Managers of Wealth Americas

Advisers fear customers will be hit by cost of unbundling

Advisers are concerned that Cofunds' unbundled pricing model will result in higher costs for consumers.

Northern Trust Assists Clients in Management of Private Market Assets

Northern Trust’s Alternative Funds (AF)-Fund Valuation Status Summary integrates data including cash flows and valuation information to assist clients in their management and due diligence of these specialized assets.

PIMCO launches new fund to take advantage of long-term inflation

PIMCO has launched the PIMCO Inflation Response Multi-Asset Fund for investors looking to hedge global inflation risks and take advantage of returns that inflation dynamics offer.

National Bank to buy HSBC Securities

The National Bank of Canada confirmed Tuesday it is buying the full-service investment advisory and retail brokerage business of HSBC Securities (Canada) for $206 million in cash.

AdvisorShares Announces Partnership with Commerce Asset Management

AdvisorShares Investments has announced a partnership with Commerce Asset Management to develop an actively managed ETF which will utilize Markov Processes International's patented Dynamic Style Analysis technology in an attempt to outperform the maj

Goldman Sachs Shuts Global Alpha Fund

Goldman Sachs will shut its Global Alpha fund after clients pulled money from the quantitative trading pool that was once the firm’s largest hedge fund.

Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index fell 2.30% in August ‎

Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Outperforms Equity Benchmark by More Than Five Percentage Points in August

Institutional traders concerned by high frequency trading - survey

Concerns Run Highest In Global Firms and in U.S. and Europe

Scotiabank taps into China’s growth

Bank of Nova Scotia is taking a stake in China’s Bank of Guangzhou, a small but expanding commercial lender in a region where growth remains robust, especially by global standards.

Morgan Stanley Releases The Definitive Gold Stocks Report

While this is a blunt tool, we do believe it provides a good illustration how the sector has historically discounted the spot gold price, but currently does not seem to believe that the current $1800/oz gold price will hold.

Franklin Templeton launches new fund for US investors

Franklin Templeton Investments today announced the launch of Franklin Templeton Global Allocation Fund for U.S. investor

Model-driven hedge funds among losers in SNB shock

Hedge funds, betting on global markets and driven by computer models, were among those hardest hit by Switzerland's shock intervention on Tuesday to reverse profitable bets on the Swiss franc's "safe-haven" status.

Fitch Publishes Report on Brazilian Investment Fund Management Challenges

Fitch Ratings has published the Brazilian Investment Fund Management report which updates the agency's view of challenges of this industry.

The Complete Guide To The Good And The Bad Hedge Funds In The Worst Month Of 2011

Hedge funds with long exposure to the equity market (generally long/short managers) got crushed in August.

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