12/22/2014
The Bond King Is Dead, Long Live the Bond King: Bill Gross’s Crazy 2014
After a high-profile departure from Pacific Investment Management Co., the man once known as Wall Street's "bond king" is trying to rebuild his empire.
Alternative Investments
12/21/2014
Why Steve Cohen, Connecticut Hedge Fund Billionaire, Gives So Much In New York
Billionaire Steve Cohen was born in Great Neck, New York before attending Wharton, working on Wall Street and then founding SAC Capital Advisors in Connecticut
12/19/2014
Institutional Investors Embrace Real Assets in Search for Returns and Protection - BlackRock Survey
Real estate was the most common form of real asset investments
12/19/2014
Hedge funds shrug off volatility with $30B in gains
The hedge fund industry experienced net outflows of $1.5 billion according to mid fourth quarter data from Hedge Fund Research (HFR), which covers October and November this year.
12/19/2014
Standard Life Investment Expands Global Footprint
The business now manages over £240bn of assets and has increased its operational and client servicing footprint, with further investment planned to support continued growth.
12/19/2014
North American Family Offices Turning Co-Investment
The popular belief that family offices in North America regularly invest together has been challenged by the Global Family Office Report 2014
12/19/2014
J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Sonnedix Announce Global Solar Joint Venture
The joint venture platform currently operates 17 power plants with 117MW of installed capacity across France, Italy, Spain, Thailand and Puerto Rico.
12/19/2014
Investor in Meredith Whitney's hedge fund wants his money back
The biggest investor in Meredith Whitney's hedge fund has demanded his money back and two executives have left in the past month
12/19/2014
China, Chile seek enhanced trade, investment
Chile is trying to attract Chinese investors to do PPP when in Chile, with $15.2 billion infrastructure projects under way.
12/18/2014
Man Group steps up U.S. presence with Silvermine deal
Man Group plans to buy U.S. fund manager Silvermine Capital for up to $70 million, picking up $3.8 billion of assets under management to further strengthen its presence in the United States.
12/18/2014
Video Released by Pershing Square Capital Management Exposes Senior Distributors Admitting that Herbalife Uses a “Level of Inauthenticity,” leading to “Eventual Deception”
Never Before Seen Footage Reveals that Herbalife Admits It Values Recruitment Over All Else and Its “Business Opportunity” is Nearly Impossible to Achieve
12/18/2014
Ackman Says Pershing ‘Meaningfully’ Built Fannie-Freddie Bet
Bill Ackman, founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, said he’s added “meaningfully” to his bets on U.S. mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the past two weeks.
12/18/2014
Huntington Asset Services to provide mutual fund support for new global macro fund
Huntington Asset Services is providing support for Spouting Rock Fund Management’s Spouting Rock/Convex Dynamic Global Macro Fund, which launched 21 November.
12/18/2014
Hedge funds lead financial firms’ flow into Miami
The industry is one that has been quietly established here for some time, he added, and it includes venture capitalists, family offices and financial management firms as well as hedge and other funds.
12/18/2014
Canadian Hedge Funds East West, SW8 Join Forces
Going it alone in the Canadian hedge fund industry is not easy—so two Northern firms have decided to go it together.
12/18/2014
Cuomo Nixes Higher Hedge Fund Allocations By Pensions
Citing increased risks and higher fees, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill that would have allowed state pension funds to up their hedge fund allocations.
12/18/2014
Gemini Alternative Funds Launches Galaxy Plus Fund, Delivering Access to Select Group of Commodity Trading Advisors
The new platform reflects the continuing growth of Gemini Alt's comprehensive line of investment vehicles designed to meet the evolving needs of advisors and high-net-worth clients.
12/18/2014
Levine on Wall Street: Cuba Funds and Dark-Pool Plans
Yesterday's big news that the U.S. will move to normalize relations with Cuba was also big news for U.S. investment funds that invest in Cuba.
12/18/2014
Hedge Fund Alden Global Profits On Russian Turmoil
New York-based hedge fund Alden Global Capital is apparently making money on Russia's financial crisis.
12/17/2014
AMP Capital receives global infrastructure commitment from Ontario Pension Board
AMP Capital has received a US$200 million commitment, with additional co-investment rights, from Canadian pension plan Ontario Pension Board (OPB) to invest in its global infrastructure strategy.