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Mutual funds that invest in alternative types of securities, ranging from commodities to private equity investments, have been hot. But the heat appears to be cooling off.
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Mutual funds that invest in alternative types of securities, ranging from commodities to private equity investments, have been hot. But the heat appears to be cooling off.
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On June 11, 2012, United States ETF assets totaled $1.12 trillion as of May 31 up 7 percent year-to-date, according to the ETF Snapshot May 2012 released by State Street Global Advisors.
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On June 11, 2012, Neuberger Berman Group today launched the Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (NABAX), which bets on a slate of hedge fund managers.
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On June 8, 2012, Global X Funds filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for two more ETFs employing the same investment strategy as its GURU ETF, which debuted this week.
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Ever since the merger between alternative investment shop Ramius and investment bank Cowen Group in November 2009, the two firms have been looking at ways to integrate and grow Ramius' hedge funds, fund of funds, real estate and cash management businesses.
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On June 7, 2012, Denver-based Curian Capital, LLC added of four new executives to the product development and asset management teams.
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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.
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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.
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Morningstar released some sobering news about the alternative mutual fund space.
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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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