Managers of Wealth Americas

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Commits Additional $330 Million to the Canadian Private Equity Market

Northleaf Capital Partners to Manage Expanded Canadian Fund-of-Funds Program for CPPIB

TD Ameritrade Institutional and National Advisors Trust Company Form Strategic Alliance to Offer Trust Services for RIAs

New trust services program can help advisors guide clients in the preservation and transfer of wealth across generations

Sun Life Financial acquires NYC-based Ryan Labs Asset Management

Ryan Labs will retain its brand name and will maintain the location of its headquarters at 500 Fifth Avenue in New York City

New York investment firm opens Pittsburgh office

Snowden Lane Partners, a New York-based independent wealth advisory firm, on Monday said it has opened a Pittsburgh office

Is troubled hedgie Steve Cohen getting back in the SAC?

Former hedge-fund kingpin Steve Cohen may eventually be able to manage outside money again

Legg Mason Looks to Asia for New Opportunities

Under chairman and CEO Joseph Sullivan, the U.S. asset management giant plans to grow its business in the region, with an emphasis on China.

Bill Ackman Joins Ranks of Most Successful Hedge Fund Managers

Activist investor Bill Ackman has become one of the most successful hedge fund managers of all time

Morningstar Names Boston Partners Long/Short Equity as 2014 U.S. Alternatives Fund Manager of the Year

Boston Partners’ experience in long-short strategies dates back to 1998

Temenos forms alliance with Elan Financial Services

Temenos customers will also benefit from Temenos' technological integration with Elan, which is designed to improve back office efficiencies.

Donald Hodges, Fund Manager Praised by Boone Pickens, Dies at 80

Dubbed the “Lone Star stock picker” by Forbes, Hodges founded Hodges Capital and First Dallas Securities Inc. in 1989 with his son, Craig Hodges.

Billionaire Currency Trader George Soros Warns Against Investing Public Pension Money In Hedge Funds

Public pension systems currently have roughly $470 billion worth of investments in hedge funds

Vanguard overtakes SSgA as second-largest ETF manager

In 2014, BlackRock and SSgA saw assets increase but market share declined

Ex-Citi FX head readies $500 mln hedge fund launch in April

Former global head of foreign exchange at Citigroup, Anil Prasad, is preparing to launch his own macro hedge fund in early April with initial start-up capital of at least $500 million

George Soros retires again - and no hedging

The 84-year-old who broke the Bank of England says he is giving up investing - and that this time he really means it.

Hedge fund investors poised for high-risk, highly volatile markets in 2015

Amid the volatility in December, activist hedge funds posted an average increase of 2.5 percent on the month

Cantor Fitzgerald Tops 2014 At-the-Market Offering (ATM) League Table

Cantor is also a leading ATM provider for Life Sciences companies with ATM programs

The Woman Who Is Posting Some Of The Hedge Fund World's Best Returns

The vast majority of hedge fund managers have been unable to keep up with the booming stock market, disappointing their investors in recent years.

Rebuffing HFT, Nine Asset Managers to Launch Dark Pool

The Wall Street Journal reports that Michael Cashel, a senior vice president at Fidelity, will be Luminex's interim chief executive and the trading venue will be operational later this year.

Bank of the West and Fruition Sciences recognize wineries and

The result decreased vineyard spatial variability and increased water-use efficiency without compromising quality during a period of historic drought.

Hedge fund assets reach another industry record

Total net inflows in 2014 were up 19.9% over the prior year.

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