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Alternative investments Usually refers to investments in hedge funds. Many hedge funds pursue strategies that are uncommon relative to mutual funds. Examples of alternative investment strategies are: long--short equity, event driven, statistical arbitrage, fixed income arbitrage, convertible arbritage, short bias, global macro, and equity market neutral. May also refer to the high frequency style of commodity trading advisors who often employ technical and quantitative tools for intraday investments |
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The continued
increase in the percentage of alternative investments to both net assets
and total investment portfolio subjects these entities to complex fair
value accounting and has exposed their investment portfolios to greater
risk and volatility. In this capacity, she advised clients on
strategic and tactical allocations to alternative investments and
cultivated deep relationships with the private equity and hedge fund
community. The exception is alternative investments, such as
art and hedge funds. |
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