05/31/2017
Billionaire Steve Cohen’s New Hedge Fund May Be Even Bigger Than His Last
The fundraising would be the surest sign of a comeback for the 60-year-old, who has demurred on questions about a comeback in recent years.
Alternative Investments
05/29/2017
Canadian insurer finds buyers for stake in $3.15 billion Asian insurance co
The sale values ICICI Lombard at 203 billion rupees or $3.15 billion.
05/28/2017
Larry Fink Oversees More Money Than Any Other Human: Here Are His 7 Golden Rules
Passion comes from focusing on our responsibility to our clients
05/25/2017
Tetrem founder closing up shop
President of asset-management firm decides to take a break on his own terms
05/25/2017
Young Detroit investor launches quantitative relative value hedge fund
He realised he could improve his returns by turning all the lessons he had learned into principles.
05/24/2017
Wilshire Expands 'Powered By Wilshire" Index Suite With Launch Of Bri Dynamic Growth And Value Index
BRI Partners Seeks to Deliver Next Generation of Alternative Indexes, Launches Another Benchmark Designed to Measure Absolute Return Strategies
05/24/2017
Gatewood Capital Partners Raises $220M For Inaugural Fund
Gatewood’s strategy is largely focused on supporting new managers in launching their funds
05/21/2017
Tudor Jones backs AI hedge funds
Veteran manager backs machine learning with investments in CargoMetrics and Numerai
05/21/2017
BlackRock shareholder challenges pay policy again
Motion claims fund house is more lenient on executive remuneration than competitors
05/18/2017
Baird selects CAIS as enterprise alternative investment platform for advisers
The CAIS platform provides the turnkey access to high-quality alternative investment funds that Baird has been looking for
05/17/2017
Hedge Fund Industry Inflows Hit $20B In Q1/17
All leading hedge fund strategies experienced a percentage increase in total assets and, notably, macro strategies funds expanded beyond $1 trillion in AUM for the first time.
05/17/2017
Ares, Blackstone Said Among Bidders for Fidelity & Guaranty Life
The identity of the additional bidder couldn’t immediately be learned.
05/17/2017
US boutique partners with UBS to enter Ucits industry
The fund will be distributed by UBS, though not exclusively, a spokeswoman for Chiron told Citywire Americas.
05/16/2017
AIG to buy Hamilton USA
The agreement is subject to regulatory approval.
05/16/2017
Linedata launches new version of Global Hedge platform
The new release also provides enhanced support for emerging market bond conventions, addressing greater investor interest in emerging market debt as an asset class.
05/15/2017
US trade dispute with Canada set to benefit specialist timber fund Phaunos
US trade dispute with Canada highlights the importance of well-diversified portfolio exposure
05/15/2017
Does Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Know Something the Rest of Us Don’t?
On May 1, Home Capital reported that it had drawn on the first billion of the $2 billion line of credit provided by the Ontario Hospital Pension Plan on April 27.
05/11/2017
RIA bolts Triad Advisors over hedge fund dispute
The hedge fund makes ACG, which unveiled its fund and BD this week, stand out from other hybrid RIAs, according to Millican.
05/11/2017
Ex-NYC Pension CIO Said to Seek $500 Million to Seed Hedge Funds
Teams led by women and minorities will be SevenStep’s focus
05/10/2017
Itau Said in Talks to Buy XP, Brazil's Third-Biggest Brokerage
Proceeds would be used for investments and growth, other people said last year, adding that General Atlantic may also sell a stake in Rio de Janeiro-based XP.