Managers of Wealth Americas

Global banks join hands to set up one-stop bond shop

A group of 12 global banks are working together to set up a one-stop bond shop for buyers and sellers of corporate bonds

European and American Banks Consider One-Stop Bond Shop

A group of European and American banking giants as well as a dozen or so asset managers are reportedly working together to set up a one-stop bond shop for buyers and sellers of corporate bonds.

Goldman considering setting up new infrastructure fund

When Goldman last raised an infrastructure fund in 2010, it met with lukewarm demand.

Neuberger Berman acquires Orchard Square hedge fund

The transaction is expected to close on December 31, 2014.

Pershing Square hedge fund raises over $3bn in Amsterdam float

Members of the management team at Pershing Square purchased an extra $129m in shares.

Investors hedging their bets with a bar of gold or two

Minted bars, which range from 1 gram to 100 grams, took the lion's share of the increase, rising 37 per cent to 12,238 ounces, with investors in Germany and the US the biggest buyers.

Investing in Bitcoin: Gauging the Fair Value and Future Price of Bitcoin

Gil Luria, managing director of equity research for Wedbush – and co-author of several analyst reports on the digital currency — believes 2014, in spite of some monumental setbacks, has been another step in the right direction for bitcoin.

KKR Said to Back Hedge Fund of Former York Capital Asia CEO

The private-equity firm led by billionaires Henry Kravis and George Roberts, based in New York, will take an unspecified minority stake in Acion

Hedge Funds Must Ramp Up Infrastructure to Accommodate Liquid Alts

Hedge fund managers quickly see that the additional infrastructure required to manage a Liquid Alt is far more complex

With acquisition, PNC set to enter IPO market

PNC Financial Services Group is getting into the business of advising companies that want to go public, capitalizing on the hot market for initial public offerings at a time when banks are looking for new sources of revenue.

Next out of the block

The conversation will spiral on through the suitability of crypto currencies for legitimate business

How Bill Gross became too hot for Pimco to handle

The flagship Total Return Fund, the world's largest bond fund, suffered 16 straight months of outflows. The wrangling and the underperformance grated on the executive committee, chaired by Chief Executive Douglas Hodge.

Former Punk Rocker Is Wall Street's New Bond King

Gundlach, on the other hand, has seen money pouring in

Choosing a Fund Administrator for the Long Term by Eamonn Greaves, SS&C

As we meet with asset management firms who are considering third-party fund administration, it’s clear that certain elements of service have become of greater importance.

Perella Weinberg buys former squatter site in central Berlin

Perella bought the site for about €150-million ($190-million U.S.) from German real estate investor Anno August Jagdfeld

Goldman Details Plans To Foray Into Active ETF Market

Goldman Sachs filed a request with the SEC late last week to launch a series of actively-managed exchange-traded funds making it the latest addition to the list of banking giants that have expressed an interest in the rapidly growing investment option.

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