Many hedge funds have decided to toss the short side of their strategy and stick with the long side to avoid getting singed in a hot market.
The company, formerly known as Franklin Square, filed a registration with the SEC Monday for a $2.5 billion commercial mortgage nontraded real estate investment trust.
Boutique shop Weatherbie Capital will manage a couple of Alger's mutual funds.
Arraigned in federal court Wednesday, Brian S. Block's trial date is set for May 15.
Securities attorneys say prosecutors may try to 'flip' indicted CFO Brian S. Block to get to former REIT czar. <b><i>(More: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20150921/FEATURE/150919894/how-nick-schorsch-lost-his-mojo"_blank">How Nick Schorsch lost his mojo</a>)</i></b>
A few are just a bit smarter than the average.
Shareholders of United Development Funds, which hasn't filed financial reports for more than a year, are in a state of limbo, according to a plaintiff's attorney.
Regulation, performance and market forces have combined to curtail fundraising this year.
Jason Vanclef was also accused of promoting his business through a book he had written that the regulator said made false claims about alternative investments
Riding out the short term for the longer-term upside.
First Capital Real Estate Trust, formerly known as United Realty Capital Trust, has also missed filing financial statements with the SEC for more than a year and recently cut its dividend to investors.
SEC makes preliminary determination for a possible enforcement action against UDF IV as Nasdaq moves to delist the REIT's shares.
Analysts, advisers struggle with when, where and why to use alts
Also remind clients that performance is “manager-dependent instead of market-dependent,” says Blackstone's Avi Sharon.
Adviser loaded up client with alts beyond what his risk profile indicated, according to state agency.
Raymond James clients will have opportunity to invest in private-equity and hedge funds
It will help advisers and investors measure correlation and volatility of past returns.
Telling advisers to never assume enough is enough when it comes to research.
Republican power balance puts DOL rule into question
The agency said that for the first time it used a coding technique against a broker-dealer to identify potential unsuitable transactions.
