06/17/2015
Hedge-Fund Bet Hits Pensions
Firms moved portfolios away from stock market to reduce risk, but missed out on rally
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06/17/2015
Old Mutual may raise up to $268 mln from sale of stake in US fund arm
Insurance company Old Mutual said on Wednesday it had scaled up its sale of a stake in its U.S. asset management arm
06/17/2015
New York City's Real Estate Market Attracts Foreign Investments
With strong support from foreign investors, New York City’s real estate market is growing rapidly.
06/16/2015
Fort Lauderdale a magnet for affluent buyers
As new high-end condominium projects are completed, cutting-edge transportation advancements are being made, and the distance between Miami and Fort Lauderdale “shortens,” the city’s luxury real estate prominence strengthens.
06/16/2015
Former Goldman Bankers Launch Hedge Fund Firebreak
New firm aims to capitalize on opportunities in the shadow banking sector
06/16/2015
BlackRock Expands Mexico Infrastructure Investment Offering With Latest Acquisition
The fact that these two deals were signed in close succession indicates that BlackRock is pursuing an aggressive growth strategy in Mexico’s infrastructure investment industry.
06/15/2015
A-Mark Precious Metals Appoints Grant Thornton as Independent Auditor
Their appointment offers our company the best combination of quality services
06/15/2015
In US$8 billion Samsung bid, some Koreans break ranks to side with foreign activist
In a country with a record of hostility toward foreign capital, some local investors are breaking with tradition
06/15/2015
Bond Gyrations So Extreme Even BlackRock Rewriting Risk Measures
In Germany, for example, yields on 10-year securities have surged from almost nothing
06/15/2015
Bond Swings So Extreme Even BlackRock Rewrites Risk Measures
With $4.8 trillion in assets -- or about the size of Japan’s economy -- no one manages more money than BlackRock Inc. So, it’s worth paying attention when the firm says it’s time to cast aside its trusted models for assessing risk in bon
06/12/2015
Masters of Universe Return as Laggard Hedge Funds Stage Comeback
For most hedge fund managers, the bull market of the past six years has been a downer
06/12/2015
State Street Offers Europe-Focused Currency Hedged ETF
Shares of State Street Corporation STT gained nearly 2% after the company's unit, State Street Global Advisors, launched its first currency hedged exchange-traded fund
06/12/2015
Schwab Advisor Services Leaders Take Advisors to Capitol Hill to Meet With Legislators and Advocate on Behalf of the RIA Industry
Schwab Advisor Services engages in a wide range of efforts to support and advance the independent advisory industry
06/11/2015
Outflows Hit Waddell & Reed Funds
Two biggest units see $12.5 billion fly out door in sign of retail sector’s vulnerability
06/11/2015
Why Vanguard and BlackRock could beat Peltz and Icahn
It’s a sign of changing times.
06/11/2015
Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT Completes Acquisition of Signature Office REIT
Griffin Capital Corporation announced today, on behalf of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc., the completion of the merger with Signature Office REIT, Inc.
06/10/2015
Capital One Merges Advisory Business With Online Investment Platform
Investors can then create an investment plan to electronically add funds in any amount
06/10/2015
Nu Paradigm and Berenberg Asset Management Partner to Launch Risk Managed Portfolio Solution
The Nu Paradigm/Berenberg Asset Management partnership provides clients with access to breadth and depth in portfolio implementation
06/10/2015
Coherence Capital, James Alpha Management Form Partnership
The Spectrum Fund has a 34-month track record with a cumulative return profile of 41.72%
06/10/2015
Hedge Fund Titans Bacon, Robertson Back New Manager Axar
Axelrod, 32, will focus on corporate events such as mergers, bankruptcies and spinoffs in his New York-based Axar