10/12/2016
Canada health benefit startup League enters insurance market
Royal Bank of Canada expands into insurance, targeting the many small businesses
Alternative Investments
10/12/2016
Brookfield Asset Management mulls bid for Performance Sports: Bloomberg
Brookfield raised its stake in Performance Sports in September
10/11/2016
So Many Hedge Funds, So Little Alpha
The problem is the lack of mandatory standards for disclosure
10/11/2016
Nasdaq and Hong Kong exchange sharing information on blockchain technology
Hong Kong Monetary Authority is already planning an innovation hub that will test blockchain and distributed ledger solution
10/11/2016
Canadian funds step up investments in India
Canadian pension fund plans to invest $2.3 billion in India
10/11/2016
Hazeltree Partners with BlackRock to Automate Cash Sweeps
This partnership provides mutual clients an efficient way to manage cash and sweep unencumbered free cash to BlackRock money market funds.
10/11/2016
Apex Clearing launches prime brokerage platform for small and mid-sized hedge funds
Apex Clearing can also take full custody of a client's assets, eliminating the need for middlemen.
10/11/2016
Bahana TCW to soon launch new equity fund on infrastructure
The collected funds will be invested in companies, particularly state-owned firms, operating in the infrastructure sector
10/11/2016
Pew report sees Alaska ahead of other states in its ‘sovereign wealth fund’
The report found that it’s one of three states that doesn’t allow withdrawals from the fund principal.
10/10/2016
HarbourVest readies new offer for SVG Capital
Boston-based fund says it wants to engage with UK private equity group amid three-way bid battle
10/10/2016
InsurTech will be the Next Big Thing
On the other side of the equation, $290.6 billion was allocated to property losses for the P/C.
10/10/2016
New robo-advisor app offers hedge fund strategies without hedge fund costs
Lighthouse Canton operates at the cutting edge of technology
10/07/2016
RBC Global Asset Management Inc. Announces September Sales Results for RBC Funds, PH&N Funds and BlueBay Funds
Sales results information is based on preliminary data from the Investment Funds Institute of Canada and only include Canadian prospectus qualified mutual funds.
10/07/2016
Bermuda Asset Management Event In New York
Our market’s experts were very well represented, and the recent jurisdictional updates made for a very compelling message.
10/07/2016
New diversified growth player Latitude launches first fund
The relative allocation of asset classes will be determined by analysing cyclical factors with a long term, capital preservation objective.
10/07/2016
J.P. Morgan Asset Management Launches Center for Investment Excellence
The podcasts are currently available free of charge on the Center's homepage and through the iTunes store, enabling listeners to access them at their convenience.
10/06/2016
Highlander Partners Expands Investments into Tech Sector; Adds Technology Veteran Rashid Skaf to Private Equity Team
This is a new area of investment for the firm.
10/05/2016
After LPL Leaves FSI, Two of Its OSJs Become Members
FSI deciding to let the Super OSJ groups of non member IBDs directly join the organization is a smart move
10/05/2016
Wells Fargo Asset Management Completes Acquisition of Analytic Investors, LLC
Financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
10/05/2016
Atlanta Financial Associates Partners Cathy Miller, Julianne Andrews and Rick Henderson Selected as Five Star Wealth Managers for 2016
The Five Star Wealth Manager award is the largest and most widely published wealth manager program in the financial services industry.