GAO Repeats Call for DoL Hedge Fund, Private Equity Guidance
July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has repeated recommendations first made two years ago that...
Tag: Alternative Investments
Alternatives Holdings by Pensions Pegged at $817B
July 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Alternative assets under management (AuM) on behalf of pension funds by the world’s largest alternative...
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Rydex Announces Four Additions to Alternative Investments Lineup
July 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rydex|SGI has introduced four mutual funds “that may help investors weather the ups and downs...
Depositary Receipt Investors Seek Growth Outside U.S.
July 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American and global depositary receipt (DR) trading volume increased 8.3% to 78.1 billion DRs during...
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Russell Launches Multi-Manager Commodity Strategies Fund
July 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments has launched what it says is the first U.S. multi-manager...
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Invesco and Deutsche Bank Launch Leveraged Bond Exchange ETNs
July 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On June 29 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC and Deutsche Bank launched two Exchange Traded...
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UBS Launches New Energy ETN
July 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UBS Investment Bank announced the new UBS E-TRACS 2x Leveraged Long Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index...
Hedge Fund Managers Expect to Bounce Back
July 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Results of a recent survey suggest that the hedge fund industry continues to steadily recover...
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Investment Innovation Resource Launches
June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors and fund managers looking to keep up with the latest...
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Credit Suisse, Dow Jones Partner on Hedge Fund Indexes
June 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Credit Suisse and Dow Jones Indexes have signed an agreement which covers the calculation, licensing,...
Institutional Investors Plan to Increase Alternative Investment Holdings
June 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors globally, including pension funds, endowments, foundations and insurance providers, expect to re-commit to...
Principal R/E Fund Makes Another Distribution
June 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Just 30 days after its last distribution to holders of its frozen...
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State Street Announces Enhancements to Derivatives Service
June 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Corporation announced that it has strengthened its derivative servicing capabilities with a number...
Tooth Fairy Still Making House Calls
June 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite what you may have heard about the Tooth Fairy, she’s apparently...
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“Going” Concerns
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going,” or so goes the old saying.
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Forward Management Rebrands Accessor Funds
May 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - -- Forward Management, LLC has announced that Accessor Funds are renamed as the Forward Funds.
Private Equity Posts Positive Finish to ‘09
May 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the quarter ended December 31, 2009, the State Street Private Equity Index posted a...
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Invesco Launches Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy
May 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesco’s Global Asset Allocation team has now launched, and recently been awarded...
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Firm Unveils Alternative Investment Fund-of-Funds
May 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Navellier & Associates has announced the launch of Navellier Select, L.P. in January 2010, an...
Private Equity Investors Bullish on the Market’s Future
May 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly four out of five private equity investors, or limited partners (LPs), say their allocations...