12/23/2016
Private Equity Concern Acquires Search Firm
The acquisition elevates Halo Group into a global competitor with a strong international portfolio of consultants and customers
Alternative Investments
12/21/2016
ROSS Management Services Wins Eight Awards from Property Management Association
The association, which represents property management professionals in the Washington, D.C.
12/21/2016
This Manager Of A $55 Billion Fund Is Dumping Equities In Favor Of Cash
When stock market rallies are broad based it makes it more difficult to find significantly undervalued securities
12/21/2016
Ex-Citadel Event-Driven Chief Rotter Launches New Hedge Fund
The fund, which reportedly began trading in October, also pursues an event-driven strategy. He is joined at the new fund by former Citadel research analyst Judd Arnold.
12/21/2016
Aspect Capital partners with Gemini Alt to grow managed futures strategy
The Aspect Core Diversified Program applies a proprietary and systematic quantitative investment approach
12/20/2016
First Niagara Risk Management Completes Transition to KeyBank
The acquisition was completed July 29, 2016, creating the 13th largest US-based bank.
12/19/2016
SSGA and Bloomberg expand access to fixed income ETF creation & redemption
The enhancement aims to improve the efficiency of fixed income ETF basket creation and redemption by enabling dealers to proactively provide existing bond inventory from which providers can create targeted baskets.
12/16/2016
New Hedge Fund Launches Fall As Total Capital Increases To Record
The number of launches in 3Q16 represents lowest since 1Q09 and marks the fourth consecutive quarter of net contraction in the overall number of active funds.
12/16/2016
This $800 Million Hedge Fund Will Sell 100% Of These Positions
The letter also announced the suspension of investors’ right to redeem their money.
12/16/2016
Elizabeth Warren Apologizes for trashing Hedge-fund Manager Who agrees with her 100%
She’s taken the post down, while certain president-elect’s tweets trashing everything from a union leader to a beauty queen to a humble magazine remain.
12/16/2016
AlphaDesk Announces Expansion into Australia, Signs Four New Hedge Funds
Hedge funds focused in American investments are up 9 percent over the same period.
12/16/2016
Metropolitan Capital Opens East Region Office in New York
The new office allows Metropolitan Capital to provide greater service to clients on the East Coast and across the country.
12/16/2016
Warehouse operator Global Logistic Properties sets up $1.5 bln fund: Reuters
GLP is the asset manager of the fund and will retain a stake of about 10 percent post-syndication.
12/15/2016
Aristotle launches Aristotle Atlantic Partners
Aristotle’s primary mission is helping clients achieve their investment goals
12/14/2016
Cincinnati Financial Poised for Growth Despite Cat Loss
The company anticipates moderate top-line growth in the future, primarily driven by improved pricing.
12/14/2016
Sun Life first Canadian insurer to launch National Healthcare Provider Ratings Network
We see this as a significant opportunity to empower Canadians to manage their health and wellness.
12/14/2016
Bill Gates Launches $1 Billion Breakthrough Energy Investment Fund
The coalition partnered with Mission Innovation, a group of 20 countries and the European Union that pledged to double their investment in clean energy research over five years.
12/13/2016
US Private Equity Firms Dial Back Pace Of Investing In Canada
Nearly 47% of all Canada PE transactions in 2016 through the end of October were below C$25 million in size.
12/13/2016
Canadian pension fund enters AMP Capital property portfolio
AMP Capital said the deal underlines institutional investor confidence in the New Zealand economy and property market.
12/12/2016
family office buys 2 buildings in Detroit
Has made its first two real estate investments