04/15/2016
Brand tie-up: Donald Trump eyes commercial realty in India
The Trump-IREO deal will be for a new high-end 600,000-700,000 sq ft office building on Gurgaon’s Golf Course Extension Road.
Alternative Investments
04/14/2016
John Hancock Investments launches Global Focused Strategies Fund
With a broad investment mandate, the portfolio team expects to implement a range of global macroeconomic and microeconomic investment strategies
04/13/2016
One of the most senior women in the hedge fund world just got $130 million for a new fund
Ramius will be Margate's first investor. The commitment will be for the next three years.
04/13/2016
New hint in Warren Buffett succession sweepstakes
Jain has long been seen as among the top contenders to take over from Buffett once he's no longer running Berkshire.
04/12/2016
Currency-Hedged Funds—Safer or Riskier Thanks to Derivatives?
Limits proposed on derivatives make it harder, more expensive to offset risk
04/12/2016
Strategic asset allocation is a primary driver for private equity performance
According to the new model, the pension funds used as study samples have been able to collect an illiquidity premium of above 4% IRR by investing in private equity instead of public equity.
04/12/2016
Marsh & McLennan Agency buys insurance group
MMA recently picked up Aviation Solutions, adding aviation expertise for its mid-sized clients, and Corporate Consulting Services, a New York based insurance brokerage and human resource consultancy.
04/11/2016
Daily Mail parent in talks with private equity for Yahoo bid
DailyMail.com and MailOnline are the celebrity-focused news websites of the right-leaning London-based Daily Mail newspaper.
04/11/2016
Institutional Investors Taking Leap Into Marketplace Lending
Second Annual Survey by Richards Kibbe & Orbe and Wharton FinTech Reveals Rising Optimism, Participation in Emerging Industry
04/10/2016
Fortress Three Top Executives Split $44 Million Bonuses In 2015
The firm, which oversaw $70.5 billion in fee-paying investor capital at the end of last year, disbanded its flagship macro hedge fund after almost two years of losses and a spate of redemptions since 2007 shrank its assets by more than three-quarters to $
04/10/2016
US faces ‘disastrous’ $3.4tn pension funding hole
Large pension shortfalls have already played a role in driving several US cities, including Detroit in Michigan and San Bernardino in California, to file for bankruptcy.
04/08/2016
Blackstone to Shut Mutual Fund After Fidelity Pulls Out
Blackstone’s multimanager fund has fallen 4.1 percent this year after gaining 4 percent in 2015.
04/07/2016
Bitcoin Thrives In The Philippines And Argentina
The global appeal of Bitcoin and other digital currencies will eventually lead to emerging countries embracing these concepts rather than staying with inflationary currencies.
04/07/2016
Fiera Capital expands distribution reach in U.K. and Europe through new partnership with Bedrock
Fiera Capital is pleased to expand its presence in the European market through this partnership with Bedrock," said Jean-Guy Desjardins, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fiera Capital.
04/07/2016
Orangewood Partners Launches Peaceable Street Capital for Investing in Self-Storage, Other Real Estate
The company has completed two transactions thus far, including a preferred-equity investment last month in an unidentified self-storage portfolio.
04/07/2016
Hedge fund billionaire could save hundreds of millions from move
According to Institutional Investor's Alpha, Tepper has earned more than $6 billion over the past three years.
04/06/2016
Macquarie Capital Adds Aerospace, Defense & Government Services Industry Coverage
Jeremy Parker joins Macquarie Capital as a Managing Director leading the Aerospace, Defense and Government Services coverage in New York
04/06/2016
MetLife Tried to Shed Fed Oversight in 2008
What is less known is that MetLife also attempted in August 2008 to shed Fed supervision by applying to change the nature of its banking charter, according to a public notice of the application filing obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
04/06/2016
Ally Financial to buy digital wealth management firm TradeKing Group BBR Staff Writer
The deal is part of Ally Financial's plans to expand into new business lines including wealth management, mortgages and credit cards.
04/05/2016
Stone Point Capital Acquires Majority Stake in NFP Advisor Services
NFP, a leading insurance broker and consultant, has entered into an agreement with funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC, a private equity firm focused on investing in the global financial services industry.