alternative investments
There is opportunity to exploit a gigantic demographic dividend — but it is accompanied by many avoidable threats and risks.
By analyzing more than a century of investment data, Professor Elroy Dimson has found that annualized real returns for wine exceeded those for art, stamps, and government bonds.
As the founders of the first generation of institutional hedge funds reach the twilight of their careers, allocators are beginning to think about “retirement risk” in their hedge fund portfolios. For the better part of two… READ MORE ›
As new “smart beta” strategies become more popular, how can investors choose among hedge fund beta, alternative beta, liquid alternative beta, exotic beta, smart beta, scientific beta, and the many others that are increasingly available?
“Hedge fund beta” is one… READ MORE ›
Investment professionals in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) expect the local economies to grow and think that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar present the best growth potential and investment opportunities in 2014.
According to Khaled Sifri of Emirates Investment Bank, MENA's new private wealth client is an entrepreneur versed in company growth and attuned to investment banking deals.
Volker Nienhaus sees Islamic law's restrictions on interest-bearing instruments and speculative practices as an opportunity to establish a competitive advantage.
Since the start of last summer the Spanish real estate market is coming back to life after several years in a catatonic state.
The first investments made by foreigners were related to the hunt for yield: mostly bond-like investments with… READ MORE ›
On 10 July 2013, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 4–1 to lift a decades-old ban that has prevented hedge funds and private equity firms from marketing their investments to the general public. This move opens up billions… READ MORE ›
Pundits have had a field day proclaiming that the days of long/short equity meeting the needs of investors are over. Measured against the market, long/short equity strategies have indeed had a worse five-year run than in the past.
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