Managers of Wealth Americas

Longford Capital Closes Fund II at $500 Million

Largest Private Equity Fund in North America Dedicated to Litigation Finance

The Frontier Emerging is the Next Frontier: EFG Hermes USA Will Provide Global Clients with Access to Frontier Emerging Markets

EFG Hermes to provide clients with access to the "Frontier Emerging", a group of more than twenty markets of over two billion consumers and a combined GDP of USD 11.3 trillion.

MetLife completes Logan Circle Partners acquisition

The strength of our combined platform and additional distribution channels will provide our clients with a wider range of investment opportunities across institutional fixed income and real estate markets.

U.S. Asset Management: It’s not That Bad

Credit Suisse analyst Craig Siegenthaler thinks that fee pressure and the active-to-passive rotation in the U.S. will abate in the coming years.

Ameriprise of South Hadley Relocates, Changes Name, Expands Team

The team will hold an open house for the public at the new Newton Street office on Thursday, Sept. 21 from 2 to 7 p.m.

BlackRock breaks ranks to disclose workforce’s ethnic diversity

35% of asset manager’s US employees from black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds

Hugh Hendry Closes Hedge Fund After 15 Years as Losses Mount

The fund’s assets were $30.6 million as of the end of August, while the overall macro strategy had $116 million.

BlackRock Reshuffles Top Regional, Business Unit Executives

The moves bring fresh blood into the top leadership ranks at BlackRock.

TD Bank Group Inaugural US$ Green Bond Upsized to US$1 Billion

TD has a long-standing record of environmental leadership

Hedge Fund Standards Board ditches ‘hedge funds’ label

In January 2008, the Hedge Fund Standards Board was established as a non-profit organisation to oversee and further develop the Standards.

University of California investment assets under management show strong gains

The UC pension gained 14.5 percent for the year ending June 30, 2017, outperforming its policy benchmark by 1.8 percent.

Finding The Right Hedge Fund

Protracted underperformance of the industry has certainly borne out Morgan’s concerns.

Sun Life Global to acquire Excel Funds

EXGB and EXGG currently both have assets of CAD$1.9 million and both funds have expense ratios of 0.95%.

BlackRock said to be in talks for Calpers' buyout business

The largest US pension fund is talking to BlackRock Inc about outsourcing its private equity business as it seeks to control fees and offset anemic returns, people familiar with the matter said. The California Public Employees' Retirement System is

Billionaire investor Steve Cohen is reportedly edging closer to launching his new fund

Cohen had previously been barred from managing outside capital until the start of 2018 after SAC pleaded guilty to securities fraud in 2013.

American Real-Estate Firm Plans $500 Million Singapore IPO

The KBS-Keppel joint venture company could offer an investment yield of close to 7%, according to people close to the matter, in line with what Manulife US REIT pays.

RBC and Aviva take stock of insurance tie-up

To bolster its range of insurance products and keep pace with customer expectations, the bank moved to sell its home and auto insurance business to Aviva Canada Inc. through a $582-million deal in 2016.

12 Reasons Gold Is Better Than Bitcoin

Gold has a 5,000-year history as a long-term store of wealth.

Nasdaq to Acquire Evestment

Nasdaq’s data and index operations, coupled with eVestment’s institutional focus, will result in the creation of new solutions and expanded distribution to support the asset management community.

Aon to acquire leading real estate investment advisor

Townsend is a leading provider of global investment management and advisory services primarily focused on real estate.

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