Managers of Wealth Americas

Morningstar Names Boston Partners Long/Short Equity as 2014 U.S. Alternatives Fund Manager of the Year

Boston Partners’ experience in long-short strategies dates back to 1998

Temenos forms alliance with Elan Financial Services

Temenos customers will also benefit from Temenos' technological integration with Elan, which is designed to improve back office efficiencies.

Donald Hodges, Fund Manager Praised by Boone Pickens, Dies at 80

Dubbed the “Lone Star stock picker” by Forbes, Hodges founded Hodges Capital and First Dallas Securities Inc. in 1989 with his son, Craig Hodges.

Billionaire Currency Trader George Soros Warns Against Investing Public Pension Money In Hedge Funds

Public pension systems currently have roughly $470 billion worth of investments in hedge funds

Vanguard overtakes SSgA as second-largest ETF manager

In 2014, BlackRock and SSgA saw assets increase but market share declined

Ex-Citi FX head readies $500 mln hedge fund launch in April

Former global head of foreign exchange at Citigroup, Anil Prasad, is preparing to launch his own macro hedge fund in early April with initial start-up capital of at least $500 million

George Soros retires again - and no hedging

The 84-year-old who broke the Bank of England says he is giving up investing - and that this time he really means it.

Hedge fund investors poised for high-risk, highly volatile markets in 2015

Amid the volatility in December, activist hedge funds posted an average increase of 2.5 percent on the month

Cantor Fitzgerald Tops 2014 At-the-Market Offering (ATM) League Table

Cantor is also a leading ATM provider for Life Sciences companies with ATM programs

The Woman Who Is Posting Some Of The Hedge Fund World's Best Returns

The vast majority of hedge fund managers have been unable to keep up with the booming stock market, disappointing their investors in recent years.

Rebuffing HFT, Nine Asset Managers to Launch Dark Pool

The Wall Street Journal reports that Michael Cashel, a senior vice president at Fidelity, will be Luminex's interim chief executive and the trading venue will be operational later this year.

Bank of the West and Fruition Sciences recognize wineries and

The result decreased vineyard spatial variability and increased water-use efficiency without compromising quality during a period of historic drought.

Hedge fund assets reach another industry record

Total net inflows in 2014 were up 19.9% over the prior year.

Foreign oil wells attract Chinese investors

Even though the Chinese investor has two decades of investment experience, he had never thought of buying foreign oil wells.

Legacy Banks Invest In Coinbase’s Record $75m Funding Round

The company has previously raised $31 million into two prior funding rounds. With the new racing round, the company has now raised a combined $106 million.

Big fund managers form new dark pool equity trading venue

Nine of the world’s largest fund managers are launching a new dark pool for equity trading, in an attempt to prevent high-frequency firms from disrupting their trades and raising costs.

QBE to sell off North American assets in $US300m deal

The sale of the US businesses, which include Community Association Underwriters, Deep South and SIU, represents an EBITDA multiple of about 12 times, the company said in a statement to the ASX on Tuesday.

Traders pay price for Swiss franc move

Unexpected end to cap on franc disaster for some.

A Hedge Fund With $830 Million In Assets Went Bust After The Swiss Franc Surge

Everest Capital, based in Miami and specializing in emerging markets, still manages seven funds with about $2.2 billion in assets

Independent broker-dealers take aim at the next generation of clients

Millennials, robo-advice and female clients top the IBD agenda

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