Managers of Wealth Americas

Blackstone Announces $4.6 Billion Final Close of Life Sciences Fund

Blackstone Life Sciences has already invested and committed nearly $1 billion from this fund over the past three months, demonstrating strong demand for the strategy

Brasa Capital Management closes on first real estate credit vehicle

The new credit platform will allow us to harness our expertise and our local sponsor network to target high-yield opportunities in markets that we have been operating in for some time to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns

CI Financial reports assets under management for June 2020; Wealth management assets at record high

Assets managed by CI's recently acquired U.S. businesses are now included in CI's total assets under management.

KKR to Acquire Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited in a Strategic Transaction

Global Atlantic serves more than two million policyholders through its retirement and life insurance products.

The Venture Capitalists Forging Ahead

General Catalyst, Insight Partners, and F-Prime Capital stepped up dealmaking as competitors hung back, according to PitchBook.

Astor Capital Fund to Establish Charitable Giving Wing – $47M Project

A New Focus on Community, Education, and Environmental Sustainability

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Trust opens US office

The company has three other overseas offices, in Hong Kong, London and Singapore.

Hiscox launches variable consortium for hard-to-place general liability risks

Consortium members can flex their line up to a selected maximum on a risk-by-risk basis, rather than be tied to a predetermined share of all business.

United Insurance Holdings announces a $30m cat loss in Q2

It includes claims from 15 new catastrophe events assigned serial numbers by Property Claims Services (PCS), and three new named tropical windstorms.

Ares Management Corporation Completes Acquisition

Ares SSG and its stakeholders will benefit from Ares’ knowledge, networks and resources as they seek to continue to capitalize on current investment opportunities and build out the investment offering over time.

Classifying next-gen opportunities in ETFs

As a result, thematic ETFs are likely to become more popular than those that adhere to the market-cap-weighted archetype or traditional sector frameworks.

New York Life Investments Launches Suite of ETF Allocation Funds

Each strategy seeks to achieve its investment objective by leveraging fundamental and quantitative approaches to invest primarily in third-party fixed income and equity passive ETFs.

‘Blank-Check’ Company Targets An Acquisition In Wealth Management, Other Financial Sectors

Ross is recognized as a pioneer in the exchange-traded fund industry, and during his long career at State Street he helped bring to market such products as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD).

The hunt for yield is harder for investors but opportunities still exist

While generating income from your portfolio is a challenge during Covid-19, you can earn a decent return if you know where to look

Canoe Financial finalises purchase of Fiera retail mutual funds

This transaction has boosted Canoe’s assets under management to approximately $ 7.4 billion.

LPL Financial and Great Valley Advisor Group Welcome Bernicke Wealth Management

The firm takes a team-based approach, with each advisor relying on a committed support staff to help manage the operational aspects of client management so the advisors can spend more time working directly with clients.

Houlihan Lokey to Acquire MVP Capital

Acquisition Significantly Bolsters Firm’s Coverage of Telecommunications Sector

Camden Partners closes sixth private equity fund with $100M committed

The Inner Harbor-based firm invests in companies around the country, including in Baltimore.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Cunnington & Associates, Inc.

Cunnington & Associates enhances Gallagher's Northwest presence, specifically in the Intermountain region

Winners Announced for 2020 U.S. Morningstar Awards for Investing Excellence

Morningstar selects leaders in three categories: Outstanding Portfolio Manager, Exemplary Stewardship, and Rising Talent. The winners will be featured on CNBC's "Power Lunch" program today and throughout the week.

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