Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Scalene Partners Launches FX Hedge Fund
By Staff WriterWESTPORT, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--Three former senior executives from Bank of America are set to make their mark in the world of foreign currency trading with their...
July 01, 2002
About the ManagersSamuel A. Lieber, Founder, Chief Investment Officer, Alpine Management & Research, LLC. Before founding Alpine in 1998, Lieber was the real estate portfolio manager and...
July 01, 2002
Behind Harvey Pitt's New MissionThe Securities and Exchange Commission is about to launch a fact-finding mission probing two of the industry's fastest-growing investment products--hedge funds and exchange- traded funds...
July 01, 2002
The New Real DealWith their high yields and low correlation to equity indexes, real estate investment trusts have maintained a certain conservative attractiveness in today's depressed stock market....
June 30, 2002
Put The Emphasis On Keeping Things SimpleMy philosophy when meeting with a client has always been twofold. First, it is important to respect his or her time--accomplish this by being ...
June 27, 2002
Group Calls For Single European Pension MarketNU Online News Service, June 27, 12:27 p.m. -- The European Financial Services Round Table, Paris, is calling on European countries to form a ...
June 24, 2002
"Merely Wealthy" Can Buy Hedge Funds, FRC SaysNU Online News Service, June 24, 11:30 a.m. -- Hedge fund managers and manufacturers are beginning to realize that their market can include "merely ...
June 12, 2002
Analysts Doubt Senate Will Repeal Estate TaxNU Online News Service, June 12, 4:19 p.m. -- The U.S. Senate is unlikely to pass legislation that would permanently eliminate the estate tax, ...