Alternative Investments

• Transformation - The Future of Alternative Investments.

About this research Transformation: The Future of Alternative Investments explores the ways in which the alternative investment industry is adapting...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2010, January 2010

• Pennsylvania Dced: New Alternative, Clean Energy Investments Leading to Lower Energy Bills and Innovative Research

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Commonwealth Financing Authority has approved $6.5 million in New Alternative and Clean Energy investments, which will leverage nearly $40 million in private economic investment statewide. Thirteen projects from 10 counties will receive funding for the utilization, development and construction of alternative and clean energy projects, acting Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development C. Alan Walker said.

• U.S. Newswire
• April 08, 2011

• Schwab Endorses Industry-Changing Service for Alternative Investments.

Schwab calls on issuers of alternative investments to participate in Alternative Investment Products (AIP) service; plans April webcast for independen...

• Business Wire
• March 06, 2012

• EB-5 Investments: The New 'Old' Alternative Finance Tool

Is it the result of turbulent economic times, tighter bank financing, or the globalization of the private finance and investment world? We cannot say ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Nj Pension Looks to Increase Alternative Investments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Jersey Division of Investment plans to raise the cap on alternative investments for the state's $70 billion public pension fund, allowing it to significantly increase its exposure to real estate, hedge funds and private equity, a state Treasury spokesman said on Friday [Oct. 22]. Under the new plan, the Division of Investment would increase its cap on alternatives to 38 percent from 28 percent. That includes a cap on real estate at 9 percent; hedge funds at 15 percent; private equity at 12 percent, and real assets, a catch-all category that includes commodities, at 7 percent.

• Reuters Hedgeworld
• October 23, 2010

• New Pa Investments in Alternative, Clean Energy Saving Businesses, Consumers in 10 Counties $2.7 Million

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New investments in alternative and clean energy, as well as energy efficiency, are helping Pennsylvania's consumers, businesses and municipalities lower their energy bills by millions of dollars, Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Austin Burke said today. Burke said the Commonwealth Financing Authority today approved nearly $7.9 million in grants and loans for 12 projects in 10 counties that will use energy-efficient technologies like cogeneration energy plants and alternative forms of power such as wind, geothermal and biomass.

• U.S. Newswire
• November 16, 2010

• Estimating the Fair Value of Investments in Entities That Calculate Net Value Per Share

In September 2006, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 157, Fair Value Measurements (now Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) section 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures), with the stated objective of simplifying the measurement and disclosure of fair value information. The application of this guidance to investments in certain nonpublic entities, such as alternative investments, proved more difficult than originally envisioned. Individuals and institutions purchase alternative investments to achieve a specific investment objective while diminishing risk. Alternative investments include ownership interests in hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, venture capital funds, offshore fund vehicles, and fund of funds. ASC section 820-10...

• CPA Journal, The
• Vol. 81 Nbr. 3, March 2011

• Fees for Alternative Investments Fall: Mercer Survey

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Fees charged by managers of alternative investments such as hedge funds, private equity, infrastructure and real estate fell during the last two years as investors turned cost- conscious after the financial crisis, a Mercer survey showed on Wednesday [Dec. 15]. The survey, which screened fee data for more than 20,000 products from more than 4,000 money managers, showed an average decline of 4.5 percent in the fees levied by U.S. real estate products between 2010 and 2008.

• Reuters Hedgeworld
• December 16, 2010

• Universities Graduate to Alternative Investments

The University of Pittsburgh has found investment alternatives, and is grateful. Pitt led schools in the region with a nearly 18 percent increase in its endowment. That growth -- from $1.53 billion in fiscal 2005 to $1.8 billion in fiscal 2006 -- was fueled in part by its investment return, especially in alternative investments such as gas.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• February 25, 2007

• New Pennsylvania State Alternative, Clean Energy Investments Leading to Lower Energy Bills for Consumers in 7 Counties

HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New investments in alternative and clean energy are helping Pennsylvania's consumers, businesses and municipalities create jobs by replacing old energy systems with new technology that will reduce energy bills by nearly $1.5 million each year, Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Austin Burke said today. With these new projects, the commonwealth is strengthening its commitment to develop and deploy clean, safe, green energy technology statewide," Burke said. "We are continuing to help businesses, families and local communities save money by becoming more energy efficient.

• U.S. Newswire
• September 15, 2010