Managers of Wealth Americas

This Manager Of A $55 Billion Fund Is Dumping Equities In Favor Of Cash

When stock market rallies are broad based it makes it more difficult to find significantly undervalued securities

Ex-Citadel Event-Driven Chief Rotter Launches New Hedge Fund

The fund, which reportedly began trading in October, also pursues an event-driven strategy. He is joined at the new fund by former Citadel research analyst Judd Arnold.

Aspect Capital partners with Gemini Alt to grow managed futures strategy

The Aspect Core Diversified Program applies a proprietary and systematic quantitative investment approach

First Niagara Risk Management Completes Transition to KeyBank

The acquisition was completed July 29, 2016, creating the 13th largest US-based bank.

SSGA and Bloomberg expand access to fixed income ETF creation & redemption

The enhancement aims to improve the efficiency of fixed income ETF basket creation and redemption by enabling dealers to proactively provide existing bond inventory from which providers can create targeted baskets.

New Hedge Fund Launches Fall As Total Capital Increases To Record

The number of launches in 3Q16 represents lowest since 1Q09 and marks the fourth consecutive quarter of net contraction in the overall number of active funds.

This $800 Million Hedge Fund Will Sell 100% Of These Positions

The letter also announced the suspension of investors’ right to redeem their money.

Elizabeth Warren Apologizes for trashing Hedge-fund Manager Who agrees with her 100%

She’s taken the post down, while certain president-elect’s tweets trashing everything from a union leader to a beauty queen to a humble magazine remain.

AlphaDesk Announces Expansion into Australia, Signs Four New Hedge Funds

Hedge funds focused in American investments are up 9 percent over the same period.

Metropolitan Capital Opens East Region Office in New York

The new office allows Metropolitan Capital to provide greater service to clients on the East Coast and across the country.

Warehouse operator Global Logistic Properties sets up $1.5 bln fund: Reuters

GLP is the asset manager of the fund and will retain a stake of about 10 percent post-syndication.

Aristotle launches Aristotle Atlantic Partners

Aristotle’s primary mission is helping clients achieve their investment goals

Cincinnati Financial Poised for Growth Despite Cat Loss

The company anticipates moderate top-line growth in the future, primarily driven by improved pricing.

Sun Life first Canadian insurer to launch National Healthcare Provider Ratings Network

We see this as a significant opportunity to empower Canadians to manage their health and wellness.

Bill Gates Launches $1 Billion Breakthrough Energy Investment Fund

The coalition partnered with Mission Innovation, a group of 20 countries and the European Union that pledged to double their investment in clean energy research over five years.

US Private Equity Firms Dial Back Pace Of Investing In Canada

Nearly 47% of all Canada PE transactions in 2016 through the end of October were below C$25 million in size.

Canadian pension fund enters AMP Capital property portfolio

AMP Capital said the deal underlines institutional investor confidence in the New Zealand economy and property market.

family office buys 2 buildings in Detroit

Has made its first two real estate investments

Guyana produces record amount of gold

For the year 2017, the gold target has been set to 694,000 ounces and Trotman said it is a difficult but not impossible target to reach.

New fund raises $268m for Peru, Colombia, Mexico real estate fund

Volatility in the region and the global political uncertainty creates ample opportunity for investment in real estate projects in the region

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