03/10/2017
Bonfire of Wall St analysts burns some big names
Active fund managers are seeking to reduce costs, cutting sell-side research
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03/10/2017
Canadian Banks Building Strength in 2017 Through Innovation, Modernization, and Reinvention
Banking innovation and adoption of emerging technology is flourishing
03/10/2017
Why directed trusts can be effective in asset management
Its objective is to prevent misunderstandings and lawsuits by spelling out the responsibilities of trustees more clearly
03/10/2017
U.S. Markets Not Pricing In Economic Headwinds, Warns Sanctum Wealth
This, coupled with the fact that certain macroeconmic indicators in emerging markets are turning positive.
03/09/2017
The family office a new force on Wall Street
Such transactions traditionally were the province of big companies or private-equity firms.
03/09/2017
Closing the Gender Gap on Wall Street
“Until we are financially equal with men, we will not be fully equal with men.”
03/09/2017
Here's how a JPMorgan recruiter describes his perfect candidate
Almost every apprentice took a full time role at the bank in the last intake, once the programme finished.
03/09/2017
Liquid Alternatives in U.S. Managed Accounts: A Promise That Has Yet to Pay Off
A decline in alternative fund assets appears to signal a waning interest in liquid alternatives as an asset class.
03/08/2017
CFA Institute Calls on Wealth Managers to Meet Needs of Future Investors
New research indicates a gap between client desires, adviser services
03/08/2017
A Quarter of Wealthy Investors Don’t Have an Advisor, Study Says
Investors say they prefer to make their own investment decisions, an indication that advisors underestimate the need to broaden their services, according to a new CFA study.
03/08/2017
Can Halal Investing and Socially Responsible Investing Be Allies?
At one point, doubts like these almost made him leave the financial sector all together.
03/08/2017
Morningstar’s Annual Global Asset Flows Report Shows Slowing Demand for Global Markets as 2016 Inflows Decrease
The Morningstar Global Asset Flows Report is based on assets reported by more than 4,000 fund groups across 85 domiciles.
03/08/2017
Private Equity Firms Are Booming, but It’s No Time to Be Complacent
The event will bring together more than 500 senior-level women in PE and venture capital for in-depth discussions about the industry.
03/08/2017
Hedge funds bracing for a market selloff
What are they buying? Gold.
03/07/2017
Chinese Lead Asian Overseas Real Estate Investment
New York overtook London as the most favored metro area in 2016.
03/07/2017
The International Banker 2017 north & south American awards winners
US banks rounded off a generally strong 2016 with positive fourth-quarter earnings. In recent months, the election of Donald Trump has been—and continues to be—the clearly dominant factor that prevails over North American banking. More than
03/07/2017
Natixis Global Asset Management Celebrates the Launch of the Natixis Seeyond International Minimum Volatility ETF
MVIN seeks to outperform the broad international equity markets over a full market cycle, while reducing risk.
03/07/2017
Goldman Sachs: Hedge funds and mutual funds have very different views on the financials
Talking about exposure to financials, the team noted, "hedge funds have a low 11% net exposure to Financials while large-cap core and growth mutual funds overweight the sector."
03/07/2017
Hedge fund managers think they should make more money even though most don't beat the market
The study also includes some of the smaller names that encompass a large portion of the industry.
03/07/2017
Jack Bogle: ETFs Have Beaten Hedge Funds Without High Fees
He cited data that show ETFs received $490 billion of inflows as hedge funds saw $70 billion of redemptions