Managers of Wealth Americas

Outlook for M&A in 2013

Linklaters’ partners have pooled their views on what lies in store for the M&A market.

New Year, New Face in Fund Administration

The New Year sees the launch of a new fund administration firm for alternative investment managers.

Ex-Citigroup Prop. Trader To Launch Hedge Fund

The fund will trade in European, North American and Asian markets.

Dyal Capital Partners Acquires Minority Interest In Scopia Fund Management

"We believe this transaction further aligns us with our clients as 100% of the after-tax net proceeds are being reinvested into our funds."

Morningstar Announces Fund Managers Of The Year

The 2012 Fund Manager of the Year award winners in the U.S. are

Old Mutual Asset Management Completes Sale of Five Affiliates

Terms of the five transactions were not disclosed

Marathon hedge fund eyes European firms

Europe remains the mother lode of current and future distressed investing opportunities

Citi Hedge Fund Spinoff A Management Give-Away

The bank is giving a 75% stake in Citi Capital Advisors

London's Liffe the prize as US exchange swoops in $8.2bn deal

London’s status as a world financial capital has received a major boost after a US exchange paid billions of dollars to help secure control of Liffe, the City’s largest derivatives market.

Morgan Stanley to Buy Stake in Eris Rate-Swap Exchange

New rules are pushing more derivatives onto exchanges as regulators seek to reduce the risk resulting from a trading firm defaulting on its obligation in a transaction.

New European Regulations Will Put Compliance Pressures on U.S. Alternative Fund Managers to Plan Ahead

"Every asset manager worldwide who raises capital in the EU has to comply with AIFMD, including alternative investment managers based in the U.S."

Capital Trust Closes On Sale Of Investment Management Platform To Blackstone

Blackstone Becomes the Manager of Capital Trust and Acquires 17% Stake $2.00 Special Dividend to be Paid to Capital Trust Shareholders

State Street Global Advisors Issues 2013 ETF & Investment Outlook

The global Exchange Traded Product industry attracted nearly $200 billion of positive flows

"We have a good opportunity to take some substantial market share. We will have 10 to 12 staff in the US by the end of the financial year," Mr Griffin told The Australian. The group opened an office in San Francisco in May for its new US subsid

Wells Fargo invests in hedge fund firm

Firm takes minority ownership stake in fund of hedge funds asset manager

Brown Brothers Harriman Unveils New ETF Goodies

The portal provides access to several ETF tools designed to help sponsors, authorized participants, and administrators/custodians manage ETF operations all under one virtual roof.

Aviva close to sale of ailing US business for £1billion

Earlier this year Aviva took an £876million writedown on the US operation, now widely seen as a disastrous purchase.

Legg Mason and Permal Announce Acquisition of Fauchier Partners

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013.

December net flows advance - SS&C GlobeOp

Capital Movement Index: December net flows advance 0.40%

Survey finds hedge fund manager bulls outweigh bears for 2013

Hedge Fund Manager Bulls Outweigh Bears by Ratio of 3 to 1

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