04/13/2012
Faith and Values Inspired Investments
As both sectors continue to increase in size and therefore influence it may be instructive to consider a few of the learnings that have emerged when this question surfaces.
Alternative Investments
04/13/2012
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services Builds Global Client Base
Northern Trust has announced that its hedge fund administration unit, Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services, has built significant momentum since the unit was formed by the acquisition of Omnium in July 2011.
04/12/2012
AllianceBernstein's AUM drops to to $419bn
Certain statements provided by management in this news release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and
04/12/2012
UBS Announces Monthly Changes to the UBS Next Generation Internet Index
The UBS Next Generation Internet Index (the “Index”) is intended to measure, on a total-return basis, the performance of a subset of Internet-related companies listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ that satisfy specified market capitalization and other
04/11/2012
BNY Mellon Execs Join HedgeMark Board
The two replace two other BNY Mellon execs, Craig Messinger, executive vice president and head of global markets trading and Brian Ruane, CEO of alternative and broker-dealer services.
04/11/2012
Bain eyes $6 billion-$8 billion fund, toys with fees
Bain Capital LLC is considering raising $6 billion to $8 billion for a new global buyout fund and offering investors up to three options on fees it charges to manage the money, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
04/11/2012
Wilmington Trust kicks off new hedge fund
The goal of the fund is to deliver long-term growth of capital through consistent returns with a low correlation to traditional asset classes.
04/10/2012
JPMorgan Reorgs to Double Share of Global Funds Market
George Gatch, who was chief executive of J.P. Morgan Asset Management's investment management division for the Americas, now heads the new global funds business.
04/10/2012
AGF’s Patricia Perez-Coutts set to take her leave
Monday AGF Management Ltd. announced that Patricia Perez-Coutts, its senior vice-president and portfolio manager will be leaving the firm effective May 2. As well as Perez-Coutts, two other associates are also leaving.
04/05/2012
Natixis Global Asset Management Launches Gateway International Fund
Natixis Global Asset Management has announced the launch of an international hedged equity fund from Gateway Investment Advisers.
04/04/2012
Deutsche Bank asset manager unit may get $2 billion: sources
Deutsche Bank declined to comment on the price but said talks for a sale remain "on track".
03/30/2012
Morningstar Clients to Get Hedge Fund Data as Assets Soar
Hedge Fund Research produces the HFRX and HFRI hedge fund indexes as well as a database of fund performance and assets, according to the statement.
03/29/2012
Morningstar Launches Indexes Based on "Ultimate Stock-Pickers" Research
BNP Paribas Licenses Indexes for Structured Bank Notes
03/28/2012
Broadridge Extends International Multi-Asset Processing Capabilities of Gloss to Include Exchange-Traded Options
With extensive functionality for equities, fixed income, treasury instruments and derivatives, Gloss is well-established across global markets as a leading solution for investment banks and brokers.
03/27/2012
Dreyfus Fund Earns Lipper Award
Dreyfus International Bond Fund Receives Lipper Award in its Category for 5-Year Period
03/27/2012
Deutsche Bank Awarded Global Corporate Trust Services Provider of the Year
The Bank was nominated in the category by the editorial staff of Infrastructure Investor and in an on-line poll conducted during December and January. More than 1,000 readers participated, with Deutsche Bank voted as the top Global Corporate Trust Service
03/27/2012
Morningstar Reports Hedge Fund Performance for February, Asset Flows for January
Emerging market equities again posted the largest gains as the Morningstar MSCI Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Index rose 3.5% against the MSCI Emerging Market NR Stock Index's 6.0% increase.
03/27/2012
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 1.61% in February
Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, finished February up 1.61%; with 9 out of 10 strategies in positive territory;
03/26/2012
California-based alt inv firm to sell fund of hedge fund business
The firm has obtained the consent of its investors to sell its fund of hedge funds business to another asset management firm. Coast anticipates that the transaction will close within the next few weeks. The transaction terms will not be disclosed.
03/26/2012
John Paulson's Newest Setback: A Military Coup
Late last year he lightened up on financials, while exposing himself further to gold. Well, financials have been on a tear for the first several weeks of the year, while gold has been rather mediocre.