Managers of Wealth Americas

Hedge funds faced stormy waters in 2015, but chiefs cashed in

Even as regulators push to rein in compensation at Wall Street banks, top hedge fund managers earn more than 50 times what the top executives at banks are paid.

Will SRI Evolve Beyond a Niche Market?

Then modern portfolio theory came along, which said you can invest in risky securities, as long as you balance out that risk.

Hedge Fund Reality Check

New CEM research indicates that some did but most did not.

How the world's biggest hedge funds became unkillable

Even more spectacularly, the 25 most highly paid hedge fund managers earned a collective $12.94 billion in 2015, reports Institutional Investors Alpha.

These hedge fund managers made $4.7 million per day last year

The rankings, issued by Institutional Investor’s Alpha magazine, offers a rare peek inside the world of hedge fund managers, who can make massive bets on stocks or bonds and walk away with billions in profits.

Damian Lewis: 'Hedge-fund billionaires are misunderstood'

As Lewis brings his impeccable American accent back as gazillionaire Bobby Axelrod in new show Billions, he talks Tony Blair, megalomania and megabucks

Wealthy network of investors expands to Charlotte

Chris Cecil, president of the Biltmore Family Office, will now chair the network’s Charlotte group

Tracking Mutual Funds: What Drives Performance?

For that work, which produced the “style analysis” process widely used by asset managers, he has a new honor.

WNS Ranked as a ‘Leader’ in NelsonHall’s Wealth and Asset Management BPS NEAT 2016

The company’s Banking and Financial Services vertical today delivers niche services including credit and equity research, portfolio management, data analytics, compliance, and client investment reports.

QBE chief John Neal looks to rehabilitated North America for growth

QBE is looking to grow its specialty book to $US600 million this year, and branch into three new sectors over the northern hemisphere summer.

First National Bank hires former H&R Block exec

Ameriprise acquired H&R Block Financial Services in November 2008 for $360 million.

Top 10 Hedge Fund Earners

Last year was tough for the swing-for-the-fences hedge fund managers who became synonymous with money-making in years past.

Family Steps into Activism Fray

The stock of Sorrrento, a biotech company, has plummeted more than 75 percent since July, to a $220 million market valuation.

Midas touch gone, hedge fund industry's influence may be waning

After a decade in which hedge fund assets nearly doubled, there are several signs that the golden era for the $2.9 trillion industry may be on the wane, draining the influence of fund managers who once considered themselves masters of the universe.

Trump's Tough Talk on Hedge-Fund Taxes Doesn't Match His Plan

In other words, if Trump’s proposals came to pass, many investment managers’ tax rates would go from 23.8 percent to 15 percent.

Wall Street appeals to Main Street with millions in community based projects

Marquee names like Citigroup, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase are plowing money into a broad range of nonprofit ventures that signal a new phase in corporate social responsibility.

Vanderbilt Financial Group on a Recruiting Roll Adding Six Financial Advisors

Long Island Financial Advisors Robert Greene, Suzanne Levy Esq., David Levin, Gina Quartararo, Sandee Petry and Carol LaRocque Join Vanderbilt Financial Group as Independent Financial Advisors

ICICI Prudential Life to hire banks for up to $700 mln IPO A vehicle passes a life insurance bill board of ICICI Prudential, in Bombay September 30, 2002.

ICICI Pru Life and HDFC Standard Life Insurance - a joint venture between Indian mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd and Britain's Standard Life PLC - are set to become the first Indian insurers to sell shares through an IPO.

Trump Picks Asset Manager to Head Campaign Finance Team

Mnuchin founded OneWest Bank Group LLC, which he left last year, and before that he worked as a partner at Goldman Sachs.

MUFG Investor Services Completes Acquisition of Capital Analytics

MUFG Investor Services is the global asset servicing group of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, which is one of the largest banks in the world with $2.4 trillion in assets.

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