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ALTERNATIVES SEP 10, 2012
SMA managers bullish on alt ETFs

By Jeff Benjamin
Morningstar expands coverage of alternatives universe
ALTERNATIVES SEP 10, 2012
Morningstar expands coverage of alternatives universe

Initial coverage encompassed 40 funds; so far, only one merits a gold star

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES SEP 09, 2012
Old-school tactic could lure investors

By JKEPHART
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2012
$3B acquisition of REIT sets 'speed record'

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES SEP 09, 2012
Ethical investments could give hedge funds an edge

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES SEP 09, 2012
ETN tied to VIX vaporizes as S&P rises on job data

By JKEPHART
There's the rub: VIX bets turn cash into vapor
ALTERNATIVES SEP 07, 2012
There's the rub: VIX bets turn cash into vapor

Experts continue to foresee extreme volatility for equity markets. One small hitch: investors who've been placing VIX bets have seen their cash turn to vapor.

By JKEPHART
ALTERNATIVES SEP 07, 2012
Decline in equity value of major nontraded REITs

By Paul Menchaca
Popular nontraded REIT puts development into bankruptcy
ALTERNATIVES SEP 07, 2012
Popular nontraded REIT puts development into bankruptcy

Latest news from Behringer Harvard 'doesn't bode well for shareholders,' says due diligence expert

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES SEP 06, 2012
REIT values are up, but so is skepticism

Some industry experts greeted the higher values of nontraded real estate investment trusts with a degree of skepticism, pointing to an overall problem in valuing REITs.

By Bruce Kelly
$3B acquisition of newly public REIT sets 'speed record'
EQUITIES SEP 02, 2012
$3B acquisition of newly public REIT sets 'speed record'

Acquisition of American Realty just six months after the REIT went public sets a 'speed record' for the industry.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES SEP 02, 2012
Cole REIT eyes asset sale or IPO

By Bruce Kelly
Shaky platform? GOP won't protect mortgage tax deduction
ALTERNATIVES AUG 29, 2012
Shaky platform? GOP won't protect mortgage tax deduction

A GOP platform committee refused to take the mortgage tax break off the chopping block. It remains to be seen if the historic move will help -- or hurt -- Mitt Romney.

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 28, 2012
Nontraded REITs lose their luster

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES AUG 22, 2012
B-Ds throw in together to pitch nontraded REITs

Amid industry difficulties, CNL and Behringer pair up to scare up cash for property trusts

By JKEPHART
With managed futures funds, think long think wrong
ALTERNATIVES AUG 20, 2012
With managed futures funds, think long think wrong

Short-term funds far outstripping those tracking longer trend lines; target 'overreactions'

By JKEPHART
ALTERNATIVES AUG 16, 2012
Interest payments are suspended on private placement

By Bruce Kelly
Another nontraded REIT faces sharp decline in value
ALTERNATIVES AUG 15, 2012
Another nontraded REIT faces sharp decline in value

Another large nontraded real estate investment trust has seen a sharp decline in its estimated value, with CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc. reporting on Tuesday a new estimated per share value of $7.31, a drop of 27% from its offering price.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES AUG 15, 2012
Lawsuit against KBS REIT dropped

Allegations in dropped lawsuit included misrepresentation of objectives, holdings and dividend policy

By Bruce Kelly
Inland CEO Daniel Goodwin criticizes REIT IPO
ALTERNATIVES AUG 14, 2012
Inland CEO Daniel Goodwin criticizes REIT IPO

CEO Daniel Goodwin doesn't rule out legal action against Retail Properties of America Inc., which Inland formerly controlled.

By Bruce Kelly