Tag: Alternative Investments

Products | July 12th, 2010

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...

Investing | July 12th, 2010

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...

Products | July 8th, 2010

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...

Products | July 7th, 2010

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...

Products | July 7th, 2010

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...

Administration | July 6th, 2010

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...

Products | June 24th, 2010

Investment Innovation Resource Launches

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors and fund managers looking to keep up with the latest...

Products | June 22nd, 2010

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,...

Administration | June 21st, 2010

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...

Administration | June 21st, 2010

Principal R/E Fund Makes Another Distribution

June 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Just 30 days after its last distribution to holders of its frozen...

Products | June 14th, 2010

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...

Investing | June 14th, 2010

Tooth Fairy Still Making House Calls

June 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite what you may have heard about the Tooth Fairy, she’s apparently...

Opinions | June 10th, 2010

“Going” Concerns

“When the going gets tough, the tough get going,” or so goes the old saying.

Products | May 26th, 2010

Forward Management Rebrands Accessor Funds

May 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - -- Forward Management, LLC has announced that Accessor Funds are renamed as the Forward Funds.

Investing | May 24th, 2010

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...

Products | May 24th, 2010

Invesco Launches Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy

May 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesco’s Global Asset Allocation team has now launched, and recently been awarded...

Products | May 21st, 2010

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...

Administration | May 17th, 2010

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...

Administration | May 17th, 2010

Principal Real Estate Fund Makes Another Payment

May 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Principal has made another liquidation instalment on its frozen real estate...

Products | May 10th, 2010

EquityStar Schedules June Hedge Fund Unveiling

May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Asset manager EquityStar Capital Management plans a June 1, 2010, launch for its new hedge...