01/03/2012
Fidelity Investments Looks Ready To Offer Exchange-Traded Funds
After years of ignoring one of the hottest investment options, Fidelity Investments appears to be planning a push into exchange-traded funds
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12/30/2011
Men Take Lead In Financial Decisions, Reveals HSBC Report
HSBC’s The Future of Retirement programme is a leading independent study into global retirement trends. It provides authoritative insights into the key issues associated with ageing populations and increasing life expectancy around the world.
12/30/2011
U.S. Mint says has enough gold, silver Eagles coins
The United States Mint said on Wednesday it has enough American Eagle gold and silver bullion coins to meet demand and does not expect to allocate them in early 2012.
12/28/2011
Carlyle launches new financial firms buyout fund
The new fund, Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners II, has a minimum commitment threshold for investors of $10 million and intends to fundraise for more than a year
12/27/2011
Former Galleon Manager to Start Technology Hedge Fund for Fortress
The new fund will invest as much as 50 percent of its assets in U.S. companies, with the rest allocated to Europe, China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan
12/27/2011
Hedge funds hammered in one of worst years on record
Hedge funds have suffered their second worst year on record as volatile markets, plunging commodities and political uncertainty torpedoed the investment plans of even the $2 trillion (£1.28 trillion) sector's biggest stars.
12/23/2011
Hedge Fund Chief Falcone Rejects an Offer to Settle by SEC
Prominent hedge-fund manager Philip Falcone has rejected a Securities and Exchange Commission settlement offer that would have banned him from the securities industry and essentially ended his career, people familiar with the matter said.
12/19/2011
Layoffs hit Soros investment company
Still, the fund continues to rank as one of the world's biggest and most powerful investors with some $25 billion in assets and some 300 employees putting that money to work.
12/12/2011
U.S. securities regulator closes Fairfax probe
The sources, who didn't want to be identified because the SEC hasn't made the letters public, said the termination letters were sent out a little over a month ago.
12/08/2011
US investment mgmt firm expands offerings in three fixed-income strategies
Broader Mutual Fund Suite Offers Institutional Fixed-Income Capabilities to Individual Investors
12/08/2011
Aberdeen Israel Fund shutters sub-adviser
Aberdeen's investment philosophy with respect to equity investing is based on the belief that strong long term returns are achieved by identifying and buying good quality stocks at reasonable valuations and holding them for the long term.
12/05/2011
State Street Global Advisors unveils two new ETFs
The addition of these two exchange traded funds (ETFs) strengthens State Street’s family of fixed income ETFs, which now includes 26 SPDR ETFs that provide precise access to a wide range of fixed income investments.
12/05/2011
Is Crony Capitalism Wrong?
He is also current Chair of the Asset Managers' Committee of the President's Working Group on Capital Markets
12/05/2011
William Blair launches new total return fund
The portfolio managers of the Macro Allocation Fund are Brian D. Singer, Edwin Denson, and Thomas Clarke. Messrs. Singer, Denson, and Clarke are members of William Blair's Dynamic Allocation Strategies Team, a group that has worked together for more
12/05/2011
Funds move away from star managers, favor teams
The move helps fund companies defend against poaching, protect their funds' returns, and shield themselves from the level of outflows seen at competing firms after their high-profile stars have flamed out.
12/01/2011
Goldman raises $600m to invest in start-up hedge funds - WSJ
Each hedge fund can expect to receive between $75 million and $150 million from Goldman's fund, which is expected to raise about $1 billion in total, the WSJ said.
12/01/2011
Volatility and evolving investor needs drive continued growth of regulated alternative funds
The growth of assets in alternative registered funds continues at a steady pace; by the end of September 2011, the U.S. had roughly 760 alternative mutual funds and ETFs, 150 of which had been launched year-to-date in 2011.
11/30/2011
Goldman raises $600 mn to invest in start-up hedge funds
Goldman raises $600 mn to invest in start-up hedge fundsinvest
11/30/2011
Hedge fund manager agrees to cover losses for non-profit investor -NYT
Both Paulson and Co and 92nd Street Y could not immediately be reached for comment by Reuters outside regular U.S. business hours.
11/29/2011
Capital One to Exit $150 Million in Funds
The rule would bar banks from owning more than 3 percent of hedge funds and private-equity funds and investing more than 3 percent of Tier 1 capital in such funds.