Managers of Wealth Americas

Waypoint Seeking to Start One of Canada’s Largest Hedge Funds

Now Toronto-based Waypoint is planning to put that strategy to work in a new pooled hedge fund.

CalPERS Gives $500 Million to New Private Equity Fund of Funds

GCM Grosvenor will oversee private equity emerging managers.

Fidelity International Small-Cap Strategy Terminated by SFERS

The investment made up 6.5% of the system’s approximate $3.5 billion small cap strategy.

Meketa Investment Group and Pension Consulting Alliance to Join Forces

Combination Unites Long-Established, Highly Respected Investment Consultancies with Demonstrated Public, Private Markets & Real Estate Expertise

Elliott Advisors leads activists’ march on UK boards

Elliott also had a stake in the plane and car parts maker GKN, which was sold to Melrose.

Bank of China to enable payment in yuan on U.S. e-commerce platforms: Xinhua

The system will adhere to U.S. anti-money laundering rules through artificial intelligence and cyber security technologies, Xu added.

Bill Gross’s Bond-Fund Assets Decline Below $1 Billion

The Janus Henderson Global Unconstrained Bond Fund suffered about $60 million of redemptions in December, according to Bloomberg estimates. That lowered assets to $950.4 million from February’s all-time high of $2.24 billion

A New Source of Industry Capital and 14 Stories from New Cannabis Ventures

Cannabis is a very capital intensive business, but this readily available equity capital is quite an expensive source of funds to finance cultivation, processing and retail build-outs.

Hedge fund leverage risk comes under scrutiny

Regulators look at whether businesses could imperil stability of financial markets

BlackRock Cutting Roughly 500 Jobs

Money manager will shed about 3% of its staff in latest industry cost-reduction effort

Hub Continues Canadian Employee Benefits Expansion with Purchase of TRG

Many of TRG’s advisers are recognized experts, industry advocates and published authors, who frequently speak at symposiums, conferences and summits on the topic of employee benefits, Hub noted.

Institutional Investors Batten Down the Hatches

A survey of institutions overseeing $7 trillion shows investors positioning for a downturn.

Triad Advisors And Resources Investment Advisors Announce Recruitment Of Retirement Benefits Group

Ladenburg Subsidiary Congratulates Hybrid RIA and OSJ Resources Investment Advisors on Formation of One of the Nation's Leading Networks of Retirement Plan-Focused Advisors in Affiliation with Retirement Benefits Group

Global Investors Shun Risk, Embrace Private Markets - BlackRock

Institutions concerned that economic cycle is turning

Hedge fund D.E. Shaw's flagship fund posts double-digit returns

The Composite Fund pursues a mix of computer based and discretionary strategies and has notched double-digit returns in seven of the last 10 years.

Fund managers have an 'emerging' wish

US-based fund managers betting that this asset class may have the largest rebound in new year

Mercer Advisors acquires $110m RIA in first deal of 2019

It primarily caters to high-net-worth clients in the San Francisco Bay area.

Northern Trust 2019 Outlook Sees No Recession in Developed Markets and Global Growth Continuing

U.S. High Yield Favored Asset Class

Verily Announces $1 Billion Investment Round to Fund Growth and Innovation

“Adding a well-rounded group of seasoned investors, led by Silver Lake, will further prepare us to execute as healthcare continues the shift towards evidence generation and value-based reimbursement models.”

Consulting firm Opens Miami Office

Eduardo Rabassa, previously Managing Partner of Amrop Miami, will lead the new team.

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