While stocks and bonds represent the traditional tools for portfolio construction, a host
of alternative investments provide the opportunity for further diversification.
Not exact matches
It also offers specific policy recommendations including
providing tax credits to promote venture capital
investments in minority businesses, as well as tax credits for new low - income entrepreneurs, and encouraging the use by credit rating agencies
of alternative data such as rent and utility payments in establishing credit histories.
Cowen Inc. is a diversified financial services firm and, together with its consolidated subsidiaries,
provides alternative asset management,
investment banking, research, sales and trading, prime brokerage, global clearing and commission management services through its two business segments: Cowen Investment Management and its affiliates make up the Company's alternative investment segment, while Cowen and Company, a member of FINRA and SIPC, and its affiliates make up the Company's investment ban
investment banking, research, sales and trading, prime brokerage, global clearing and commission management services through its two business segments: Cowen
Investment Management and its affiliates make up the Company's alternative investment segment, while Cowen and Company, a member of FINRA and SIPC, and its affiliates make up the Company's investment ban
Investment Management and its affiliates make up the Company's
alternative investment segment, while Cowen and Company, a member of FINRA and SIPC, and its affiliates make up the Company's investment ban
investment segment, while Cowen and Company, a member
of FINRA and SIPC, and its affiliates make up the Company's
investment ban
investment bank segment.
Beyond the actual gas project and LNG sales, China's state - run shipping conglomerate COSCO has also secured a 50 percent stake in the four LNG shipping carriers serving Yamal.90 Chinese engineers and workers have been deployed to the Yamal Peninsula to help construct surrounding infrastructure, which includes a Chinese - produced polar drilling rig.91 Moreover, a Chinese oil and gas rig producer now
provides Russia with about 60 percent
of its imported oil rig supplies, indicating that China is becoming a dominant player in this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example
of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol
of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder
of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary
of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment
of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an
alternative source
of investment and technology.
The total amount
of development finance or rail exports it can
provide, however, is tiny compared to domestic demand requirements, and if the recipients find themselves unable to repay the debt, as history suggests could easily be the case, this becomes a worse
alternative to misallocating
investment at home.
The
investment objective
of the Ninepoint Gold Bullion Fund is to seek to
provide a secure, convenient
alternative for investors seeking to hold gold.
They
provide investors with the knowledge necessary to determine which
alternative investment opportunities meet their individual lifestyle and investing preferences, without the presence
of selling pressure.
Comprised
of manager research,
alternative investments, and strategy teams, Wells Fargo
Investment Institute provides industry - leading investment research and strategy to better help clients achieve their financ
Investment Institute
provides industry - leading
investment research and strategy to better help clients achieve their financ
investment research and strategy to better help clients achieve their financial goals.
Franklin Square is a manager
of alternative investment funds designed to enhance investors» portfolios by
providing access to asset classes, strategies and asset managers that typically have been available to only the largest institutional investors.
Yaser Moustafa, Senior Managing Director at NBK Capital Partners, an
alternative investment firm that advises on
providing flexible growth capital to mid-sized companies in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, said: «We are delighted to be making our first
investment in Jordan with a company that not only has an impressive growth story, but whose commitment to excellence has earned it the trust
of some
of the world's most popular brands.
Alternative investments firm exits portfolio of eight mezzanine investments across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Turkey NBK Capital Partners — an alternative investments firm that advises on providing flexible capital to mid-sized c
Alternative investments firm exits portfolio
of eight mezzanine
investments across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Turkey NBK Capital Partners — an
alternative investments firm that advises on providing flexible capital to mid-sized c
alternative investments firm that advises on
providing flexible capital to mid-sized companies...
Alternative investment manager Moab Capital Partners has selected Maples Fund Services, a division
of MaplesFS, to
provide a full suite
of hedge fund administration services.
Today, Putnam
provides investment services across a range
of equity, fixed income, absolute return, and
alternative strategies.
AllianzGI's suite
of alternative investment solutions
provides our clients with access to our
alternatives expertise across both publicly traded, private market and real asset strategies.
When considering
alternative investments, you should consider the fact that some products may utilize leverage and other speculative
investment practices that may increase the risk
of investment loss and be illiquid, are not required to
provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, may involve complex tax structures and delays in distributing important tax information, are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds, often charge high fees including incentive fees, and in many cases have underlying
investments that are not transparent and are known only to the
investment manager.
BNY Mellon's
Alternative Investment Services group provides a comprehensive range of support services for all aspects of the alternative investment industry, with specific offerings for private equity funds, hedge funds, fund of hedge fun
Alternative Investment Services group provides a comprehensive range of support services for all aspects of the alternative investment industry, with specific offerings for private equity funds, hedge funds, fund of hedge fund
Investment Services group
provides a comprehensive range
of support services for all aspects
of the
alternative investment industry, with specific offerings for private equity funds, hedge funds, fund of hedge fun
alternative investment industry, with specific offerings for private equity funds, hedge funds, fund of hedge fund
investment industry, with specific offerings for private equity funds, hedge funds, fund
of hedge funds, real...
The Fundamentals
of Alternative Investments Certificate Program ® is a natural extension of CAIA's mission to provide solutions to specific market needs for alternative investment
Alternative Investments Certificate Program ® is a natural extension
of CAIA's mission to
provide solutions to specific market needs for
alternative investment
alternative investment education.
To assist plan sponsors with the growing burdens
of their
investment fiduciary responsibilities, PNC Retirement Solutions introduced Fiduciary Investment Services to provide two alternatives that can help with investment selection and m
investment fiduciary responsibilities, PNC Retirement Solutions introduced Fiduciary
Investment Services to provide two alternatives that can help with investment selection and m
Investment Services to
provide two
alternatives that can help with
investment selection and m
investment selection and monitoring:
At a time when government testing
of spelling, punctuation and grammar can lead to less creativity in the teaching
of writing, the project
provides compelling
alternative approaches for schools and their teachers which will engage children and give them a strong
investment in their writing, whilst also being able to satisfy curriculum demands and statutory testing.
Smart beta ETFs take advantage
of time - tested
investment ideas and today's advances in data and technology,
providing a lower - cost
alternative to mutual funds.
The fund combines a portfolio
of domestic and foreign equity securities, including emerging markets securities, with the use
of alternative investment strategies to
provide growth with lower volatility.
Another advantage
of investing in
alternative investments is owning assets that are not correlated to conventional portfolio
investments which can
provide additional portfolio diversification.
These systematic global
investment strategies may
provide an attractive and diversifying
alternative source
of investment returns to the low yields and low returns offered by mainstream stocks and bonds.
These systematic global
investment strategies
provide an attractive and diversifying
alternative source
of investment returns.
These
alternative investments provide not only the high potential for returns, but having a level
of diversification to your portfolio can be effective.
Description: Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust (TSX - V: CEF & CEF.U, NYSE Arca: CEF)
provides a secure, convenient and exchange - traded
investment alternative for investors who want to hold physical gold and silver without the inconvenience that is typical
of a direct
investment in physical bullion.
The Aggressive Portfolio's asset allocation is comprised
of ETFs that
provide exposure to a mix
of large cap stocks, government and corporate bonds, and an allocation
of up to 15 %
of the portfolio to
alternative investment strategies.
Together, AI Insight and ActiveAllocator
provide financial firms and advisers with the most comprehensive set
of tools to intelligently integrate
alternative investments in optimized client portfolios.»
«This trend will further promote consideration
of providing guaranteed lifetime income
investment options to offer participants additional retirement income
alternatives,» IRIC predicts.
My thinking was that bitcoins are clearly a long - term
investment and by using my asset allocation model, I could
provide room for them as part
of my
alternative investment allocation.
Each ProShares ETF
provides access to an
alternative investment strategy delivered with the liquidity, transparency and cost effectiveness
of an ETF.
There are several options
of this type to suit
alternative risk appetites, with the latest high yield checking accounts
providing a low - risk avenue for growth and real estate
investments available to those with more income and a desire to achieve greater returns.
Today, Putnam
provides investment services across a range
of equity, fixed income, absolute return, and
alternative strategies.
Out
of Mainstream For investors willing to consider
alternatives to mainstream stocks and bonds, today's global capital markets
provide ample opportunity for attractive long - term
investment returns.
Alternative assets
provide self - directed IRA clients greater diversification that could include industries or areas
of investment in which they have knowledge and expertise.
While trust companies boast the potential benefits
of alternative asset
investments, they state unequivocally that they do not
provide investment or tax advice.
Bethesda, MD, March 29, 2011 — ProShares, a premier provider
of alternative exchange traded funds (ETFs), today announced the launch
of the first ETF in the United States that
provides inverse exposure to the
investment grade corporate bond market.
Granted, there are other policy
alternatives, like eliminating HST on
investment products (which would have the added benefit
of providing a level playing field vis - à - vis individual securities) or more stringently regulating the fees that mutual fund companies charge to curb their more usurious tendencies.
«The
alternative asset management industry is well - positioned in the middle
of these forces,
providing institutional allocators and family offices with access to
investment strategies that offer both diversification from traditional risk assets and the promise
of a differentiated return profile.»
The Court ruled in favor
of the OCC in agreeing that AEP's 2009 - 2011 rate plan was unlawful by including $ 63 million in retroactive rates, $ 456 million in costs to potentially
provide default service for customers who shop for an
alternative supplier and $ 330 million in carrying charges for environmental
investments.
A cost - benefit study conducted for Scenic Hudson by Glenn Erikson
of Black River Advisors, a credentialed Manhattan
investment analyst, indicates that this
alternative plan would be an economic boon to investors,
providing them with a return
of more than 30 percent — the top -
of - the - industry standard.
This Pollyanna view
of fossil fuel
alternatives and efficiency, which makes going green seem cheap and easy — little more than the cost
of «a postage stamp a day» — has
provided the justification for green - policy advocacy that has overwhelmingly focused on pollution regulations and carbon pricing while ignoring serious
investment in energy research and development.
In addition, itnrecommends an immediate increase legal aid funding, the establishment
of videoconferencing facilities to increase access to the courts in rural areas, and
investment in mental health programs that
provide alternatives to the criminal justice system.
Our Financial Regulation team
provides regulatory advice for a wide range
of financial institutions, including government bodies, banks, securities firms,
investment managers,
alternative asset managers, custodians, building societies, life and non-life insurance companies, reinsurers, electronic trading platforms, stockbrokers, corporate financiers, retail intermediaries, pension houses, payment services firms and peer - to - peer lending firms.
Thus, even though under other circumstances Article 2 (b) may
provide jurisdiction for disputes arising out
of an economic transaction rather than an
investment, because the Canada - Venezuela Treaty governed and under the Treaty there was no
investment, the
alternative jurisdictional basis was not available.
The prospect
of Tesco or the Co-op owning a law firm or offering legal services had leader writers in the English legal press in a tizzy, but the Legal Services Board today produced a complex consultation document on
Alternative Business Structures which sets out eligibility tests for significant equity
investments in firms
providing legal services.
The range
of fund choice for
investment has grown significantly in recent years with the increased trend to
provide unit - linked
alternatives to popular unit trust and OEIC funds styled as externally managed funds as opposed to the life assurance companies internally managed funds.
Life insurance is a great way to diversify an
investment portfolio and whole life insurance is an attractive
alternative to other forms
of fixed income
investment, even without considering the death benefit
provided.
The paragraphs that follow
provide an overview
of what Indexed Universal Life Insurance is, how it works, and the true nature
of the risks that are most likely to impact performance — in an effort to demystify this conservative
investment alternative and promote a more objective discussion.
The goal
of the partnership is to increase capital inflows to new
investment funds by
providing an
alternative funding method in the form
of the digital currency.