08/06/2015
Associated Estates shareholders OK purchase by Brookfield Asset Management
The company has over a 100-year history of owning and operating assets with a focus on property, renewable energy, infrastructure and private equity.
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08/06/2015
Bank of America Starts to Pull Clients’ Money Out of a Paulson Fund
The move by the bank was based on months of discussions and related to multiple factors, according to one person knowledgeable about the bank’s thinking
08/06/2015
United Overseas Bank: A Growing Presence in New York Commercial Real Estate
U.O.B. acted as the administrative agent on the massive debt deal and contributed $220 million in financing
08/06/2015
New York hedge fund boss Dan Loeb takes large stake in Baxter
A letter Loeb sent to Baxter on Wednesday thanks current Baxter CEO Robert L. Parkinson Jr. for meeting with him over the last week
08/06/2015
New Private Foundation Guide Helps Advisors Reduce Tax Exposure, Boost Clients' Philanthropic Impact
According to Mr. Chartener: "It's essential that advisors talk about more than just investment returns.
08/05/2015
Pimco Investors Withdrew $2.5 Billion From Total Return
Investors took out record amounts of money amid concerns about lackluster returns
08/05/2015
Morning Coffee: The $26bn hedge fund which hires 20 year-olds. Worst paid bankers in the world
Historically, most funds have preferred to pinch junior traders from investment banks.
08/05/2015
Elliot Management: The Hedge Fund That Foreclosed on a Warship
If you don't want to pay, that's fine.
08/04/2015
O'Toole-Ewald Enters into Strategic Partnership with AN Valuations
This new strategic partnership brings OTE's services directly to AN Valuations' high net worth European clients, and enables both firms to offer competitive services to clients in the financial sector.
08/04/2015
Pinnacle Announces Completion Of Merger With CapitalMark
CapitalMark will operate as a division of Pinnacle Bank until March 2016
08/04/2015
CIT Finalizes OneWest Bank Deal
Thain will continue to lead the combined company.
08/04/2015
Funded Status of U.S. Corporate Pensions Falls to 86.7 Percent, According to BNY Mellon ISSG
Endowments and Foundations Fail to Meet Targets, Public Plans on Track
08/04/2015
Fund manager AGF targets institutional investors, infrastructure
AGF Management Ltd, one of Canada’s largest independent fund managers, expects its push into the institutional segment and infrastructure-related investments to drive growth over the next few years
08/03/2015
Banking on banking ETFs
Global banks and brokerages, vilified for their role in the global financial crisis and later price-rigging scandals, are back in fashion with investors.
08/03/2015
US hedge fund says China account suspended amid market probe
Securities regulators launched an investigation into automated trading and restricted 24 stock accounts suspected of influencing stock prices but did not name names.
08/03/2015
Blackstone, Fortress among bidders for Japan's Simplex: sources
The second bidding round is expected to close by the end of this month
08/03/2015
RBC Global Asset Management Extends Institutional Pricing and Service Model to Select Mutual Funds
The fund was previously in the 38th percentile for costs within its peer group
07/31/2015
State Street Starts Global Macro Hedge Fund in Alternatives Push
The firm is adding hedge funds and alternative strategies that can be offered to individual investors
07/31/2015
Cargill’s Black River Unit to Liquidate Four Hedge Funds
The closures at Black River, which was started in 2003 and is run by Gary Jarrett, adds to a roster of hedge funds that have liquidated, some after struggling to navigate markets.
07/31/2015
Hedge Fund Management Companies Have ‘Overheated’ Valuations
Man Group CEO eschews mergers because prices are too high