Managers of Wealth Americas

Accumulate IDFC for long term, says Lancelot D'Cunha

Lancelot D'Cunha of ITI Wealth Management is of the view that one can accumulate IDFC at current levels

361 Capital to expand alternative MF offerings through new single-manager strategies

361 Capital, an asset management firm specialising in liquid alternative investments, is to expand its family of alternative mutual funds by launching a series of funds that will be sub-advised by single managers.

The Stock This Hedge Fund Has Owned for 16 Years

There are a lot of reasons for not investing in Berkshire Hathaway

Palmer Square Absolute Return Fund passes three-year anniversary

The Palmer Square Absolute Return Fund provides access to fund managers and strategies, including opportunistic credit strategies run by Palmer Square.

Hedge Fund Mariner Hires Bowens for Rates as Banks Diverge (1)

Mariner Investment Group LLC, the $11 billion hedge-fund firm, hired Marx Bowens from CRT Capital Group LLC to trade interest rates anticipating a divergence in global central bank policies.

Brevan Howard’s both hired a ‘quantum entanglement specialist’ and lost a senior FX trader to Lloyds

If you aspire to get a job at one of the world’s biggest and highest paying hedge funds, Brevan Howard should probably be on your list.

Transamerica Asset Management terminates Pimco as investment sub-advisor: SEC

Calls to Transamerica and Pimco were not immediately returned

L&G completes acquisition of GIA business

GIA was formed in 1994 to create and market index target date fund products in the US and is now a top 5(2) provider of these funds in the US. The target date fund market in the US is expected to double by 2017.

The Man Who Made $3.5 Billion Last Year

He's made a staggering $5.7 billion over the last two years

Hedge Funds Take Muni-Bond Market By Storm

Something big is cooking in Puerto Rico, and it demands our immediate investment attention.

Pictet merges US equity funds

A spokesperson for Pictet told Wealth Manager that the decision had been taken ‘in response to clients’ needs for a single US equity strategy which implements a broad-based approach with both value and growth characteristics’.

Blackstone edges Packer out of Las Vegas

Private Equity irm Blackstone Group has agreed to pay $US1.7 billion to Deutsche Bank for The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the glimmering but struggling 3000-room hotel and casino on the Strip

How Do Hedge Funds Get Away With It? Eight Theories

The crux of the issue is the industry’s two-tiered fee structure

Institutional Investor Demand for Deeper Dive Analytics Propmts Team Expansion

Dr. Bhaduri brings over 15 years of hedge fund industry experience

SkyBridge Hedge Fund To Take Over PBS’ Wall Street Week

The program, created by Anne Truax Darlington, aired from 1970 to 2005 and was officially titled Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser during the 32 years he hosted

O'Connor spawns another hedge fund: Satori

The O'Connor asset management business of UBS AG in Chicago has been birthing hedge funds and trading firms for more than a decade, and it's about to deliver another one.

RCS Capital Eyes Bigger Slice of the Pie

Schorsch: Management shakeup part of cohesive overall plan

India's ground-breaking review of Depositary Receipts could open the door to increased foreign investment, says BNY Mellon

M.S. Sahoo Committee's recommendations will make investing in Indian companies more accessible for global investors and may encourage increased foreign investment into India

John Hancock Investments Hires Baillie Gifford to Manage John Hancock Select Growth Fund

John Hancock Investments has hired Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited to manage the John Hancock Select Growth Fund

Legg Mason closes two small-cap funds

Legg Mason has shut two small-cap funds managed by its subsidiary Royce Associates.

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