Residential real estate has been called one of the safest of assets and is considered part of a balanced portfolio. That’s because, when markets are down, clients can hold with little risk as long as their carrying costs are manageable. When markets rise, they can make solid returns. Still, there are considerations, especially if clients […]
Global alternative assets will increase to US$15.3 trillion by 2020, predicts PwC
Yesterday, pieces of U.S. presidential history went up for auction in California.
Every once in a while we see the kind of disruptive macro-economic event on which alternative thinking and investing thrives
Corrado Russo, managing director of investments at Timbercreek Asset Management, has been in the industry for more than 15 years
Our U.S. research underscores the difficulty of forecasting returns, risks, correlations and cross-correlations for asset classes, sub-asset classes and investment strategies, especially in the short term.
BMO Global Asset Management is starting the BMO Alternative Strategies Fund.
As institutional asset growth in traditional hedge funds slows, managers are considering new products to attract investors, says EY's 2014 global hedge fund and investor survey.
Movie props, costumes and curiosities have more than just nostalgic value for film lovers—they can be lucrative investments too.
Canada's private capital industry is poised to have its best year for deal activity in buyout and related private equity (PE) markets since 2007, according to the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association's (CVCA) Q3, 2014 report.