04/23/2019
7 Funds for the Planet
In another division are “sustainable sector funds,” which focus on investments related to a transition to a green economy in areas like renewable energy, energy efficiency, environmental services, and water.
Alternative Investments
04/23/2019
Preqin reports 69 hedge fund launches, 5.40% average performance in Q1 2019
69 hedge funds were launched in Q1 2019, the majority (84%) of which were single-manager funds, reports research house Preqin in its Q1 update. Furthermore, the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned +5.40% for the quarter.
04/23/2019
iM Global Partner acquires stake in Scharf Investments
iM Global Partner is a leading investment and development platform focused on acquiring strategic investments in best-in-class traditional and alternative investment firms in the US, Europe and Asia.
04/23/2019
Victory Capital’s acquisition of USAA Asset Management Company to close on time
The acquisition of USAA Asset Management Company will meaningfully diversify our asset mix and investment capabilities and transform our business in terms of size and scale.
04/23/2019
French multi-boutique announces fifth US AM purchase
These include long-term growth company Polen Capital, credit strategies specialist Dolan McEniry, long/short investment house Sirios and liquid alternatives and ETFs company Dynamic Beta Investments.
04/18/2019
Goldman Sachs Asset Management takes non-voting stake in Industry Ventures
GSAM's investment will provide Industry Ventures with a permanent, balance sheet investment vehicle
04/18/2019
InvestmentNews announces 2019 Innovation Awards winners
Sheryl Garrett is this year's InvestmentNews Icon
04/17/2019
Top 5 Financial Advisors in New York
This guide —a list of the top 5 financial advisors in New York — aims to ease your task when looking for them.
04/17/2019
UBP partners with US alts firm to launch long/short credit strategy
‘At this point in the cycle, we believe that there are a lot of opportunities for a long/short strategy in credit.
04/16/2019
moneycorp completes Brazil acquisition
The acquisition has been authorised by the Brazilian President and has regulatory approval from the Brazilian Central Bank.
04/12/2019
Brooks, Bryson, Phil and what could be a wild Day 2 at the Masters
So they head into Friday with it being the first time two top-six players in their 20s share the lead after any round in a major.
04/10/2019
Wells Fargo unloads retirement-plan unit for $1.2 billion
The decision to exit the retirement-plan business also comes as Wells Fargo deals with reputational problems, legal costs and unprecedented sanctions.
04/09/2019
Carlyle Group to acquire up to 40% stake in Cepsa from Mubadala
The total enterprise value of the company has reached $12 billion after the deal.
04/09/2019
Chubb Selected for License to Operate Wholly Owned Life Insurance Business in Myanmar
Life insurance is a long-term business, and Chubb looks forward to working with the Myanmar government, policymakers and local organizations to establish a successful, sustainable life insurance business.
04/09/2019
More asset managers voting for shareholder climate-change proposals
The study notes that much of this is due to policies in place that resolutions are voted on uniformly across all of a manager's funds.
04/09/2019
TD Insurance creates Advisory Board on Climate Change
TD Insurance is announcing the establishment of the Advisory Board on Climate Change, a first for the Canadian insurance industry.
04/08/2019
Can the world's central banks rescue the slowing global economy even if they try?
The eurozone is sliding into a ‘Japanese’ deflationary quagmire but without Japan’s political cohesion and without a fiscal machinery to step into the breach.
04/08/2019
Nick Train doubles Schroders stake to 8% and urges US push
Fund manager says FTSE 100 group will struggle to crack big time without heavy investment
04/05/2019
Canada Falling Behind In the ‘Intangible’ Economy, Report Warns
Government urged to protect intellectural property and data
04/04/2019
Quants rethink factor investing as demand ebbs
As differentiated products, they can justify higher fees, offsetting lower revenue from broad-indexed funds — which are now virtually free.