Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
BluMont Man Guaranteed Fund Unveiled
By Staff WriterTORONTO (HedgeWorld.com)--BluMont Capital Corp., formerly known as iPerform, launched its first multi-manager principal guaranteed fund, as part of its strategic alliance with Man Investment Products*,...
January 24, 2003
NASD Warns Members About Hedge Fund SuitabilityNU Online News Service, Jan. 24, 2:57 p.m. --The National Association of Securities Dealers, Washington, has issued a notice telling member companies that sell ...
January 13, 2003
MFA Battles New Tax Rules' Unintended Effect on HeNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The Managed Funds Association is pushing for change in new rules (Previous HedgeWorld Story) that are meant to identify abusive tax avoidance, but...
January 13, 2003
Regulators Explain Hedge Fund Anti-Money LaunderinWASHINGTON--Hedge funds are attractive vehicles to money launderers, according to a report released to Congress by the U.S. Treasury Department, Securities and Exchange Commission and...
January 01, 2003
What's A Gift?To understand virtually all planning techniques, the planner needs to understand the four basic parts of almost every asset that can be appropriately divided in...
January 01, 2003
Stop, ThiefIdentity theft, byproduct of an information age rife with accessibility, is the nation's fastest growing white-collar crime, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. How...
January 01, 2003
A World of TaxesThe U.S. tax system is extremely complex, and to an investor it can be very dangerous--much like traversing a minefield without the proper maps to...
December 19, 2002
Bankruptcy Court Limits Big Conseco Stock TransfersNU Online News Service, Dec. 19, 6:37 p.m. -- Conseco Inc., Carmel, Ind., says the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago has set guidelines for ...