Tag: Alternative Investments

January 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Alternative strategies have been successful in increasing the portfolio returns of institutions, as well as...

January 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Invesco has launched several new liquid alternative open-end mutual funds.

December 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment service provider BNY Mellon released a liquidity administration service as part of its fund-of-hedge-funds...

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – FlexShares has launched its Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund.

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Alternative exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider ProShares Advisors LLC launched a new investment-grade bond ETF, designed...

October 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fidelity Institutional has launched a streamlined solution for accessing alternative investments.

October 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Millennium Trust Company will be a recommended custodian for investors and offering groups using the...

October 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Touchstone Investments has launched a new alternative investment called the Touchstone Arbitrage Fund.

October 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A report from the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Labor (DOL) shows...

September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors are leading the way in shaping the future of the alternative investment industry, a...

September 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Principal Real Estate Investors has launched Retirement REdirect, a customizable commercial real estate strategy for...

September 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has given the green light to certain claims that fiduciaries to...

August 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Visium Asset Management launched the Visium Event Driven Fund (VIDVX), the first mutual fund offering...

August 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An investment adviser has been ordered to restore plan losses, incentive fees and penalties for...

August 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even in periods when hedge funds underperform the broad market they still provide measurable value...

July 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey from Towers Watson found allocations to alternative assets by pension funds now account...

June 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Alternative mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are being included more frequently in investor...

June 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an alert advising investors to be aware of...

June 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors should consider using “alternative” investment structures for better risk balance and the reducing...

May 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median return for large Taft-Hartley defined benefit plans was 5.13% in first quarter, versus...