04/30/2013
OppenheimerFunds Unveils Modernized Retail and New Institutional Brand
"The modernization of our brand is the culmination of the last five years of work to redefine what investors can expect from an asset manager."
Alternative Investments
04/28/2013
Unicredit to shun US derivatives trading
Industry specialists warned that incoming regulations were breaking the global links between markets and hurting liquidity
04/25/2013
UBS Teams Up With Deutsche Bank on Commercial Mortgage Bonds
The collaboration follows UBS's split with Barclays PLC on commercial- mortgage-bond deals.
04/24/2013
American Eagle gold coins soar in value and forces Mint to suspend sales
The US Mint ran out of its smallest American Eagle gold coin after demand surged following the biggest drop in futures in three decades
04/24/2013
BlackRock Backs Off Solo Bond Exchange, Teams With MarketAxess
This partnership enables Aladdin clients to tap into a deeper liquidity pool without ever having to leave Aladdin
04/23/2013
BNY Mellon appointed to provide US custody services by Bank Hapoalim & Poalim Sahar
The mandate encompasses a full suite of core US custody services
04/23/2013
Paamco Seeks Asian Institutional Money for Hedge-Fund Strategies
An $8.6 billion U.S. fund-of-hedge-funds, is seeking to raise money from pensions and sovereign wealth funds in Asia
04/23/2013
Janus Capital profit rises 24 percent
Average assets under management during the first quarter 2013 were $161.8 billion compared with $155.6 billion during the fourth quarter 2012 and $158.9 billion during the first quarter 2012.
04/22/2013
Blackstone Announces Acquisition of Credit Suisse’s Strategic Partners Business
Its performance has been top quartile among its peers.
04/22/2013
Citi launches OpenAi for alternative investment clients
Institutional investors today are demanding more transparency and visibility.
04/22/2013
Weeden Acquires Prime Broker Saxis
This is a key investment in, and a natural extension of, our product suite offering to the investment community
04/20/2013
Credit Suisse's Crossfinder dark pool gets darker
Credit Suisse AG has stopped voluntarily disclosing the amount of trading volume on its Crossfinder platform
04/19/2013
Hedge Fund Redemptions Fall In April
The figure represents the sum of forward redemption notices
04/17/2013
Blackstone Reports Record First Quarter Results
Blackstone also continues to show sustained asset growth
04/16/2013
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Finished Up 1.21% in March
Some funds were dropped from the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index in March.
04/16/2013
John Paulson loses $1bn on gold
Wiped off the value of his investments
04/15/2013
Wells Fargo cuts approved list of money managers
Currently the approved list has more than 1,000 investment strategies from about 470 portfolio managers.
04/11/2013
Defined Contribution Assets Grow at Northern Trust
$78 Billion Propelled by Innovative DC Investment Solutions
04/11/2013
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for March 2013 measured 1.53%
“April brings higher capital activity volume with redemptions outpacing subscriptions, which is in line with last month’s slightly higher Forward Redemption Indicator,” said Bill Stone, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SS&C Tech
04/09/2013
Hidden Risks in Active Commodity Indices - CS RESEARCH
Many of these new indices are optimized towards particular factors and events.