The trustee for Bernard Madoff's investment-advisory business won a $180 million default judgment against Vizcaya Partners Ltd. over claims the hedge fund profited from the conman's fraud.
Managed-futures funds represent the most-popular category among alternative strategies, according to the latest research from BarclayHedge Ltd.
Chalk up another hard-earned lesson from the financial crisis: Investors in limited partnerships, the structure of choice for most alternative investments, discovered that giving up liquidity in exchange for higher returns wasn't such a good idea after all.
Morningstar index shows hedge funds still outperforming S&P 500 for the year
If nothing else, the carnage of the past few years has served as a stark reminder of the value of portfolio diversification.
Capitalization rate shows real estate yields far outstripping government debt; 'attractively priced'
In an effort to guard against the rising threat of inflation, several target date fund providers have added alternative asset classes to their portfolios.
Sometime this year, Weyerhaeuser Co. Ticker:(WY) will transform itself from a C corporation into a real estate investment trust.
They aren't cheap, but publicly traded real estate investment trusts could be just the right property for yield-thirsty investors.
James Boyle the third former Merrill exec to depart Chicago-based firm in a year
Regulator eyes cozy relationship between asset managers and hedgies, PE execs; 'proactive approach'
Stanley Druckenmiller, the hedge- fund icon who boasts one of the best long-term trading records and the distinction of having made $1 billion for George Soros by forcing a devaluation of the British pound in 1992, is closing his firm after 30 years.
With plenty of cash, private-equity funds are on the prowl; 'deal activity accelerating'
Chalk up another hard-earned lesson from the financial crisis: Investors in limited partnerships, the structure of choice for most alternative investments, discovered that giving up liquidity in exchange for higher returns wasn't such a good idea after all.
Over the past 30 years, investors have achieved diversification through a blend of stocks, high-quality bonds and cash.
Real estate money managers are still losing assets, but the outflows look to be slowing from the massive hemorrhage of 2008-09.
John Henry, principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, made his fortune buying and selling commodities — one of the most volatile plays in the investment universe. But with his surprise investment in Liverpool Football Club, the buttoned-down billionaire has entered a whole new realm of ups and downs.
Access to the public-equity and debt markets continues to boost performance among real estate investment trusts, according to the latest report from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.
Financial advisers continue to work overtime to steer clients through the biggest housing slump in decades.
Citigroup Inc.'s private bank will triple the number of hedge funds such as Paulson & Co. that its wealthy clients can invest in, under a push to increase money-management revenue.
