Managers of Wealth Americas

John Paulson to turn hedge fund firm into family office

Mr Paulson shot to fame during the financial crisis with a bet against the overheated US housing market and managed US$38 billion at one point.

Majority of Insurers Confident in Asset Managers During Downturn

They’re also upping their allocations into alternatives, such as private equity and private credit, says a State Street survey.

Global Business Barometer Improves

This put it ahead of other options such as direct fiscal stimulus to consumers and tax cuts.

Natixis Survey Finds Financial Professionals Expect Strong Industry Growth

US financial professionals expect AUM to grow by 7.2% in the next year driven mainly by new assets from new and current clients

It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over

The re-openings that have turned problematic in our view will require reassessment of how and what needs to be done to avoid the surges in the virus that have met these first efforts.

Five Reasons Gold Is Set To Explode

Five key factors are likely to push gold prices higher in the coming days.

How To Identify A True Multi-Family Office

Evaluating these four factors can assist in identifying these distinctions.

COVID-19 pandemic slows global IPO activity YTD 2020

Technology, industrials and health care sectors dominate with 246 IPOs raising US$42.8b

OCIO growth assisted by volatile times

Managers say more asset owners seeing benefits in rough markets

For CalPERS CIO, revolution is now

Meng centralizes management, adds leverage and changes governance

How To Identify A True Multi-Family Office

Seasoned multi-family offices offer the best-in-breed managers for every asset class

Gold on track for its best quarter since 2016

During the current the coronavirus pandemic and in prior crises, gold has been an effective diversifier and risk reducer in balanced, growth or equity oriented portfolios.

Big Fish, Small (Liquidity) Pond: Emerging-Market Debt ETFs and Why Active Managers Should Worry

Will active managers investing in emerging-market debt heed the alarms set off by the March selloff? Their actions say no…

Wells Fargo Releases Stress Test Results Under Dodd-Frank Act

These provisions may be extended by the FRB quarter-by-quarter.

Federal Reserve Places New Restrictions On Banks, Freezing Stock Buybacks And Limiting Payouts

Shares of major banks soared on the news: JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley gained more than 3%, while Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo traded over 4% higher.

The Largest Law Firms With The Most Women Lawyers (2020)

An important ranking to show which firms are helping women achieve successful careers in the law.

How to Lose a Billion Dollars Without Really Trying

Volatility trades — which have caused major losses at hedge and pension funds alike — are the toxic subprime mortgages of the Covid Crash.

Could distressed debt provide market opportunities amid COVID-19?

There are always going to be successes and failures as a result of the pandemic, and major funds players are watching the market closely.

“Showing Up in the Best Spot” with Tim Rickards

Probably within a firm, you're gonna find that that's not realistic and somewhat compromised.

How soon can the US get back to work?

The best place to start this note is to look at the economic damage created so far.

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