Alternative investments

Aberdeen Asset Management last week wrapped up its acquisition of Artio Global Investors, a U.S. publicly-listed asset manager, effective May 21.

Financial Planning unveils its annual list of the largest independent broker-dealers in June. As a sneak peek, here's a list of the 10 top IBDs including networks.

Direxion Funds' CEO Dan O'Neill examines new products and strategies that will be the next phase in the evolution of ETFs.

Hedge funds’ returns have stayed “lackluster” this year, with the $2.3 trillion industry trailing the gains of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index by about 10 percentage points, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

There is a way to be invested in stocks that can help mitigate volatility: Employ an investment strategy that seeks to take advantage of global stock market inefficiencies to profit in both up and down markets.

Credit Suisse has filed with the SEC to launch the Gold and Income Strategy Fund, which will be available in institutional shares

To bring alternative investments to a wider investor base, Goldman Sachs Asset Management has launched the Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives Funds.

BlackRock plans to liquidate and close the iShares Diversified Alternatives Trust (ALT).

To bring alternative investments to a wider investor base, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched the Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund (GMAMX, GMCMX, GSMMX, GIMMX, GRMMX).

Looking for international investing ideas? Every year, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney unveils its list of global investment ideas. Its 2012 list generally posted strong gains led by emerging markets equities (up 19.1%), dividend aristocrats (up 16.9%), U.S. large-cap growth (up 15.3%), and global gorillas (up 13.4%).

Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners announced the launch of the AIP Dynamic Alternative Strategies Fund, its first mutual fund.

Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (AIP) today announced the launch of the AIP Dynamic Alternative Strategies Fund, its first mutual fund.

Advisors debate the merits of alternative investing for their clients at NAPFA in Las Vegas.

David Tyrie, managing director and head of personal wealth and retirement for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, discusses his 26 years in the securities business.

While the planning profession has evolved considerably, there is still work to be done.

For the head of Ameriprise Financial's Personal Advisors Group, the ultimate compliment is to have a client turn to his planner in time of crisis.

Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Mary Jo White is pushing to adopt a rule allowing hedge funds to advertise in a move consumer advocates say could fail to protect unsophisticated investors, according to two people familiar with the matter.

T. Rowe Price Group has no immediate plans to begin offering active exchange-traded funds, the Baltimore Business Journal reports.

The Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund is starting to take shape as it nears its launch.

The Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund (GMAMX, GMCMX, GSMMX, GIMMX, GRMMX) is starting to take shape as it nears its launch.