04/10/2018
Last commodities hedge funds go off beaten track
As profiting from fuels, crops and metals becomes harder, funds look to broader trends
Alternative Investments
04/10/2018
US RIAs struggle to manage private alternative investments, says survey
When asked whether clients questioned fees for managing a private internal fund, RIAs said that "double-dipping" was a chief concern.
04/09/2018
Closet tracker funds face tougher regulatory scrutiny
Thirteen US managers to disclose how far their active funds deviate from benchmark
04/09/2018
Aberdeen Greater China Fund, Inc. Announces Distribution
This distribution is comprised of $0.26008 per share of net realized short-term capital gains and $1.06573 per share of net realized long-term capital gains.
04/06/2018
Intercontinental Exchange Agrees to Acquire Chicago Stock Exchange
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, and the financial impact will not be material to ICE or impact capital return plans.
04/05/2018
Combined Insurance Receives Award for Business Excellence
Daily Herald Business Ledger recognizes the company's growth and community commitment
04/05/2018
Blackstone Is Said to Weigh Bid for Soros-Backed Spanish property company
Hispania shares rose as much as 5.2 percent and were up 1.3 percent at 3:41 p.m. in Madrid, giving it a market capitalization of around 2 billion euros ($2.5 billion).
04/04/2018
Here Are the Allocator Finalists for Institutional Investor’s Hedge Fund Industry Awards
The top hedge fund allocators and managers will be honored at the 16th annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards dinner hosted by Institutional Investor and II’s Alpha.
04/04/2018
Blackstone’s Strategic Partners raises $1.75 bln for infrastructure-focused secondary fund
Verdun Perry, Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Strategic Partners, said: “We have one of the widest footprints in all of private equity.
04/01/2018
Wall Street experiments with marijuana investments
Former Bear Stearns broker sets up legal cannabis industry networking business
03/30/2018
Want to Keep Your Wine Collection Safe? Store It in a Bomb Shelter
Horse Ridge, though, has a hook the others cannot match: It stores wine in its nuclear bomb shelters.
03/30/2018
Former Houlihan Lokey banker Patricof to launch his own firm
The new firm will launch in April with four professional
03/29/2018
Hedge fund industry alive & kicking
Multi-strategy funds proved to be the most popular, according to Preqin’s 2018 Global Hedge Fund Report, attracting net inflows of USD24.2 billion.
03/29/2018
TD launches The Ready Commitment to open doors for an inclusive tomorrow
The Ready Commitment has four goals, which will focus TD's efforts and contributions:
03/28/2018
Private Ocean Named a 2018 Best Place to Work for Financial Advisers by InvestmentNews
The list is a first of its kind for the financial advice industry.
03/28/2018
Ladenburg Thalmann Adopting Behavioral Finance Designation Program for Its Advisors
The firm is looking to differentiate itself in the advice arena by emphasizing behavioral financial advice.
03/28/2018
An Opaque $3.5 Billion Business Gives Wall Street a Hangover
Banks scrutinize equity derivatives units after surprise loss
03/27/2018
AB Builds Out Global Digital Capabilities With Series Of New Hires
Expanding its digital and analytics capabilities with industry-leading talent
03/27/2018
Goldman picks new PM for $748m alts fund
The firm, a subsidiary of hedge fund shop Canyon Partners, specializes in structured credit investments such as collateralized loan obligations and mortgage-backed securities.
03/27/2018
SS&C GlobeOp - Best Global Hedge Fund Administrator
One area of technology that SS&C GlobeOp continues to focus on is artificial intelligence, Fullerton confirms, as fund administrators throughout the industry look for ways to automate activities and tasks that were once manually performed.