Green funds or green investment are basically certain investment channels, such as stocks, ETFs and mutual funds, wherein green investment are made to business organizations that work towards improving the environment. Now, there is a vast range of green investment, such as developing alternative fuels (e.g.: biofuels), solar planes, green cars, green buildings, reforestation, etc. … Read more
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
AT&T’s plan to offer subsidized netbooks for (and more, depending on which model the subscriber opts for) raises interesting questions. The most basic is what means to the open access debate. As the name implies, open access is the ability of customers to link any device that passes technical muster to a carrier’s network. Verizon … Read more
1. Introduction Over the past two decades, the forces of economic globalization, political transformation and technological innovation have increased the global reach and influence of the private sector. The number of transnational corporations has almost doubled from 37,000 in 1990 to over 60,000 today, with some 800,000 foreign affiliates and millions of suppliers and distributors … Read more
There are many different types of alternative mutual funds. Basically, an alternative mutual fund is any mutual fund that is different in some way. For example, an alternative mutual fund would be one focused on energy. This could be renewable energy or alternative energy. Either is considered an alternative mutual fund and they are actually … Read more