08/19/2015
Apollo Said to Get Caesars Creditor Demand to Abandon Parent
The second-lien group includes Appaloosa Management, Oaktree Capital Group LLC and Tennenbaum Capital Partners, according to a February court filing.
Alternative Investments
08/19/2015
Investors Shouldn’t Run Out of Carlyle’s Stock, Analyst Says
Private-equity investments are a much more significant driver of Carlyle’s results
08/19/2015
Aventura ParkSquare office condos sell out for $56M
Reservations are being converted to contracts, with a groundbreaking scheduled for the fall.
08/18/2015
SS&C Acquires Citi’s Alternative Investor Services Business
SS&C is one of the leading fund administrators for both onshore and offshore hedge funds, fund of funds and private equity funds
08/18/2015
Robertson’s Tiger to Invest Startup Capital in China Fund Yulan
A number of prominent executives worked under Robertson at Tiger before going on to form their own hedge funds.
08/18/2015
Korean Sovereign Fund Asks Elliott to Stop Investing in Korea
Request follows activist hedge fund’s proxy fight involving Samsung’s controlling Lee family
08/15/2015
Big deal: takeover fever returns as memories of the crash recede
Warren Buffett’s largest ever buyout is just the latest example of a resurgence in the merger market that might break records set before the financial crisis
08/14/2015
Billionaire Gerald Ford buys big stake in two Henry S. Miller Cos. properties in Dallas
The decision to sell a stake in the properties feeds into Miller's strategy of repositioning the firm for the future.
08/14/2015
Julian Robertson's Second Dalliance With Investors Disappoints
Robertson's personal fortune has more than doubled to $3.4 billion since 2000, and his Tiger Management is as strong as ever
08/14/2015
TPG Files to Raise $460 Million in Buyout Vehicle IPO
The offering figure includes $60 million that underwriters may sell if demand exceeds $400 million.
08/14/2015
A hedge fund billionaire is throwing a $2,700-per-ticket fundraiser for Chris Christie this weekend
Christie has struggled to catch up in the election money race after a relatively poor showing in the early stages of his campaign.
08/12/2015
Fiera Capital Expands Distribution in the US With New $540 Million 401(k) Mandate
Nino said SEI’s market leadership and expertise in CITs made it the natural partner to help Fiera Capital’s U.S. affiliate leverage the vehicle’s advantages.
08/12/2015
China Slowdown Has Some U.S. Investors Moving to Consumer Stocks
Even with the slowing growth, there's still more money in people's pockets
08/12/2015
Contrafund Cautious on Commodities, More Optimistic About Internet Companies
His philosophy is that stock gains follow earnings growth.
08/11/2015
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management’s US X-trackers Platform Surpasses USD 20 Billion in Assets Under Management
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management’s global exchange-traded platform launched in 2006, and is the world’s fifth largest ETF provider with approximately USD 76.9 billion in assets under management.
08/11/2015
Sliced White Labels Alternative Investments Platform For RIAs
The product is also white-labeled to allow an RIA to incorporate their own branding.
08/11/2015
Community Bank opens new wealth management office
The deal will lead to some layoffs. More than 60 jobs at Oneida will be cut.
08/11/2015
SEB Implements Axioma Risk™ As Its Global Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Platform
Axioma Risk enabled SEB to address one of the most vexing problems facing risk managers: a lack of alignment between the risk-management team and the investment team.
08/11/2015
Lincoln Financial Network Announces 2014 Planners of the Year
Jack Friel, Mike Lockwood, Peter MallerSelected Among Thousands Affiliated With LFN
08/11/2015
Chinese buyers making mark on Vancouver’s luxury housing
The new data offer fresh granularity into Vancouver’s cosmopolitan housing market, where the average cost of a detached house has soared to $2.23-million