Alternative investments

Macro funds, which invest in broad global trends, had the biggest disparity.

Similar products are stockpiling unprecedented levels of new cash as investors look to alternative assets for growth and income.

About $2 billion of assets will be available to the company’s retail clients.

Managers of the funds became increasingly involved with private debt last year; boosting their median allocation to 2.9% from 2.1%, data show.

Investors are pulling money at an accelerated pace as high fees and mediocre returns send them searching for yield elsewhere.

Competition with an ever-rising stock market, the difficulty of raising assets and the steady march of time are just a few factors leading managers to the exit.

Direct lenders, including hedge funds and buyout firms, are prepared to spend billions to lure borrowers away from the $1.2 trillion leveraged loan market.

As the hedge fund manager nears a deal with the MLB team, he says his role as head of Point72 Asset Management will not change.

Like other bank-owned asset managers, the division is under pressure from new regulations such as MIFID II and a protracted shift toward passive investing.

By signing a deal with iCapital Network, the regional brokerage aims to provide clients "a more comprehensive set of solutions."

As the sector grows to over $30 trillion in Europe, North America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, one popular approach consists of excluding offenders.

The NHL team owner and famed asset manager’s challenges illustrates how the appetite for hedge funds has changed since he first got into the business.

Broadly, hedge funds lost about 0.1% last month, paring gains for the year to about 6.2%, data show.

The cases allege unsuitable recommendations of LPs issued by affiliates of GPB Capital, which faces multiple investigations.

Closed-end funds can allow all clients — not just HNW ones — to invest in alternatives

The employee and independent BD collected excess UIT commissions and failed to properly review inactive accounts, the regulator says.

One of the clients who filed the claim is still trying to withdraw money from non-traded investments he says were never explained to him.

A PKS rep allegedly sold $190 million worth of non-traded REITs and BDCs without disclosing the commissions.

There is growing disquiet among those who run and invest in the products about potential problems that might be caused by rate cuts from the Fed.

Of the 468 hedge funds that used Goldman Sachs’ prime brokerage services in the past decade, half have shuttered.