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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 07, 2008
Blackstone, Fortress estimates cut by BofA

Banc of America Securities cuts its earnings estimates and price targets on Blackstone Group and Fortress Investment Group.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 07, 2008
Merrill closer to selling BlackRock stake

As it faces $6 billion in new write-downs, Merrill Lynch may sell its BlackRock and Bloomberg interests.

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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 07, 2008
GLG Partners hires Brahim from Goldman

London-based hedge fund taps emerging markets expert to run a $1.2 billion special situations fund.

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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 07, 2008
AIMA to unveil funds-of-hedge-funds standards

The Alternative Investment Management Association is preparing the first-ever practice standards for funds of hedge funds.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 03, 2008
Israel to judge: I really tried to kill myself

Hedge fund fugitive Samuel Israel today told a judge that he unsuccessfully tried to overdose on drugs.

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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 01, 2008
Hedge fund investors offered fraud insurance

Hedge fund investors now have the ability to insure themselves against fraud or even the allegation of fraud.

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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 01, 2008
New mutual fund to ape hedge performance

Hedge fund performance replication has come to the mutual fund industry in the form of the IQ Alpha Hedge Strategy Fund.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 30, 2008
REITs can offer soft landings, analyst says

"The cushion provided by well-covered dividend yields has taken on increased importance," a JPMorgan analyst wrote.

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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 26, 2008

Oil prices shot up again today on comments by the president of OPEC that they could rise to $170 a barrel and fears of a production slowdown by Libya.

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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 24, 2008
Home prices continue to tumble in April

Home prices continued their freefall in April, with some areas reporting declines of nearly 27% year-over-year.

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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 23, 2008
Fortress tries to gain on Street’s pain

The hedge fund is reportedly considering raising another $1 billion to take advantage of Wall Street turbulence.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 20, 2008
Hedge funds post positive returns

Hedge funds posted positive returns in May, despite growing concerns that inflationary pressures and spiking oil prices would hinder growth rates.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 20, 2008
Israeli action sends oil prices higher

Crude oil prices soared today on the news of an Israeli Air Force exercise that experts say was a show of force aimed at Iran.

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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2008
Blackstone buys health care group for $1.6B

The deal would transform Apria Healthcare into a private company wholly owned by Blackstone and its affiliates.

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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 17, 2008
Invesco Agency files mortgage REIT IPO

The company invests in mortgage-backed securities that are backed by government-sponsored agencies.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 16, 2008
Feds poised to charge ex-Bear managers

Two former hedge fund managers at the soon-to-be-defunct Bear Stearns may soon be indicted.

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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 13, 2008
Portfolio construction key, study says

Two-thirds of asset managers surveyed are planning to develop blended alternative investments or products.

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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 13, 2008
Object of harassment suit starts fund

A former SAC Capital Advisors LLC trader accused of workplace harassment is looking to raise $500 million for his own hedge fund.

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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 13, 2008
Bayou's Israel may be ‘armed and dangerous’

Ex-hedge fund manager Samuel Israel III disappeared Monday, hours before he was to begin serving a 20-year sentence.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 13, 2008
Foreclosure rates jump 7% in May

The data from RealtyTrac also showed a 48% increase in foreclosures year over year.

By Bloomberg