Alternative investments

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.

There are thousands of hedge funds competing in the marketplace. They come in all shapes and sizes, but all too often they approach investors with the same thesis.

Total assets in registered alternative mutual funds and exchange-traded funds are projected to reach $330 billion by year-end 2012—nearly double the $169 billion of assets in 2007. If the industry can raise advisors’ and clients’ comfort level with liquid alternatives, that figure could virtually double again, to $650 billion in 2017, according to a new study by Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

Boston-Determining which asset classes and markets are currently attracting the most investor attention can be a daunting task for asset managers.

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.

OppenheimerFunds is prepping a diversified alternative fund that will bet on its own offerings.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has promoted Keith Glenfield to head of the firm’s Alternative Investments Group, as the firm seeks to expand its growth when it comes to hedge funds, private equity and other alternative investments.

BOSTON - The membership of the National Investment Service Company Association voted to change the trade association's legal name to simply NICSA.

If you want to avoid personal liability in, for instance, properly valuing the assets in funds you manage, involve other persons in the process is the “simple answer,’’ legal analysts say.