Managers of Wealth Americas

Discount pricing could lure more RIAs to outsource asset management

First Ascent Asset Management, which is billing itself as the first flat-fee asset manager, charges just $500 per adviser client

UBS, Morgan Stanley Teams in Texas Merge into Independence

Icon, whose partners were managing about $750 million of client assets, “immediately becomes one of the largest financial advisory firms in Texas

SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator

Movements in the Indicator reflect investor confidence in their allocations to hedge funds.

Emerging market valuations look ‘extremely cheap’ to this fund manager

Valuations on a number of different measures look extremely cheap.

Fulton Market block selling for more than $65 million

If the deal is completed, it would be the latest example of longtime business owners in the area, particularly food distributors

$3.7 Billion hedge fund

But there are also a bunch of reasons to be optimistic.

Invesco Launches Four Simple, Convenient Single-Ticket Multi-Asset Allocation Portfolios

The Invesco Global Solutions team is dedicated to designing goal-oriented, multi-asset strategies seeking improved risk-adjusted returns.

KPMG plans to add 500 more Chicago jobs

The number of local professionals has increased 27 percent at both KPMG and Deloitte since 2012.

As Traditional Strategies Grow Obsolete, Two Former Military Officers Launch Artificial Intelligence-Based Hedge Fund

The hedge fund industry is a crowded space and the barriers to entry are high.

A hedge fund millionaire took a stand for his anti-Trump beliefs, and he could lose his job

He told Gregory Zuckerman at the Wall Street Journal that his boss, hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer, recently called him to inquire about those disagreements.

Legal & General’s US Pension Risk Transfer Business Sees Continued Expansion in 2016

Legal & General's entrance into the US PRT market is one that combines over thirty years of PRT expertise in the UK with its proven US investment capabilities.

Goldman Sachs hands Maple bondholders sweet gift with surprise redemption

The bonds jumped by about 1.76 cents to as much as 100.376 cents on the news.

EPIC's Brian Tanner, Mary Grandy and Tony Lorber Honored as Risk & Insurance Magazine 2017 'Power Brokers'

The brokers awarded Power Broker recognition are judged based on their problem solving, customer service and industry knowledge.

BlackRock, Fidelity Bet Big on Brazil's Booming Equities Market

It’s clear that we’re through the cycle, which is the big thing.

Snowden Lane Partners Forms Strategic Partnership with Artivest

Improves access to alternative investments for clients and advisors

Blackstone in 2017 to Ride on PE, Real Estate, Hedge Funds

It has witnessed fund raises and deployments across the private equity, real estate, hedge funds, and credit markets.

Lovell Minnick Partners Announces Growth Investment In Trea Asset Management

Its own branded funds and alternative private equity and credit products.

Global Alliance Wealth Management Announces Launch of Extended Alternative Solutions Platform

The Alternative Solutions Platform will initially be offered to Global Alliance Wealth Management’s existing client base.

Los Angeles City Employees extends contracts of 3 equity managers

The staff will conduct further due diligence and is expected to recommend two finalists to the board for selection.

Swedish Pension Fund Completes Massive Global Portfolio Sale

JLL also secured acquisition financing on behalf of Blackstone.

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