alternative investments

Opalesque Launches Campus Video Interview Series With Leading Academics And Hedge Fund Researchers

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Opalesque, the world’s largest subscription-based publisher focusing on alternative investments, has launched Opalesque CAMPUS video interview series on www.Opalesque.TV. The CAMPUS series is the newest edition of video intervews produced by  Opalesque.  The CAMPUS series joins a distinguished lineup that includes the Opalesque FIVE Minutes – brief and crisp interviews with hedge fund leaders –  … Read more

Asia experiences wave of hedge fund startups, “Which is exactly what we saw post the Asian crisis?”

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Peter Douglas, principal of GFIA, a Singapore-based consulting firm, said that the rebound of Asian hedge funds as seen by these startups, is similar to the developments post the last Asian crisis: “A lot of the great names of the Asian hedge fund industry were actually set up around the end of the Asian crisis. … Read more

Alternative Investments in Finance

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Alternative investment involves investment in assets other than the traditional products of stocks, bonds or cash. These assets include the likes of art, antiques, wine, coins or rare stamps – in other words, rare items. Financial assets like commodities, private equity, hedge funds and financial derivatives are also accommodated in alternative investment. Due to the … Read more

Alternative Investments

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Traditional investments include cash, bonds and of course, stocks. Alternative investments are typically higher risk because of the trading styles, limited regulations and lack of liquidity. Alternative investments also have high minimum investment amounts and charge a higher fee to manage portfolios. Four common types of alternative capital investments are venture capital funds, hedge funds, … Read more

Leading Alternatives Publisher Opalesque Adds Free Daily Real Estate Publication

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New York, September 29, 2008 — Opalesque(Hedge Fund News), the world’s largest subscription-based publisher on alternative investments, has launched a free, daily publication covering the global real estate markets.  The new “Opalesque Real Estate Briefings” follow the popular Opalesque “Briefing” format and offer a quick and complete oversight on real estate, important news related to … Read more