03/25/2015
Hedge Fund Boss Flies In for Vivendi Showdown
PSAM said Vivendi is undervalued because of its large cash stock
Alternative Investments
03/25/2015
Alternative Fund Consulting Announces Expansion, Adds CFO Services
Better managed firms create better returns
03/25/2015
TigerShark Said to Shut After Bull Market Dents Returns
Market neutral hedge funds returned an average of 13 percent
03/25/2015
Fund Growth Slows Again
On a brighter note, the number of hedge fund liquidations declined in 2014 from 904 liquidations in 2013 to 864 last year.
03/25/2015
BlackRock submits revival plan for ailing Rei Agro
The proposed plan has been worked out by Houlihan Lokey Investment Banking Services on behalf of BlackRock
03/25/2015
Lovell Minnick to Sell Mercer Advisors to Genstar
Mercer is a registered investment adviser, which provides wealth management services to high-net-worth and affluent clients and has a base of individual clients with assets of nearly $6 billion.
03/24/2015
For Clintons, a Hedge Fund in the Family
Beyond the glamour, being part of the Clinton family has provided Mr. Mezvinsky with another perk
03/24/2015
Highland Capital Management names Global head and CIO
The Highland Alternative Investors platform will further enhance the Firm's $5 Billion in Liquid Alternative Funds
03/24/2015
U.S.-based property investment fund preparing to sell Japanese Investment Advisor
The sale preparations come after a rise in property values in Japan
03/24/2015
BlackRock Launches iShares Exponential Technologies ETF
These companies, which also cross industry sectors such as manufacturing, financial services and health care
03/23/2015
Dubai delegation seeks business opportunities in US
Transport-related exports to the UAE have enabled the state of Georgia alone create 7,158 additional jobs between 2006 and 2013
03/23/2015
Brown & Brown announces acquisition
Spain was founded by the Spain family in 1922
03/23/2015
Man Group launches second fund in quick succession
This follows the launch of the Man Numeric Market Neutral Alternative fund, which was revealed by Citywire Global last week.
03/23/2015
Coral Gables Asset Management launches new long-short hedge fund
The fund utilises quantitative strategies based on geographical information dispersion and industry-level political sensitivity to generate “alpha” (risk-adjusted returns) for investors.
03/22/2015
United Fund Advisors Expands New York Presence
Since 2008, UFA has provided direct financing or served as an advisor to 23 real estate projects in the New York City
03/20/2015
Van Eck Global’s China Bond ETF Named “Best New ETF of 2014”
CBON broke new ground by using China Asset Management (Hong Kong), Ltd.’s RQFII quota to tap into China's onshore bond market, currently the third largest in the world after the U.S. and Japan.
03/19/2015
McKinsey Says Alternative Investments Are Here To Stay, Anticipates Higher Growth
The motivation for alternative investments are structural, not cyclical
03/19/2015
Ex-Harvard, Johnson Family Professionals Team Up for Fund
Zhang and Vasavada are seeking opportunities to own “great businesses” in China and India
03/19/2015
Blackstone Buys Stake in Solus Alternative Asset Management
Both Bondy and Signorile will stay at the company while they are in a transition period
03/19/2015
Hedge Fund Manager: Fed Repeating Mistakes of Great Depression
The move clears the way for the Fed to raise interest rates.