06/13/2018
BlackRock woos wealth managers with its risk analytics software
The software was the star of BlackRock’s biannual investor day last week.
Alternative Investments
06/13/2018
Bci AM enters Peru market
‘This transaction becomes a relevant milestone in our international expansion plan, consolidating our strategy of bolstering our value proposition in alternative investments for the institutional segment.’
06/13/2018
Offshore Finance Centers receive Backing from to Economists
It also makes it very clear that these centers play a critical role in the development of the US and global economies.
06/12/2018
Fund Flows: U.S. Wins, Europe Loses for Equity Funds in Early June
Investors put new money into U.S. equity funds in early June, while European equity funds extend an outflow streak that has lasted since the middle of 2016, thanks to Italian elections and outflows from France, Austria and Switzerland.
06/12/2018
DC Plan Sponsors Are Focusing on Long-Term Retirement Objectives
A T. Rowe Price survey discloses how defined contribution plan sponsors understand several retirement planning objectives and risks.
06/07/2018
BlackRock's Biggest Hedge Fund Bleeds Talent
The fund has seen several others exit.
06/07/2018
Warburg Pincus to acquire Spanish online wealth management firm Self Bank
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
06/07/2018
Ipreo Partners with Alvarez & Marsal's Alternative Investment Services Group
Ipreo PCM's solutions have transformed the way the industry manages, communicates, and delivers private capital data.
06/06/2018
Baird to acquire New York investment firm M. Griffith
M. Griffith has more than 40 employees, including 12 financial advisers who manage and oversee more than $2 billion in assets.
06/06/2018
U.S. hedge fund Hudson Bay to open London office: sources
Britain continues to be a popular destination for U.S. hedge funds seeking to trade financial products in Europe in spite of its upcoming exit from the European Union.
06/06/2018
Mercer Announces Proposed Expansion
The project is in addition to the Company's previously announced Phase I project at the Friesau Facility, involving the installation of a new planer line.
06/05/2018
Why is a U.S. regional expanding to Germany?
Expanding in Europe makes sense, said Dan Kimerling, a former head of research and development at the bank who is now the general partner at Deciens Capital.
06/01/2018
Australian fund of hedge funds expands to New York with new Cayman fund
NWQ is a leading Australian funds management firm specialising in the identification, research and allocation to Australia's leading equity hedge funds.
05/31/2018
Surprise! Hedge-funder who charges a 44% performance fee tops list of richest investors
The 25 top earners pulled in a combined $15.38 billion in 2017, a massive bump of almost 40% from 2016, when the top 25 produced the lowest collective earnings since 2005.
05/31/2018
Legg Mason hopes to reverse TDF fortunes with MassMutual deal
The firm tried launching two different target-date series within the past decade, both of which closed after failing to gain much traction
05/31/2018
Hedge fund "Billionaire’s Club" continues to grow
And new data reveals that it is private pension funds that are leading the big-money hedge fund investors, overtaking public pension funds.
05/31/2018
ESG investing poses big challenge for fund management industry
Both passive and active managers face risk of blowback from investors
05/31/2018
WelCan Capital Launches First Impact Investment Fund Focused on Cannabis-Industry
WelCan Capital’s Fund I will invest in companies that share in the firm’s vision and values of an ethical and sustainable cannabis industry
05/30/2018
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. Announces Adoption Of Managed Distribution Plan
The primary purpose of the Plan is to provide the Fund's stockholders with a more consistent, but not guaranteed, fixed minimum rate of distribution on a regular, quarterly basis.
05/30/2018
Hedge Fund Association Announces 2018 Election Results
HFA’s Board also unanimously re-elected Mitch Ackles as Global President, serving for a third term, and appointed new Regional Directors to lead the organization’s West Coast, Connecticut, Latin America, Cayman Islands and Malta Chapters.