Managers of Wealth Americas

Broken Walls Set Course for Bitcoin’s ‘Lehman Moment’

The ongoing troubles at bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox highlight a risk for investors: where, in the virtual-currency world, are the boundaries between broker, exchange and clearing house?

AIFMD: How new rules will affect the day job for private equity

With just four months to go until the AIFM Directive for the private equity industry comes in to effect, there is finally some clarity over what the new rules will mean for private equity dealmakers in practice.

Euroclear Bank selected for settlement of US stocks by EuroCCP

Under the service which was launched today, transactions in US stocks listed and traded on Turquoise will be settled on behalf of clients at Euroclear Bank in any of the 54 settlement currencies offered by the ICSD.

SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator

The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for February 2014 measured 3.38%, up from 2.67% in January.

He's back: The best hedge fund of 2013 was...

After steep losses in 2011 and 2012, $21 billion Paulson & Co. was named hedge fund firm of the year

UK giant snaps up US investment firm in $50m deal

GIA was formed in 1994 to create and market customer centric index target date fund products for the DC market and is investment sub-advisor to the Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Funds which have $15.6bn(3) of assets.

Hedge Funds Start 2014 in the Red

According to Preqin’s Hedge Fund Analyst, hedge funds made a loss of 0.17% in January 2014, the benchmark’s first month in negative territory since August 2013.

2014 Alternative Investment Survey highlighting key trends shaping the hedge fund industry - Deutsche Bank

Allocators from 29 different countries completed the survey. Approximately half (46%) of responding investors manage $1bn+ in hedge fund AuM, and 18% manage over $5bn.

BNY Mellon's Dreyfus Launches Global Emerging Markets Fund

Newton's Global Thematic Investment Approach Looks to Unveil Emerging Markets Opportunities

Hedge Funds and Other Financial Institutions Target Rough Diamonds as an Investment

Investment Diamond Exchange, a Los Angeles based firm that specializes in the facilitation of rough and polished diamond transactions, recently expanded its workforce in response to the increasing number of hedge funds and other financial institutions ac

SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index and Capital Movement Index

The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for January 2014 measured 1.39%.

Fortress Buys Back Stake From Nomura

The Fortress Investment Group, the first publicly listed hedge fund in the United States, has bought back a stake from Nomura, one of its principal investors.

Winklevoss Twins Back Aalap Mahadevia’s Hedge Fund

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the twins who achieved fame after they filed a lawsuit against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, immortalized in the movie, “The Social Network," are backing a new hedge fund run by fellow Harvard University gradua

Real Estate is Millionaires’ Top Investment Theme for 2014

U.S. millionaires view real estate as the top alternative-asset class to own this year

Small fund manager from Taiwan beats Wall Street giants

One of the best stock pickers in America last month was a 56-year-old Taiwanese immigrant working out of a small office in suburban New Jersey, 40 kilometres from Wall Street.

KKR pulls two funds in retail investor pitch setback

KKR & Co LP disclosed on Monday it would liquidate two funds targeting individual investors, in a blow to the private equity firm's efforts to widen its appeal beyond institutional investors such as pension funds and insurance firms.

Thes Big hedge Funds got Crushed In January

Most hedge funds that bet on broad macroeconomic trends lost money in January, hurt by reversing equity markets and wrong-way currency bets.

Brokers Now Get Access to Instinct Trading Platform

With broker's commission spent falling in recent years and a subsequent increase in technology costs, Jonathan Werts, head of broker-dealer execution, told Traders that the sellside needed to outsource and defray some of its costs, such as white-labe

Ex-Deutsche Bank Trader Dixon Said to Plan $200 Million Fund

Former Deutsche Bank AG mortgage-bond trader Troy Dixon’s new investment firm is projecting its first hedge fund will start in July with $200 million of capital.

Activist Investor Takes Aim at Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy may not be as famous as its classical namesake. But the consumer company, whose brands include the housewares maker OXO International, may be the subject of a fight all the same.

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