Alternative Investments

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Distressed To A Limit

by David Carey & Bloomberg News

Apollo Global Management’s Joshua Harris has racked up big returns on distressed debt in the form of secured, senior bank loans.

A New Game Not Just For Rich Guys

by Michael S. Fischer

Technological advances have helped open up angel investing to a wider swath of accredited investors.

For The Long Haul

by Eric Siegel

In today’s uncertain and ever-changing market environment, there are many factors for hedge fund investors to consider...

U.S. Capital Acquires Boutique Firm

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U.S. Capital has acquired Condera Advisors, a boutigue advisory firm that focuses on alternative investments for ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Rich Bet On Farms to Rail Cars As Yield Hunt Brings Risks

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A growing number of wealthy individuals are investing in farms, timberland and funds that finance rail cars in a hunt for holdings that produce income and won’t wilt as interest rates rise.

Harbor Assets Converted To A Catalyst Fund

by PW Staff

Harbor Assets LLC hedge fund has been converted to the Catalyst Hedged Futures Strategy Fund.

Rich Clients Lend Their Name To Poverty Fight

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Guarantors of MicroCredit Enterprises personally back millions in loans to micro-businesses in some of the world's poorest regions.

Scaramucci Raises Fund-Of-Hedge-Funds Assets, Asian Bets

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SkyBridge Capital LLC, organizer of the biggest U.S. hedge-fund event, raised its assets by 24 percent to $8...

Music Royalty Funds Charm Wealthy Investors

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Music may soothe the savage beast, but it also calms the wealthy fund investors who earn double-digit returns on the rights to some of the world's most famous melodies.

Hedge Fund Manager Falcone Agrees To SEC Ban

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Billionaire hedge-fund manager Philip Falcone agreed to be banned from the securities industry for at least five years and admitted wrongdoing to settle claims by the SEC.

Manager Used Hedge Fund As 'Piggy Bank,' SEC Says

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An Ohio hedge fund manager is the subject of an SEC complaint that charges him using his $1.5 million hedge fund as a "personal piggy bank."

Jade Prices Soar In Asia Buying Frenzy

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At a Christie’s auction in May, a jadeite ring sold for about $2.6 million—or five times its estimated price.

Former Goldman Managers Plan Asia Hedge Fund

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Three former managing directors of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Japan business plan to start an Asia multi-strategy hedge fund early next year, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

Streamlining Biotech Angel Returns

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Investors and inventors are getting more creative at generating faster returns from biotechs, which can burn billions of dollars in development costs before going to market.

Grove Appointed To Hedge Fund Association Board

by PW Staff

Hannah Shaw Grove, a prominent wealth consultant, has been named to the high-net-worth advisory board of the Hedge Fund Association.

'Impact' Trumps SRI Among Wealthy Investors

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Impact investing seems to be edging out traditional “socially responsible investing” in attracting the investment dollars of ultra-high-net-worth investors, according to new research and industry...

Largest U.S. Hedge Funds Top $1 Trillion In Debt

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The nation’s largest hedge funds had $1.47 trillion in net assets and more than $1 trillion in borrowings as of the fourth quarter, according to the SEC.

SAC Seen Avoiding $14 Billion Death Penalty

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The money-laundering complaint against SAC Capital Advisors LP last week raised the prospect that all of the hedge fund’s $14 billion in assets may be subject to forfeiture, but case history...

Hedge Funds Raise Gold Bets

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Hedge funds raised wagers on a gold rally as speculation that the Federal Reserve will hold off on curbing stimulus drove prices toward the biggest gain in 18 months. Goldman Sachs Group Inc...

SAC’s Cohen May Void Jail, But Lose Fortune

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Steven A. Cohen, founder of a $14 billion hedge fund indicted in an allegedly unprecedented insider trading scheme, faces a future without a fund or a multi-billion dollar fortune...

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