05/31/2016
Why invest in hedge funds?
Most investors, both institutional and individual, often allocate a sizable portion of their portfolios to hedge funds.
Alternative Investments
05/31/2016
In alternatives, consultants and money managers branching out into each other’s territory
Alternative investment managers that started out in the funds-of-funds business and consulting firms are following suit.
05/31/2016
Hedge Funds: Finding Opportunities in a Beleaguered Industry
In efficient frontier parlance, hedge funds have the ability to move your overall portfolio up, left or both.
05/31/2016
TETF Watch: Direxion Files Commodity Fund
The index also has an optimized roll, with the index replacing contracts at rebalancing by rolling into the most desirable contract expiring over the 13-month period.
05/30/2016
It may be the end of hedge funds as we know it
Let's get the obvious out of the way: hedge fund performance is abysmal.
05/30/2016
US Private Equity Firm Blackstone Invests $200 Million in Partners Life
Kishore Moorjani, senior managing director of Blackstone said his firm was impressed with Partners Life's management team
05/27/2016
SSGA issues 40 ETFs on Euroclear’s fund platform
Furthermore, a selection of SPDR ETFs will be available on our FundSettle platform to support the distribution effort of SPDR ETFs in reaching our mutual fund clients across Europe.”
05/27/2016
How Donald Trump is winning over Wall Street
I spoke with over 50 financial professionals across the board. And the overwhelming majority said they were planning on voting for Trump at the election.
05/25/2016
Object Trading Platform goes live at TMX Group’s Co-Location Centre for Montréal Exchange Access
Global expansion of managed DMA infrastructure continues as traditional service providers retreat
05/24/2016
American Beacon Partners with Man Group for New Emerging Market Debt Fund
In August 2014, American Beacon and Man Group launched the American Beacon AHL Managed Futures Strategy Fund.
05/24/2016
AIG to Sell Crowdfunding Insurance, Looking to Make Money Off Investors’ Worries
The coverage isn’t available to protect against just any crowdfunding project.
05/23/2016
World’s no. 2 currency trader says dollar rebound just the start
Deutsche Bank favours buying the US currency versus emerging markets
05/23/2016
Creditors of Puerto Rico Government Bank Revive Lawsuit Over Debt Moratorium
A bondholder group that includes hedge funds Brigade, Claren Road and Fir Tree updated an existing lawsuit against the bank and Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla late Friday
05/23/2016
Millionaire Tells BlackRock To Say No To Big CEO Pay
According to a survey in the US, 74 per cent people don't believe CEOs are paid appropriately relative to workers
05/23/2016
Fidelity Files To Launch Six ‘Smart Beta’ ETFs
Fidelity Investments has filed with regulators to create six new exchange-traded funds that would mark the Boston mutual fund firm’s most ambitious step yet into the fast-growing ETF arena.
05/23/2016
BNY Mellon Launches Asset Strategy View,Opening a 'Big Data' Window into Institutional Investor Allocations and Behavior
New solution supports growing need from asset managers/owners and insurance firms for detailed allocation data and insight
05/19/2016
Argentine banking group Supervielle raises over $200 mln in landmark IPO
Last month, Argentina sold $16.5 billion of sovereign debt in its first international bond issue since its record 2002 default.
05/19/2016
Envestnet Launches The Essential Advisor
These pillars include financial planning, asset class selection and allocation, investment selection, systematic rebalancing, and tax management.
05/19/2016
Peter J. Solomon Company Launches Houston-Based Energy Advisory Group
Sector Veterans John Rice and George Ward to Lead New Practice as Part of Broader Expansion Plan
05/19/2016
Be wary if your mutual fund manager also runs hedge funds: James Saft
As part of an effort to address this and other concerns, the SEC in 2005 put in place mandatory new disclosures.