit

One of the largest nontraded REITs has been sued by an investor in a potential class action, with the investor alleging negligence and a breach of fiduciary duty.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES NOV 12, 2012
Behringer Harvard REIT I seeking strategic opportunities

Behringer Harvard REIT I Inc. has taken a telltale step toward a liquidity event by internalizing the management team, according to a filing with the SEC.

By Jeff Benjamin
Goldstein gives SEC an 'F' for Reg D stall
ALTERNATIVES NOV 12, 2012
Goldstein gives SEC an 'F' for Reg D stall

In a comment letter, Phillip Goldstein lampoons the SEC for its delay in allowing hedge funds to advertise private placements.

By DJAMIESON
ALTERNATIVES NOV 12, 2012
Behringer Harvard opportunity fund under water

A prominent property investment company's opportunity fund's 'liabilities are greater than its assets.' Clients will be informed on Friday.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES NOV 05, 2012
The unspoken cost of liquid alternatives

Retail products introduce a liquidity premium

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES NOV 05, 2012
Taking the alternatives route to portfolio construction

By MFXFeeder
EQUITIES OCT 31, 2012
IntercontinentalExchange to acquire NYSE Euronext

Combo of stock exchange, futures market could reignite exchange merger mania.

By Gregory Crawford
ALTERNATIVES OCT 31, 2012
Franklin angles into alts with major acquisition

Acquisition expands retail-focused shop's push into alts

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES OCT 30, 2012
Rise in offbeat investments correlated to 'correlation crisis'

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES OCT 29, 2012
Who needs CDS? ETFs can do the job now

ETFs poised to overtake credit derivatives by year-end as a way to speculate on junk bonds

By Gregory Crawford
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 28, 2012
Mortgage REIT CEO was industry trailblazer

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES OCT 28, 2012
Advisers' next chore might be to clip the hedges

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2012
Legg Mason's Bill Miller seeks redemption as housing bull

By Bloomberg
Investors seeking alts as stock/bond mix fails to excite
EQUITIES OCT 24, 2012
Investors seeking alts as stock/bond mix fails to excite

Natixis report says savvy advisers in catbird seat amid search for new approach to asset allocation

By Jeff Benjamin
Finding value in unpopular alpha
OPINION OCT 23, 2012
Finding value in unpopular alpha

If everyone is scared to go into an asset class, then there will be no competition and prices will not get bid up.

By Brad McMillan
Rise in offbeat investments correlated to 'correlation crisis'
ALTERNATIVES OCT 23, 2012
Rise in offbeat investments correlated to 'correlation crisis'

Promising asset classes include fisheries, vineyards and the movie business

By Jeff Benjamin