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"Change" Candidate Upsets Incumbent in National Futures Association Election

Green Trade Partners are specialists in carbon credit trading and have a range of investments and financial services including carbon neutrality, and also carbon registry access and ETS compliance.

FRA has welcomed reports of a booming Brazil economy, as the Olympic flame is officially passed from London to Rio de Janeiro, the next host city of the Games.

eFront, a leading software provider of financial solutions for managing alternative investments, is pleased to announce a significant release of its flagship products FrontInvest and FrontAnalytics.

New Ranking Formula for Managed Futures Programs is the Next Evolution in Managed Futures Investing

The real estate market in the US could be worth investing in again, according to AAA.

Socially responsible investors are welcoming the launch of a new web-based analytics platform specifically designed to evaluate microfinance funds, claims AAA.

Enquirica Research is pleased to release its research on the factors driving Canadian farmland values. The report also deals with the role of farmland in a diversified portfolio - volatility, correlations and historical returns.

Harbor Financial Group, Inc. was included in Financial Advisor's 2011 Top RIA Ranking as one of the fastest growing firms in the nation.

Global Fund House’s International Life Settlements Fund has been registered for sale in Singapore, as the company expands its marketing efforts into Asia.

The current economic climate has plenty of people wondering if it's possible to find a good investment. The fact is that great opportunities are still around if you know how to spot them and where to look.

If you're considering getting into the world of alternative investments it may be hard to know where to start or how to determine what kind of investment is right for you

A Guernsey listed OEIC that aims to finally establish Bordeaux investment grade wine as a serious asset class employing outstanding fund management and corporate governance standards.

Golden Networking hosts the World’s Most Influential High-Frequency Trading Conference Series, High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 "Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges"

"Change" Candidate Upsets Incumbent in National Futures Association Election

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There have been further reports about large brokerage firms investing more in alternative investments, and it is all in response to demand from their customers, AAA has claimed.

Vintage cars, art and wine are becoming an increasingly attractive type of asset class, according to AAA - who claims the volatile stock markets are driving people towards alternatives.

Green Trade Partners are specialists in carbon credit trading and have a range of investments and financial services including carbon neutrality, and also carbon registry access and ETS compliance.

FRA has welcomed reports of a booming Brazil economy, as the Olympic flame is officially passed from London to Rio de Janeiro, the next host city of the Games.

eFront, a leading software provider of financial solutions for managing alternative investments, is pleased to announce a significant release of its flagship products FrontInvest and FrontAnalytics.

Headland announced the appointment of George Raffini as Chairman and Marcus Thompson as Chief Executive Officer, respectively, of the firm. The firm also named Douglas Ng as Senior Partner, Head of Corporate Development.

Building off of the momentum of past conferences, Golden Networking brings back Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2012, "Getting Ready to Manage $5 Trillion by 2016", now in New York, Chicago and London

Building off of the momentum of past conferences, Golden Networking brings back Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2012, "Getting Ready to Manage $5 Trillion by 2016", now in New York, Chicago and London

Building off of the momentum of past conferences, Golden Networking brings back Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2012, "Getting Ready to Manage $5 Trillion by 2016", now in New York, Chicago and London

Investing in alternative investments has proved increasingly profitable in years as investors have searched for ways to diversify their investment portfolio away from traditional investments such as stocks and shares.

A recent report in The Telegraph newspaper in the UK has attracted the support of alternative investment advocacy group, AAA, for covering the popularity of 'SWAG' as investments.

Building off of the momentum of past conferences, Golden Networking brings back Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2012, "Getting Ready to Manage $5 Trillion by 2016", now in New York, Chicago and London

News from the UK that its financial regulator is to clamp down on the mis-selling of alternative investments, has been welcomed by AAA.

Building off of the momentum of past conferences, Golden Networking brings back Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2012, "Getting Ready to Manage $5 Trillion by 2016", now in New York, Chicago and London

AAA has welcomed new research from Towers Watson consultancy, which found that pension funds are still putting more and more of their funds into alternative investments.

AAA has welcomed the results of a new survey that show an increase in the number of advisers offering alternative investments.

Golden Networking brings back Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2012, "Getting Ready to Manage $5 Trillion by 2016", now in New York, Chicago and London (www.HedgeFundsLeadersForum.com), with Keynote...

AAA claims that a growing number of wealthy investors are buying things like art, antiques and jewellery instead of stocks and bonds.

FRA has said that further evidence to illustrate the potential returns involved with timberland investments has been published this week.

Oxford Sunergy provides a range of information services for both companies and individuals, aimed exactly at eliminating these uncertainties and insecurities

Brazilian property is becoming more affordable to investors from the UK, thanks to the growing strength of the pound Sterling against the Brazilian Real.

Property investors are increasing the size of their portfolios in the UK and elsewhere, as the appetite for alternative investments continues to take hold, according to AAA.

New Ranking Formula for Managed Futures Programs is the Next Evolution in Managed Futures Investing

The real estate market in the US could be worth investing in again, according to AAA.

Socially responsible investors are welcoming the launch of a new web-based analytics platform specifically designed to evaluate microfinance funds, claims AAA.

Hedge fund managers produced mixed results in April but lost ground on average as the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index fell 0.46% in the month. L/S Credit, Fixed Income Arbitrage and Event Driven strategies were the best performers.

Hedge funds fall 0.25% in April according to Greenwich Alternative Investments initial estimates.

The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index shed 0.2% compared to global equity returns. 53% of constituent funds in GGHFI ended the month with gains, the GGHFI declined marginally as Short-biased, Futures and Macro strategies produced negative returns.

• Long-Short Credit funds lead all strategies, gaining 1.06% • Long-Short Equity funds also advance, netting 0.55% • Futures and Macro funds lag other strategies, falling 1.64% and 1.00%, respectively

The BMSI Growth Fund has had an outstanding first week of trading. All trades were positive winners going 4/4. Just yielding under a 1% gain for the portfolio over the last week of performance.

Highlighting the popularity of alternative investments is this year’s International Impact Investing Challenge at Northwestern University and the University of California, which has been welcomed by AAA.

Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA) has pointed out that the largest pension markets in the world have notably increased their exposure to alternative investments in recent years.

TheFXHelpers.com is excited to announce the partnership and launch of a new Forex Managed Account Program to add to our team of professional traders and funds, BMSI Growth Fund.

Hedge funds measured by the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index advanced for the second month in 2012, driven by strong equity markets. The GGHFI gained 2.18% compared to global equity returns. 82% of constituent funds ended the month with gains.

The Farmland Marketing And Management Group Says, A Number Of Contributing Factors Could Create a Flood of Individually Structured Farmland Partnerships Into The Alternative Investment Market

Announcing new insights reports from the Multi Alternative Asset Portfolio Series. Coverage plans for 2012 include alternative mutual funds and exchange traded funds, oil and gas partnerships, real estate, hedge funds, private equity and more.

Integrated Capital has made headlines across East Texas as a viable option for alternative investments

Enquirica is pleased to announce the release of a detailed new report on investing in farmland with a particular focus on Canada and the prairie markets.

AAA has welcomed the publication of the Financial Services Authority’s discussion paper based on EU plans to more closely monitor alternative investments.

Enquirica Research begins beta testing its Exempt Market Financial Securities Information System (or "EMFISIS" for short) platform. EMFISIS is a self-reporting database of Canadian alternative investment offerings.

Enquirica Research is pleased to announce that it has launched its redesigned website with improved TV channel. Enquirica TV offers interviews with product issuers, advisors and news makers in the alternative investments space.

A new index shows that art is indeed one of the top alternative investment options for 2012, according to AAA.

Hedge funds measured by Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index posted mixed results in December. Market Neutral funds averaged best results for the month. GGHFI shed 0.15% compared to benchmark indices. 51% of constituent funds ended the month with gains.

A new survey showing art and antique prices rising has prompted Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA) to promote the asset class as a viable option to investors.