New York tops the list, according to latest data; average cost up, Dodd-Frank blamed
Fund giant will slash management fee if property fund loses money; come-on could help firm raise funds in already crowded market
Contrary to all the doom and gloom coming out of the housing industry these days, the commercial real estate market is alive and well, and real estate investment trusts are enjoying a historic rally.
What is the cost in portfolio performance if an investor's retirement, education or other goals come before the market ultimately resumes its upward course?
With the exception of farmland, investors should keep their expectations for investment returns low for at least the next 10 years, according to Robert Shiller, an economics professor at Yale University
Hedging the risks of the stock market means taking the stock market out of the equation for Tom Florence, manager of the 361 Absolute Alpha Fund.
Entering mostly uncharted waters; 'not an easy place to be fishing for assets'
Traditional portfolio construction using just long-only stocks and bonds is yesterday's story and no longer enough to generate real diversification and sustained performance, said Ricardo Cortez, senior portfolio management specialist at Broadmark Asset Management LLC.
An SEC rule proposal that would raise the net-worth thresholds at which advisers would be allowed to charge performance-based fees would likely cut into the bottom lines of smaller hedge funds, private-equity firms and some registered investment advisers
The search for new sources of retirement income and exposure to investments that don't correlate with traditional asset classes has brought about new product innovations — many of them sparked by individual investors' wanting to invest like institutions
Retirees need some equities exposure, but they also must hedge their bets
More than three-quarters of retail advisers say they have put clients into nontraditional assets; 'huge opportunity'
Struggling B-D ordered to pay $578K over private-placement sale; brokerage down to $80K in net capital
As financial advisers' use of options becomes more routine, the unsurprising results of a survey showed that advisers managing the most assets are “significantly” more likely to use the derivatives than peers with smaller amounts
Survey finds that almost all advisers with sizeable AUMs now trade derivatives
Despite a rebounding economy, the humber of 'underwater' mortgages in the U.S. now stands at a whopping 28%. And real estate analysts say there's more where that came from.
Making the case for alternative investments in a long-term, properly allocated portfolio is easy
Alternative-investment strategies are emerging as a top priority across the asset management landscape — and are also quickly gaining traction with retail investors — according to the latest research from Cerulli Associates Inc.
The SEC will not bring an enforcement action against Amaranth Advisors following a three-year investigation, according to an Aug. 19 letter to Amaranth's attorney from Philip Koski, assistant regional director in the SEC's Boston office, which was obtained by P&I Daily.
Residential real estate prices dropped in January by the most in more than a year, raising the risk that U.S. home sales will keep slowing
