Managers of Wealth Americas

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.

Can Halal Investing and Socially Responsible Investing Be Allies?

At one point, doubts like these almost made him leave the financial sector all together.

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.

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.

Hedge funds bracing for a market selloff

What are they buying? Gold.

Chinese Lead Asian Overseas Real Estate Investment

New York overtook London as the most favored metro area in 2016.

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

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.

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."

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.

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

Here's how many hours hedge funders worked in 2016

The large workload makes sense when one considers the pressure points underpinning the hedge fund industry right now.

Could exits from Harvard fund spur investment startups?

It’s a seismic shift.

Vanguard goes on hiring binge to support big boom in growth

Critics point to lagging customer service as a downside of the inflows

The Golden Age of Hedge Funds

It’s telling that some of the biggest and most successful hedge fund managers in the business are questioning their peers.

How a $26 Billion Hedge Fund Lures the Beautiful Minds

We need strong, analytical thinkers who can work through big, complex data sets.

When Single-Family Office Consortiums Create Their Own Investment Funds

A consortium’s investment funds operate very much like an alternative investment fund without concerns over raising capital.

Elevating Trust Builds U.S. Investor Satisfaction and Referrals

"Cerulli found that the leading factors among satisfied clients are trustworthiness, overall relationships, and quality of advice."

UoB Researchers Develop an ‘Early Warning System’ to Avert or Mitigate Financial Crises Existing systems failed to predict the financial crisis of 2008 and its severity

University of Birmingham researchers have developed an 'early warning system' to avert or mitigate financial crises.

How Smaller Hedge Funds Can Raise Money From Single-Family Offices And The Super-Rich

Connecting with senior executives or family members directly can be very productive.

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