Managers of Wealth Americas

Veteran Investors and Operating Executives Launch Hunter Street Partners

New Minneapolis-based alternative investment manager will employ an opportunistic credit and equity investment strategy across the lower to middle markets

Equisoft enhances wealth management services

Thecompany provides banks, brokerage firms, mutual fund manufacturers and insurerswith cost-effective configurable solutions based on an extensive portfolio ofretirement planning tools.

GIC ties up with Canadian pension fund

Target to Invest US$550 Million of Equity in Multifamily Properties

SEI Surveys Show Investors in Alternative Investments Driving Change in Manager Behavior

Both reports were done in coordination with Preqin, a U.K.-based source of data and intelligence in the alternative assets industry.

Catalyst Private Wealth Opens Its Doors in San Francisco

Independent Financial Advisory Firm Will Serve Planning and Investment Management Needs of Innovators, Disruptors, and Leaders in Technology

Heitman buys out Old Mutual’s ownership stake for $110 mln

Chicago-based Heitman LLC, a global real estate investment manager, has acquired Old Mutual‘s 50 percent ownership stake in the company for $110 million

Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds start new year with wave of new fund launches: hedge fund news, week 01

Steve Cohen is planning his return with a hedge fund launch this year

Global private equity funds raise record $453 billion in 2017: Preqin

Private equity firms are also showing an increasing appetite for taking non-controlling positions in companies, which expands the field of possible investments.

BlackRock's iShares posts record yearly inflows for 2017

Predicts global ETF industry will more than double by 2022

Fidelity retirement funds take multiyear hit from commodities bet

Realized losses in the Commodity Strategy Fund have totaled $3.26 billion since 2012

NextCapital adds $30 million in funding

The company will use the money to add talent in software development, customer operations and building algorithms, says President Dirk Quayle.

Chile boutique Toesca eyes international expansion with new hire

Chilean boutique Toesca Asset Management is setting its sights on expanding its business beyond its borders by targeting international clients in Europe

Executive at top hedge fund among Costa Rica crash victims

The other victims were Steinberg’s wife, Irene, and their three sons

Financial health of largest U.S. corporate pension plans improved modestly in 2017, Willis Towers Watson analysis finds

Stock market strength, larger employer contributions fueled uptick in funded status

How high-frequency trading hit a speed bump

Smaller volumes and a fall in market volatility have dented business — so much so that some are quitting

Fortis Celebrates a Milestone

The Corporation also increased its footprint with operations in the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos and Belize in the Caribbean.

BlackRock Likes Japanese Stocks Best After Emerging Markets

Japan’s benchmark Topix index has rallied 20 percent this year as global growth has helped generate record Japanese corporate profits

Steven Cohen Plans a New Hedge Fund. Investors Are Wary.

Mr. Cohen was a singular figure on Wall Street.

BNY Mellon Investment Management Launches Dreyfus Global Multi-Asset Income Fund

The Fund uses an actively managed global multi-asset strategy that focuses on income generation.

eVestment: Investors add $10.79 billion to hedge funds in November

While November was positive both in terms of flows and the proportion of managers experiencing inflows (52% with inflows), for the year, only 40% of funds have net inflows.