09/17/2015
NewStar to Acquire FOC Partners, Adds $2.3B in Assets
NewStar Financial has agreed to acquire Feingold O’Keeffe Capital, a private alternative asset management firm based in Boston.
Alternative Investments
09/16/2015
Bond Investors Stand Pat Before Fed Meeting - JP Morgan
The latest figures were close to their four-week and 52-week averages.
09/16/2015
Allen & Co. Shuts $850 Million Arbitrage Fund
Allen is closing the strategy in part because of declining returns for such funds
09/16/2015
US Rate Rise Is "Fraught With Risk " For Investors In Illiiquid Bond Markets, Say AB
Liquidity in financial markets is the ability to buy or sell securities in a timely way at prices acceptable to both buyers and sellers.
09/15/2015
Accelerating Impact Fund Managers to Spur Investments in the Base of the Pyramid
Most accelerators train and invest in startup companies
09/15/2015
Jetting Into The Age Of The Jetsons For Wealth Managers
They want to see all their accounts in one place, and communicate with wealth managers via email or text or even chat.
09/15/2015
Sotheby's International Realty To Expand Luxury Brand Presence Within The Middle East
Increasing our brand presence in the Middle East is yet another example of our commitment to providing the Sotheby's International Realty network's exclusive real estate services in luxury property destinations around the world
09/15/2015
Korea’s Sovereign Fund Emerges As Vocal BofA Dissident
Among shareholders of Bank of America Corp.that are pressing for broader changes to the company’s board, South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund is emerging as a vocal dissident.
09/14/2015
Turner Impact Launches $1B School Fund
The company also invests in workforce housing as part of his social-impact investment strategy.
09/14/2015
Retirement Specialists Control Nearly Half of the $1.3 Trillion Advisor-Sold DC Market
Nearly half of the $1.3 trillion advisor-sold DC market is controlled by retirement specialists
09/13/2015
Fight breaks out over high-yield funds
He says, “Most of their concerns stem from a lack of understanding. They might have expertise in one area of the market and not others. Those who know ETFs don’t raise concerns.”
09/13/2015
NexusCrowd Launches Online Investment Platform with $100 Million Real Estate Development Project
Platform Provides Unprecedented Access to Private Equity Investments
09/13/2015
Grenier, Bucci launch new investment firm
The new investment firm will serve high-net-worth individuals, wealth management firms, endowments, foundations and institutions.
09/13/2015
Value investors call bottom to Brazilian plunge
Joe Leahy in São Paulo and John Paul Rathbone in London
09/11/2015
Four Reasons Your Canadian Company's Next Office Should Be in the Cayman Islands
Business owners can bring staff in from Canada and obtain a five-year renewable work visa within five days.
09/11/2015
Second chance for Stamford as Bridgewater relocates some employees
At the same time, a determined band of Stamford residents would scotch the Bridgewater deal, arguing for the preservation of a boatyard
09/11/2015
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Launches GS Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund
The Fund is offered in Class A and Class C Shares, both with $1,000 minimum initial investments.
09/11/2015
Loeb Reinsurer Says ‘Tough Out There’ Amid Two-Year Share Slump
Hedge funds, pensions and wealthy individuals have entered reinsurance seeking weather-related investments
09/11/2015
GE explores sale of pension manager
Proceeds of the sale will be put into the pension trust.
09/11/2015
Leading San Francisco-Based Wealth Management Team, Led by Entrepreneur David Steele, Launches One Wealth Advisors as an Independent Advisory Firm
The team collaborates with professionals providing support to families including their estate lawyers