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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 20, 2009
Judge tosses hedge fund suit against Joe Biden's son, brother

A judge has thrown out a lawsuit against Vice President Joe Biden's youngest son and brother over their 2006 purchase of a hedge fund firm, saying an investor failed to be specific enough in claiming that they underhandedly shoehorned him out of the deal.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 18, 2009
Inland Western struggles to pay down debt

One REIT sponsor attracting attention recently from independent broker-dealers is The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies Inc., which sponsors five publicly traded and non-traded REITs.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 16, 2009
Fund manager, one of world's wealthiest people, busted in $20M insider-trading ring

Federal authorities have arrested six people in a hedge fund insider trading case that they say led to $20 million in illegal profits.

By Associated Press
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 14, 2009
Bear Stearns hedge fund managers set to face the fire

Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers are on trial in one of the few criminal cases brought against Wall Street executives in connection with the collapse of the housing market.

By Associated Press
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 12, 2009
Lionel Pincus, Warburg Pincus founder, dies

Lionel Pincus, founder and chairman of New York-based private equity firm Warburg Pincus, has died, according to a spokesman for his longtime partner, Princess Firyal of Jordan. He was 78.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 11, 2009
Endowments' results may be worse than reported

The dismal recent performance by the endowment funds of several Ivy League universities has dimmed the luster of the funds' managers.

By Dan Jamieson
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 09, 2009
An alternative path: Former Morgan Stanley exec returns to Wall Street

Nearly two years after her ouster from Morgan Stanley, Zoe Cruz, the firm's former co-president, is now plotting to launch her own alternative investment shop.

By Staff Report
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 08, 2009
Hedge funds on seven-month win streak, says HFR

Hedge funds produced positive returns for the seventh consecutive month in September, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite index gaining 3.02% for the month, according to data from Hedge Fund Research.

By Christine Williamson
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 04, 2009
Tax hikes may spell trouble for hedge funds

The Achilles heel of hedge funds — tax inefficiency — could soon send investors limping toward other options.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 02, 2009
Boston Fed head: Despite positive signs, high jobless rate will persist

Unemployment is expected to remain at elevated rates for the next two years, Boston Federal Reserve Bank president and chief executive Eric Rosengren said at a meeting of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce today.

By Sue Asci
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 30, 2009
Homeowners in financial trouble often redefault

Lenders are ramping up efforts to avoid home foreclosures, but a report by bank regulators says more than half of borrowers who get help fall behind again.

By Associated Press
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 30, 2009
Report: CIT Group again on brink of collapse

CIT Group Inc. shares plunged in premarket trading Wednesday as the commercial lender is reportedly trying to craft an exchange that would cut its debt and offer bondholders an equity stake in the company in a bid to avoid bankruptcy.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 28, 2009
Hedge fund exec plunges to death from Atlantic City escalator

Atlantic City police are investigating how a hedge fund executive fell to his death from an escalator.

By Associated Press
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 27, 2009
Market-neutral strategies offer way to hedge latest rally

With the S&P 500 up more than 18% since the start of the year and almost 60% from the March 9 market low, it might be easy to make a case for long or even leveraged-long equity exposure.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 27, 2009
Funds of hedge funds are under the microscope

Institutional investors are examining every aspect of their fund-of-hedge-funds portfolios and the managers in charge of them in the wake of the performance debacle of 2008, liquidity problems and the seismic shock of Bernard L. Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme.

By Christine Williamson
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 22, 2009
Regulator urges broad oversight of derivatives

A key regulator on Tuesday urged Congress to go beyond an Obama administration proposal and impose comprehensive oversight on the sprawling, complex market for financial derivatives blamed for worsening the credit crisis last fall

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 20, 2009
Indie giant LPL execs load up on options

In a first, top executives with LPL Investment Holdings Inc. last week picked up hundreds of thousands of options to purchase the company's common stock — a move that has renewed speculation about a forthcoming initial public offering.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 20, 2009
Hedge fund closures still outpace launches

The hedge fund industry continues to shrink — though the pace is slowing a bit, according to the latest report from Hedge Fund Research Inc.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2009
Hedge fund closures still outpace launches, industry shrinkage continues

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2009
Madoff's beach home sells for more than $8.75M

It boasts ocean views, an infamous former owner — and now a buyer willing to pay more than $8.75 million.

By Associated Press