07/24/2017
Anthony Scaramucci Has Yet To Close Deal On Own Hedge Fund To Chinese Conglomerate HNA Group
While SkyBridge announced the sale of those shares plus those owned by an Australian firm in January 2017, the deal has yet to close.
Alternative Investments
07/20/2017
HK: Blackstone commits $100m to ex-TPG-Axon exec’s Seiga Asset Management
A spokeswoman for Blackstone declined to comment as did Seiga’s chief operating officer Irene Law.
07/20/2017
A hedge fund set up by Steve Cohen's former chief investment officer is crushing it
Suvretta focuses on mid-to-large cap stocks and uses a fundamental, bottom-up investment process.
07/20/2017
Hedge fund activist Elliott opens new front in war against miner BHP Billiton, taking aim at plans to splash out billions on potash mine
The company has invested about £2bn so far to develop the mine, but the board needs to approve further investment to bring it into production.
07/20/2017
KKR, a private-equity giant, lays out its succession plan
But the industry as a whole is still unprepared for generational change
07/19/2017
The $328bn US pension fund is considering making its own direct private equity investments
The pension scheme currently has $25.9bn invested in private equity.
07/19/2017
Swell Investing: Building A Portfolio Of Companies Make The World A Better Place
When we look at impact, we take a very different approach from others in the space.
07/19/2017
Blackstone’s assets under management climbs to record $371bn
The figures came slightly below expectations.
07/17/2017
BlackRock assets under management climbs to $5.68 trillion
BlackRock’s active strategies generated $8 billion of net inflows, led by multi-asset, fixed income and alternative offerings, contributing to strong organic base fee growth this quarter.
07/17/2017
Why the massive rise of ETFs may be just getting started
BlackRock is the biggest player in the burgeoning ETF industry, with assets in its iShares family crossing $1.5 trillion in the past quarter.
07/17/2017
Crystal Century Investment Launches Liquid Alternative Multi-Asset Fund
Alternative asset management firm launches multi-asset fund to provide diversification benefits for accredited and private investors.
07/14/2017
The world's largest asset manager cuts fees
We have aspirations to be ubiquitous in every securities market.
07/14/2017
Manulife weighs U.S. shakeup
The U.S. division accounted for a little more than one-third of profits at Manulife last year, and 56 per cent of its assets under management and administration.
07/13/2017
Malkiel Joins ETF Firm That Tracks ETF Firms
Burton Malkiel joins the investment committee of ETF Industry Index, Mercer acquires Wealth Design Services, and Stash raises $40 million.
07/12/2017
Openwork chooses T. Rowe Price to manage £500m US mandate
Replacing BNY Mellon
07/12/2017
Wedbush Securities Futures Division Announces Collaboration with RCM Alternatives
Introducing Broker Initiative; and Thomas P. Anderson and Tom Chlada Joining RCM alternatives
07/11/2017
Battle brewing over proposal to loosen Canada's hedge-fund rules
Canadian regulators are proposing to loosen the rules on hedge-fund participation after pressure from fund managers and investment advisers. The desire to ape the far larger industry in the United States is another incentive.
07/10/2017
Hedge-Fund Danger Alert as Canada Prepares for Retail Investors
Financial institutions say retail participation is a no-brainer.
07/10/2017
Pioneer Bank acquires Latham benefits firm
The launch of Pioneer Benefits Consulting continues our bank’s strategic growth
07/10/2017
Jared Kushner Tried To Get Qatari Billionaire To Invest In Midtown Tower: Report
Kushner sought a $500 million loan to refinance 666 Fifth Avenue — the tarnished jewel of Kushner Companies' real estate portfolio.