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On June 6, 2012, Alternative mutual fund shop Equinox Fund Management, LLC hired BNP Paribas Financial Services to administer its Frontier Fund, a public managed futures family of funds.
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On June 5, 2012, Global X Funds, the New York based provider of exchange traded funds, launched a fund that gives investors exposure to the largest hedge fund managers.
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On June 1, 2012, Cerulli unveiled a new research about the growth of the alternative mutual fund space.
June 1 -
On June 1, 2012, Wheaton, Ill.-based First Trust Advisors filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the First Trust Morningstar Diversified Futures Fund.
June 1 -
On May 31, 2012, The AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF (NYSE: ALFA) has begun trading today, launched by Exchange Traded Concepts and AlphaClone LLC.
May 31 -
Morningstar released some sobering news about the alternative mutual fund space.
May 30 -
On May 29, 2012, Morningstar, Inc. released some sobering news about the alternative mutual fund space.
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On May 29, 2012, Leawood, Kansas-based Palmer Square Capital Management LLC, launched its second alternative mutual fund, dubbed the Palmer Square SSI Alternative Income Fund.
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Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. last September put the brakes on its effort to sell its mutual-fund unit to private equity shop Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC after banks cut back on lending for leveraged buyouts.
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On May 25, 2012, Leuthold revealed that it is shutting down its Hedged Equity Fund.
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On May 24, 2012, Copeland Capital Management hired Erik B. Granade as Head of International Equities.
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On May 24, 2012, AdvisorShares has partnered with explorer, social entrepreneur and environmental advocate Philippe Cousteau, Jr. to launch AdvisorShares Global Echo ETF (NYSE: GIVE), an active, multi-manager socially responsible fund.
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On may 23, 2012, UBS Investment Bank rolled out a pair of ETRACS Exchange Traded Notes linked to the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend IndexSM and the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index.
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On May 23, 2012, Arrow Investment launched institutional share classes for its funds.
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New findings from Tiburon Strategic Advisors reveal some interesting facts about advisors appetite, or lack thereof, for headline grabbing products such as alternatives and exchange-traded funds.
May 23 -
On May 22, 2012, Tiburon Strategic Advisors revealed some interesting facts about advisors appetite, or lack thereof, for headline grabbing products such as alternatives and exchange-traded funds.
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On May 17, 2012, Jay Rosoff joined registered broker dealer Point Capital Markets, LLC as Managing Director of Distribution for the Thesis Flexible Fund, a multi-start alternative mutual fund.
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On May 16, 2012, a new study reveals that financial advisors are shunning traditional diversification and portfolio construction for sexier alternative investment strategies.
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On May 16, 2012, Boston-based alternative mutual fund provider Direxion has made changes to the investment strategy of Direxion S&P 1500 RC Volatility Response Shares (VSPR), Direxion S&P 500 RC Volatility Response Shares (VSPY) and Direxion S&P Latin America 40 RC Volatility Response Shares (VLAT), effective June 14.
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According to the 2012 Natixis Global Asset Management U.S. Advisor survey, the global financial crisis and uncertain market recovery has accelerated interest in alternative investing.
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