Managers of Wealth Americas

Why NYCERS should reconsider exiting all hedge funds

Hedge fund indices historically have had significantly less volatility than the equity markets.

Japan's SMBC Nikko sets up investment banking team in New York - CEO

The team will grow to around 10 members by March next year

Judith McGee Chair/CEO of McGee Wealth Management Selected as one of Barron's 2016 Top Financial Advisers in US and Ranked Number One in Oregon

Judith McGee, L.H.D., C.F.P.®, and Chair/CEO of McGee Wealth Management has been selected as one of Barron's 2016 Top 1,200 Financial Advisers in the Country, and ranked number one in Oregon.

Abu Dhabi Plans First Bond Since 2009 as Oil Drop Curbs Finances

A sale of dollar-denominated benchmark-sized Regulation S and 144A securities may follow, subject to market conditions, said the person, asking not to be identified because the information is private.

UK asset manager buys private equity firm to tap Silicon Valley growth

The firm makes both direct company venture capital investments, where it leverages its network of global relationships to help create value for its portfolio companies, and indirect company investments by investing in venture capital and private equity fu

Rebalancing Your Balanced Portfolio: BMO Global Asset Management Insights

Alternative investments feature a diverse group of strategies and management styles. Among those often included within liquid alternatives mutual funds are equity hedge, credit, relative value and macro-driven tactics.

Dol Fiduciary Rule Impact Seen In Tens Of Billions Of Dollars

The DOL imposed a fiduciary standard, but provided exemptions and a slower implementation timetable.

Trio exiting Riverside to debut own fund with Align Capital Partners

That means there won’t be any direct competition with Riverside, which, at its size, doesn’t tend to focus on companies worth less than $300 million.

Carlyle Group Wants to Buy Halliburton and Baker Hughes Assets

The private equity group is going head-to-head with GE, a source says.

'Let them sell their summer homes': NYC pension dumps hedge funds

The move by the fund, which had $51.2 billion in assets as of Jan. 31, follows a similar actions by the California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers), the nation's largest public pension fund, and public pensions in Illinois.

Brand tie-up: Donald Trump eyes commercial realty in India

The Trump-IREO deal will be for a new high-end 600,000-700,000 sq ft office building on Gurgaon’s Golf Course Extension Road.

John Hancock Investments launches Global Focused Strategies Fund

With a broad investment mandate, the portfolio team expects to implement a range of global macroeconomic and microeconomic investment strategies

One of the most senior women in the hedge fund world just got $130 million for a new fund

Ramius will be Margate's first investor. The commitment will be for the next three years.

New hint in Warren Buffett succession sweepstakes

Jain has long been seen as among the top contenders to take over from Buffett once he's no longer running Berkshire.

Currency-Hedged Funds—Safer or Riskier Thanks to Derivatives?

Limits proposed on derivatives make it harder, more expensive to offset risk

Strategic asset allocation is a primary driver for private equity performance

According to the new model, the pension funds used as study samples have been able to collect an illiquidity premium of above 4% IRR by investing in private equity instead of public equity.

Marsh & McLennan Agency buys insurance group

MMA recently picked up Aviation Solutions, adding aviation expertise for its mid-sized clients, and Corporate Consulting Services, a New York based insurance brokerage and human resource consultancy.

Daily Mail parent in talks with private equity for Yahoo bid

DailyMail.com and MailOnline are the celebrity-focused news websites of the right-leaning London-based Daily Mail newspaper.

Institutional Investors Taking Leap Into Marketplace Lending

Second Annual Survey by Richards Kibbe & Orbe and Wharton FinTech Reveals Rising Optimism, Participation in Emerging Industry

Fortress Three Top Executives Split $44 Million Bonuses In 2015

The firm, which oversaw $70.5 billion in fee-paying investor capital at the end of last year, disbanded its flagship macro hedge fund after almost two years of losses and a spate of redemptions since 2007 shrank its assets by more than three-quarters to $

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