In this issue

Growth of retail alternatives is not guaranteed

From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Sep 21, 2012

Growth of retail alternatives is not guaranteed

Business people going to work ©Alamy

McKinsey says alternative funds will be 25% of retail revenues by 2015

From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Sep 21, 2012

Not always who you know that matters

Boutique firms can win over big names in the alternative space

From REGULATION & GOVERNANCE Sep 21, 2012

Is SEC’s probe a sign of regulation to come?

Industry fears curbs on investment strategies

Century Boulevard Los Angeles ©Alamy From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Sep 21, 2012

Teaching is now part of the process

Mutual fund providers need to put effort into training advisers

Anxious traders in 2009 in the New York Stock Exchange ©Bloomberg From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Sep 21, 2012

Financial crisis behind surge in demand for yield

60% of alternative funds have been introduced in the past 5 years

From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Sep 21, 2012

Seeing beyond stocks and bonds

Growing interest in alternatives can erode their efficacy

Sep 21, 2012

Desire for diversity spreads to ETF investors

ETF investors are becoming more adventurous

From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Sep 21, 2012

Alternatives merge into retail mainstream

Deals are helping to add new capabilities to big firms’ expertise