Tag: Alternative investments

S&P Indices has launched the first in a series of indices designed to measure the performance of the Mercado Integrado Latino Americano (MILA) Integrated Market. 

Aperio Group has published a research paper that discusses best practices for gaining emerging market exposure in a global portfolio.  

Cerulli's annual report on the retail alternatives space finds more than 70% of asset managers cite the desire to help investors boost risk-adjusted returns as the primary driver...

Countries at an extremely early stage of development, such as Kenya, or markets that are relatively inaccessible, such as some Middle Eastern countries, are the focus of Cerulli’s...

Hennion & Walsh expanded its line-up of proprietary SmartTrust Unit Investment Trust (UIT) portfolios, for a total of 18.

UBS Investment bank has released two ETRACS IPO exchange-traded notes (ETNs) that are linked to the performance of the UBS Internet IPO Index.

Investors who work with a financial adviser are more likely than those who don’t to think of global investing as an important strategy for diversification, according to a...

Charles Schwab has partnered with Broadridge Financial Solutions to expand its global investing strategies.  

Stock markets in Asia are getting much less liquidity from mutual fund allocations compared to last year, according to global research firm Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.

MSCI has launched a new platform to provide asset managers with a suite of tools to better manage environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments.

UBS released two exchange-traded notes (ETNs), adding to its family of ETRACS – Exchange Traded Access Securities.

Equinox Fund Management, LLC, a sponsor of alternative investment funds, released the Equinox Commodity Strategy Fund.

Saguenay Capital and Strathmore Capital announce their merger to form Saguenay Strathmore Capital, a global alternative investment manager.

Northern Trust has launched two emerging manager collective funds for institutional investors.

Bucking the global trend, U.S. investment manager searches decreased by 6% last year, according to data released by Mercer.

Russell Investments launched an index family that reflects six investment disciplines in the U.S. large cap equity class.

Janus Capital Group Inc. has launched the Janus Real Return Allocation Fund. 

Morningstar, Inc. has added 10 alternative investment categories within the Morningstar Category classification system.

S&P Indices has launched the S&P CIVETS 60, a tradable index comprised of Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa stocks.

FTSE and Experts in Responsible Investment Solutions (EIRIS) announced the launch of the FTSE4Good ESG Ratings.