09/04/2017
US tech buoyed as investors target earnings growth
Record for Apple ahead of new iPhone launch sees sector up a quarter in 2017
Alternative Investments
09/04/2017
World's Largest Asset Manager to move West by 2020
The developers of BlackRock's future home in Hudson Yards close $3.8 billion in financing.
09/04/2017
Why Index Funds Have a Limited Presence in the IPO Market
And why some market pros think that may start to change
09/01/2017
Vanguard defies companies to back climate change resolutions
Asset manager has faced criticism over its role as corporate steward
08/31/2017
ETF giants turn sights from US fee war to Europe's cash trove
The firms are seeking to gain in a region that's flush with US$2.5 trillion in pension savings and poised for a surge in exchange-
08/31/2017
Evli and BTG Pactual has signed an exclusive agreement for fund distribution in Latin America
The company will promote a diverse range of Evli's funds to its institutional investors in Latin America.
08/30/2017
Captive Alternatives Becomes Wealth Management Group's Exclusive Provider
Captive Alternative's international presence and expertise in this market make them a natural fit for our team.
08/29/2017
TDC Risk Management/NEBCO Insurance Services Announce Merger
The merger of equals, announced earlier today, will combine the groups into a national organization that will be renamed in the coming months.
08/28/2017
White House Sanctions May Scare Off Venezuela Vulture Investors
Mnuchin says U.S. investors can’t restructure existing debt
08/28/2017
Embattled Sahara group in talks with Middle-Eastern enterprise for sale of US hotels: Sources
Sahara holds 85 per cent in New York's Dream Downtown hotel and 70 per cent in the Plaza
08/25/2017
Fifth Largest U.S. Pension Plan Posts 13.8% Annual Return
Cash and fixed income earned 0.6 percent and 0.37 percent.
08/23/2017
Runestone Capital Launches US Fund
The strategy was launched in May of 2015 and has been building a track record largely on friends and family investments.
08/22/2017
Investor sentiment rebounds, but not for US equities
Investors are also bullish about emerging markets, which coincides with the news that the asset class has outpaced developed market growth.
08/21/2017
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund invests $223m in Manhattan office market
Norges Bank paid $223m (€190m) for a 93-year ownership interest in the property.
08/21/2017
Platinum Equity to buy Pattonair from Exponent Private Equity
The company supports blue chip engine and airframe manufacturers and MRO customers with tailored supply chain management solutions.
08/18/2017
BMO Investments Introduces Two New International Funds to Help Canadians Invest Globally
International economies are more diversified by sector and have limited exposure to resource companies compared to Canada.
08/18/2017
US insurers, Bermuda reinsurers face market headwinds
As insurers continue to look to mergers and acquisitions as a route of capital deployment, some recent deals have focused on areas like technology and small and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs.
08/18/2017
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Signs Agreement to Acquire Stake in Calpine Corporation
This investment aligns well with our strategy to expand our natural resources portfolio to include power and renewable assets
08/18/2017
Blackstone to buy Harvest Fund Advisors
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2017.
08/18/2017
Fork in the road for Canada and Quebec pension plans
The Canada and Quebec pension plans mostly developed in parallel since the inception of the QPP, but diverging demographic trends have led to policy differences.