03/26/2015
How Bank of America Is Changing the Image of Big Banks With “Better Money Habits”
Big banks are often seen as the bad guys that have gotten a bad reputation because of higher fees and past run-ins with government regulators
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/26/2015
Why Small Firms Are Declaring War on Big Banks
Community Institutions Are Getting Edgier to Win Back Market Share
03/26/2015
Views and perspectives relevant to emerging fund managers
Launch sizes continue to tick upward as well.
03/26/2015
New hedge funds net most cash since 2004
The largest fresh fund offerings came from a mix of new and old firms
03/26/2015
New research points to growing appetite for impact, sustainable investing
In a recent Morgan Stanley survey, 71 percent of active individual investors identified interest in sustainable investing
03/26/2015
Trans-Pacific Partnership Seen as Door for Foreign Suits Against U.S.
An ambitious 12-nation trade accord pushed by President Obama would allow foreign corporations to sue the United States government for actions that undermine their investment “expectations” and hurts their business
03/26/2015
Investment in financial technology groups triples to $12bn in year
Investment in financial technology companies trebled last year, providing a hint of the scale of digital disruption banks face
03/26/2015
Pershing Prime Services Shares Key Insights
Pershing Prime Services today announced the release of a new paper to help alternative fund managers better understand what to consider when looking to include liquid alternatives in defined contribution plans.
03/25/2015
States with the most multimillionaires
The United States is home to 69,560 UHNW individuals, more than any other country in the world.
03/25/2015
Does the Hedge Fund Industry Benefit Society?
Is the general’s public perception of the hedge fund industry equal to reality?
03/25/2015
Tech groups prove a lure for Wall Street
Not long ago being offered the position of Morgan Stanley chief financial officer would have been considered the industry’s poisoned chalice
03/24/2015
Disruptive Industry Trends Raise the Pressure on Corporate Bankers
The challenge has been particularly severe in Western Europe
03/23/2015
US investors choose algorithms over people
Doyle said the digital investment services appeal to young adults who lack the minimum
03/23/2015
New York, London, HK & Singapore top global financial centres index
All four centres gained points and retain their relative ranks in a biannual global financial centres index. New York remains the top centre, though by only one point on the 1,000 point scale. Tokyo, in fifth place, is 32 points behind the leaders.
03/23/2015
Vietnam Becomes Top Outsourcing Location - Cushman & Wakefield
Vietnam has become the world’s top outsourcing location for the first time, according to new research from global real estate adviser Cushman & Wakefield.
03/22/2015
How Millennials today compare with their grandparents 50 years ago
The past five decades – spanning from the time when the Silent generation (today, mostly in their 70s and 80s) was entering adulthood to the adulthood of today’s Millennials – have seen large shifts in U.S. society and culture.
03/20/2015
Hedge Fund Industry “Blind Spots” Persist
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services survey shows hedge fund managers and institutional investors grappling with longstanding and emerging industry issues
03/20/2015
Many rich people are DIY investors: Cerulli
Many high-net-worth investors use direct accounts to test their own investment ideas, provide liquidity, and even to shelter assets from their primary advisors
03/19/2015
New Research from Fidelity and BlackRock Reveals a Key to Growth for ETF Adoption is Educating Investors on ETF Basics
Greater Awareness, Further Education Are Powerful Drivers To Increasing ETF Adoption Among Investors and Advisors
03/19/2015
What Affluent Investors Know About Wealth Management
Whatever “wealth management services’’ might mean to a wealthy investor, most of them believe they know what they are but less than half of them actually receive those services.