04/30/2018
How Emotional is the Fed? by Gary Dugan
A Fed pressure index suggests that the core inflation could rise by over 100 basis points through the next two years and the index is still rising.
Alternative Investments
04/30/2018
Anthony Scaramucci is rejoining hedge fund after sale collapses
Scaramucci had resigned from SkyBridge in January 2017 when the HNA deal was announced.
04/27/2018
Envestnet | PMC Launches Three New Impact QPs
The Impact Small Cap Core Portfolio-ESG, Impact International ADR Portfolio-ESG, and Impact Emerging Markets ADR Portfolio-ESG are constructed by PMC's Quantitative Research Group (QRG)
04/26/2018
OppenheimerFunds and Pictet Asset Management Launch OFI Pictet Global Environmental Solutions Fund
Fund focuses on companies that actively contribute to addressing environmental challenges
04/26/2018
U.S. Treasury yield curve flattening to intensify with U.S. pension plan bond-buying
The likely sizeable shift in $1.55 trillion of pension fund assets may raise bond prices enough to tamp down the long end of the yield curve, reducing the difference between long and short term debt yields.
04/26/2018
Sago, 50, joined Japan Post Bank in 2015 and was tasked with revamping the management of its $1.9 trillion investment portfolio amid ultra-low interest rates.
Tax experts said those investments are likely in private equity funds and hedge funds located in offshore tax havens, such as the Cayman Islands.
04/26/2018
Hedge fund attacks Bruce Berkowitz's top holding
Notorious short seller Kerrisdale Capital issued a biting report on the Fairholme fund’s biggest bet
04/25/2018
CPPIB global head of investment partnerships to depart; 4 promoted to senior managing director
The changes are part of a restructuring of the board's senior executives, according to the release.
04/25/2018
Neuberger Berman Places Five Wealth Advisors on Barron's "Top 100 Financial Advisors" List
Joining them in the ranking this year are Brian Hahn of Illinois and Holly Newman Kroft of New York.
04/24/2018
Hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen's venture capital group is on a fintech tear
On Tuesday, a mobile credit card startup called Extend will announce it has a $3 million investment led by Steve Cohen's Point72 Ventures along with others.
04/23/2018
Capita jumps as Woodford and Barnett back cash call
Capita's three-for-two rights issue will be launched at a heavily discounted 70p price.
04/23/2018
MadDog Ventures Announces Closing of $26.7 Million Venture Capital Fund
The MadDog Ventures team combines a wealth of management, strategic and operational expertise across multiple industries and disciplines.
04/23/2018
Peru firm signs deal to bring two VC funds to LatAm
As the volume of what is being invested abroad has grown, investors have more options and are looking to a more globalized [and diversified] alternatives portfolio,’ Espada said.
04/22/2018
American vulture hedge fund Elliott steps up raids on UK boards
The firm has been snapping up stakes in the companies behind some of the UK’s best-known brands, demanding changes including break-ups, takeovers and restructuring.
04/22/2018
The Man Who Could Eat Half the Profit in Fund Management
A Q&A with the former CEO of AllianceBernstein and pay-for-alpha proponent.
04/21/2018
Hedge funders’ lavish gala raises $1.5M for Lincoln Center
Kicking off the event, which raised $1.5 million for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and related organizations, was former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
04/20/2018
Capital One advisors to go indie with Advisor Group firm after M&A deal
Some 33 key advisors within the group will run the new Woodbury offices in the New York City area, the mid-Atlantic region, Louisiana and Texas, says Woodbury CEO Rick Fergesen.
04/19/2018
Hedge fund manager Cohen heads east to 'swing big' with Point72 Ventures
Asia presents a chance to "swing big" because it's unburdened by technological infrastructure, particularly in financial services
04/19/2018
Harneys predicts major upswing in infrastructure investments in Argentina
Harneys expects the Cayman Islands to play a significant role in structuring the investment opportunities for the mammoth infrastructure requirements.
04/19/2018
Avenue Capital to launch 'impact' investment fund, source says
Avenue, led by billionaire Marc Lasry and best known for its bets on distressed debt, is seeking to raise about $500 million for the new fund, said the source, who requested anonymity because the information is confidential.