Managers of Wealth Americas

Vanguard makes changes to Managed Payout Fund

Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group the firm’s internal active fund advisory arm, will continue to manage the fund.

Bitcoin CME premiums drop as institutional investors close out

Even post the Bitcoin block halving, which is slated to mark a price incline, owing to the reduction in block rewards, the June 2020 contracts are down to 2.71 percent and 3.29 percent premium on CME and the other exchanges.

Private equity sets its sights on booming professional sports

Rules that have forbidden private equity funds from investing in pro sports are being loosened

This Hedge Fund Made 43% Returns Last Year—the Hard Way

“German and Austrian equity investors are often left behind because management is allowed to under-perform for a long time before anyone complains,”

The Future Of Financial Services Is In Broader Strategy And Service

That market efficiency has put pressure on some of the very firms that helped to create it in the first place, as evidenced by the recent push to eliminate commissions.

CI Financial finalises purchase of WisdomTree Canada ETF unit

The transaction has added 14 Toronto Stock Exchange-listed ETFs with approximately $1 billion in assets under management to CI’s family of ETFs – increasing CI’s ETF assets to over $10 billion.

Sawtooth Solutions Announces Strategic Partnership

Helping our advisors build better client relationships in a scalable and efficient fashion is a core capability we encourage

IQ-EQ to partner with Blue River Partners

A shared entrepreneurial approach coupled with a strong focus on providing high levels of client service positions the newly combined entity as the provider of choice for alternative asset managers.

BlackRock Makes Alternative Investment Push With YieldStreet Partnership

The fund is expected to liquidate after about four years and aims to have a 7% distribution rate on an annual basis. The fund charges about 1.5% in fees.

AB girds for $14 billion AXA fixed-income termination

The fees AB earns from managing the soon-to-be terminated fixed-income assets “are low” and “the revenue impact is not significant,” Mr. Bernstein said on the call.

AIG Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results

Adjusted after-tax income attributable to AIG common shareholders* was $919 million

Hedge Funds to Lose $20 Billion From Investors This Year

Investors expect to pull $20 billion from hedge fund managers this year, a sign there’s no turnaround in sight for the industry. Endowments, foundations, pension and sovereign wealth funds are likely to make the most withdrawals, according to a rec

KKR Closes $1.3 Billion Global Impact Fund

KKR Global Impact is focused on identifying and investing behind opportunities across the Americas, Europe and Asia where financial performance and societal impact are intrinsically aligned.

KKR Names Eco-Innovation Award Winners

Firm Recognizes Portfolio Companies Apple Leisure Group, Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited, and Renaissance Parc for Innovative and Environmentally Beneficial Projects

These are the 5 hedge fund managers who took home more than $1 billion last year

Not all of the top 15 managers' top funds eked out positive returns over the past year.

Global pension assets on the up

The research also shows the shift to alternative assets continues apace and marks two decades of considerable change in pension fund asset allocation globally.

Why BlackRock favours global equities but not the Eurozone

The trio said that: ‘We remain modestly overweight on global equities.

French boutique LFDE seeks to crack Latin America

Unicorn's distribution efforts will be focused on the aforementioned equity funds, with Eduardo Ruiz Moreno leading its Chile-based team.

Apollo to buy Covis Pharma from Cerberus

Transaction to Further Accelerate the Company’s Growth and Expand Distribution Footprint

Taking Advantage of Governmental Retirement Plan Contribution Limits

The 457(b) plan is subject to a separate “deferral” limit, which is determined for each calendar year.

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