Alternative investments

Now is a good time to buy contemporary art, even though prices have never been higher, the Dallas-based collector Howard Rachofsky says as he digests his bratwurst.

Ridgefield, Conn.-based Simple Alternatives, an alternative mutual fund shop, has added two more long/short managers to its flagship S1 Fund (SONEX), a multi-manager, long/short equity mutual fund.

While liquid alternative assets grew double-digits last year within the wirehouse segment, the asset class has also seemingly hit a wall.

A new Portland, Ore.-based investment shop has bagged its first sub-advisory mandate courtesy of its affiliate.

Ron O’Hanley, Fidelity Investment’s president of asset management and corporate services, laid out his take on a number of economic trends through a game of red light/green light led by Morningstar’s head of global research Scott Burns.

With the number of alternative strategies rising, how can advisors pick the winners from the losers?

Buyer beware! The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued an investor alert regarding the burgeoning alternative mutual fund asset class.

New York-based Loeb & King Capital Management has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the Loeb & King Alternative Solutions Fund, a multi-strategy alternative offering.

Buyer beware! The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority today issued an investor alert regarding the burgeoning alternative mutual fund asset class.

Huntington, NY-based Catalyst Capital Advisors has added George Amrhein as Director of Business Development to build upon the firm’s key distribution relationships and manage the continued expansion of its lineup of mutual funds.

San Francisco-based Forward Funds is once again looking to scale down its alternative mutual fund offerings liquidating.

Huntington, NY-based Catalyst Capital Advisors has added George Amrhein as Director of Business Development to build upon the firm’s key distribution relationships and manage the continued expansion of its lineup of mutual funds.

Athens, Ga.-based Stadion Money Management’s family of actively managed risk-based and target date retirement funds have found a new home on the Mid Atlantic Trust Company’s platform.

Women advisors descended on Dallas for the recent Women Advisors Forum. The day of educational sessions, discussion and networking opportunities featured an array of topics from how to use complex assets for charitable giving to succession planning and what it’s like to start your own business after starting out at a wirehouse.

One year after the "untimely" death of Richard Aster, founder of Larkspur, Calif.-based Aster Capital Investment Management, the investment advisor is selling off its assets.

The Wilmington Rock Maple Alternatives Fund (WRAIX) is making due with one less advisor starting today.

Defined contribution retirement plans could improve their risk-adjusted returns by broadening their investment options, according to a BNY Mellon report.

Is Legg Mason leaning towards making a run at private equity?

Separately managed accounts and alternative funds are poised for growth and fund firms need to be on top of their social media game to participate in the growing mutual fund space, according to a new report by Curian Capital.

Separately managed accounts and alternative funds are poised for growth and fund firms need to be on top of their social media game to participate in the growing mutual fund space, according to a new report by Curian Capital.