Managers of Wealth Americas

Bitcoin Crushes Bank Fees in Emerging Economies

It is emerging market central banks that buy 80 percent of those bonds as foreign exchange reserves to gain market credibility.

Wells Fargo Municipal Income Team Wins Five Lipper Fund Awards

The investment team includes 9 portfolio managers who are supported by 15 portfolio analysts.

Fidelity strikes back at view that passive index funds beat active managers

This same subset of funds also outperformed their benchmarks by nearly 0.2 percent per year from 1992 through 2015, while similar passive index funds slightly trailed the benchmark by 0.04 percent, according to Fidelity’s research.

Rhode Island dumps hedge fund Luxor Capital

In late February, influential industry consultant Cliffwater has placed Luxor Capital on a so-called watch list after suffering double-digit losses last year.

Fisher stepping aside as Fisher Investments CEO

Taking Fisher’s place leading the 2,000-employee company will be 41-year-old Damian Ornani, who has been with the company for 20 years.

Guggenheim Investments Earns Second Consecutive Lipper Award for Best Fixed Income Small Fund Group

The asset group class award is presented annually for consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to peers based on Lipper’s proprietary performance-based methodology.

Hedge fund industry raises $1.5 million to prevent and treat child abuse

Help For Children, one of the most globally renowned charitable organizations associated with the hedge fund industry, raised $1.5 million at its 18th Annual Hedge Funds Care New York Benefit on March 10th, with all proceeds benefiting programs to prevent

BNY Mellon Selected as Depositary Bank by Raia Drogasil for New ADR Program

Raia Drogasil is the largest drugstore chain and eighth largest retailer in Brazil.

UBS links with Harvard on ESG tool for pension funds

It comes as pension funds around the world, including Australian superannuation funds, come under mounting pressure to consider the environmental and social impact of their investment decisions.

Broadridge Invests In and Enters Into an Alliance with LiquidX

LiquidX unlocks balance sheet capital from large corporations through its innovative technology-driven auction market.

Polen Capital Management is Live on the SaaS-based Charles River IMS

Structurally this investment has increased our productivity, streamlined our portfolio compliance and risk monitoring

Extending innovation into new sectors

Institutional investors, along with market regulation, have driven the alternatives industry down this road

Sussman's Paloma Partners Adding Staff, Will Accept New Capital

Last year, Sussman said, he was concerned about equity market valuations and the market's appetite for distressed debt.

Investcorp Further Expands Real Estate Portfolio with Acquisition of Five Residential Properties in Minneapolis and Boca Raton

The residential properties located in the suburbs of Minneapolis, MN are comprised of two multifamily apartment properties with 854 units and an average occupancy rate of 95 percent.

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