Alternative investments

Whitebox Advisors today unveiled its second alternative mutual fund to the retail market.

One commodity fund has received the dreaded Negative rating from Morningstar.

Liberty Street Advisors has launched the Capital Innovations Global Agri, Timber and Infrastructure Fund (INNAX, INNCX, INNNX), to bet on global stocks in agribusiness, timber and infrastructure.

Credit Suisse Group AG and Qatar Holding LLC, a unit of the Persian Gulf emirate’s sovereign- wealth fund, agreed to form asset manager Aventicum Capital Management to boost investments in emerging markets.

AQR Capital Management has added two mutual funds, AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund (Class I/QRMIX) and AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund (Class I/QRHIX), to be distributed through advisors only.

Hedge funds cut bullish wagers on commodities by the most since June as prices retreated to a three-month low on mounting concern that Europe’s debt crisis will worsen and U.S. growth slow.

ProShares is readying a merger arbitrage exchange-traded fund to launch sometime in January, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

As America grows older, advisors shift practices from accumulating wealth to generating income.

Investors have been flocking to alternative mutual funds and ETFs - and are being punished for it.

Living abroad seems like an inexpensive option for some prospective retirees, but there are many issues to consider.

With liquidity still in short supply in equities and exchange-traded funds after the reopening of markets Wednesday, NASDAQ cancelled all trades in the first two minutes of activity in the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG).

Altegris Advisors has added the Brevan Howard Emerging Markets Local Fixed Income strategy to the Altegris Macro Strategy Fund (MCRAX, MCRNX, MCRCX, MCRIX).

Goldman Sachs is calling it quits in Brazil, Korea and India.

Since Hatteras Funds acquired the Alpha Hedged Strategies Fund in 2009 from AIP Mutual Funds, the fund family has grown to $700 million in assets under management.

Value Line Funds has combined the Value Line U.S. Government Money Market Fund (VLCXX) into the Reich & Tang Daily Income Fund - U.S . Government Portfolio, effective October 19.

Forward Funds is giving its multi-strategy fund a facelift.

The past decade been a daunting time for stock market investors, but judicious use of alternatives could have brightened clients’ spirits, according to a study by John Hancock Financial Services.

Ramius today disclosed that its Ramius Trading Strategies Managed Futures Fund (RTSIX, RTSRX) has been added to the recommended list of mutual fund products on the alternatives platform of Fortigent, a provider of high-net-worth products and consulting services to RIAs, banks and trust companies.

AdvisorShares is currently prepping a global short selling exchange-traded fund dubbed the International Bear ETF, to launch within the next few months.

Socially responsible shop Calvert Investments has added Darryl Keeton as director of internal sales, responsible for internal-external sales team partnerships and developing the firm’s internal sales team.