05/15/2018
NYC Hedge Fund Eyes Its Next Distressed-Debt Target: Bahrain
‘There could be pressure on Bahrain,’ says Greylock’s Humes
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05/15/2018
Private Equity’s Plan to Beat the Low-Cost Investing Robots
Under threat from automated rivals, financial advisers are getting bigger, and guess who’s there to profit from it all.
05/14/2018
AXA US IPO secures funds for XL acquisition
A full sale of the US business, in combination with the XL acquisition, will accelerate AXA's ambition of becoming more reliant on non-life underwriting profit and less on financial market-related earnings, Moody’s said.
05/14/2018
Colliers International acquires controling stake in Harrison Street Real Estate
Headquartered in Chicago and with an office in London, Harrison Street is a pioneer in demographic-based real estate investing.
05/11/2018
Hawaii renews agreement with Prudential Retirement to manage $2.4 billion plan
Over the past five years, recordkeeping assets for Hawaii’s 457(b) plan have grown from $1.7 billion to nearly $2.4 billion.
05/10/2018
U.S. asset manager MFS picks Luxembourg as post-Brexit EU hub
MFS has taken no decision yet on the type of roles to move to Luxembourg or how many.
05/10/2018
Equities Traders May See Biggest Bonus Jump of Up to 15% in 2018
Volatile markets helped stock traders post strong quarter
05/10/2018
Cape Town luxury property 2nd best performer worldwide - report
In the last two years Cape Town has set South African records for both the highest-ever sale price achieved for a residential home
05/10/2018
Richemont’s takeover of Yoox Net-a-Porter completed
The total value of the shares Richemont has acquired that they did not own equates around €2.8 billion (£2.36 billion), and the takeover valued the entire group at €5.3 billion (£4.64 billion).
05/10/2018
Schroders deepens private debt capabilities
The investment is being made alongside an investment by Gemspring Capital, a middle market private equity firm based in Westport, Connecticut.
05/09/2018
CPPIB and GIC Enter into Joint Venture Partnership to Acquire an Office Property in Seoul’s Central Business District
Due to its prime location, surrounding amenities and historical and cultural importance, the Gwanghwamun district is favoured by both local and multinational tenants.
05/09/2018
BlackRock Eyes Spare Change With Bet on Small-Time Investors
BlackRock's anchor investment will allow the money manager to partner on new technology for Acorns users.
05/08/2018
Emparion Offers Free Retirement Plan Consultation
These initial consulting services are free for any business who is wants to determine the proper plan that suites their needs.
05/08/2018
Investments & Wealth Institute Releases 50 States of Gray: An Innovative Solution to the Defined Contribution Retirement Crisis
Arun Muralidhar, Ph.D., outlines four-step reform process to address looming retirement crisis in U.S.
05/08/2018
Indian Equity Returns Likely To Lag Asian Peers, Says UBS Global
He expects returns from stocks to be positive lag Asian peers.
05/08/2018
Rockefeller Trove Ignites a Frenzy With $26,000 Money Clip
There is an online sale and six live auctions.
05/07/2018
Canadian Pension Returns Defy Slumping Domestic Equities
Pensions returned 0.37% during Q1, despite Canadian equities falling 3%.
05/04/2018
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers Announces Strategic Relationship With Leucadia Asset Management
As part of this new alliance, Leucadia, which conducts its investment banking and capital markets business through Jefferies, has agreed to make an investment into Weiss’ multi-strategy hedge fund business.
05/03/2018
Janney Acquires Baltimore-Based Investment Bank
Acquisition of HighBank Advisors builds Janney’s M&A team and strengthens expertise in key industry sectors
05/03/2018
AIG profits dampened by nat cats in Q1
The operations delivered an underwriting loss of $251 million compared to underwriting income of $12 million a year ago.