Managers of Wealth Americas

Alternative investors see activism as value driver, says Novus survey

Institutional investors view activism as a successful tool

JPM soft closes US small cap growth fund

JP Morgan Asset Management has opted to slow flows into its US Small Cap Growth fund which is approaching $400 million in assets

Harvard adopts 'responsible investment' principles

Harvard University said on Monday it adopted a set of environmental and social investing principles backed by the United Nations for its huge endowment fund

Alternative Investment Fund Managers Skeptical about JOBS Act

50% of hedge fund managers and 55% of private equity managers surveyed feel the Act will have no significant impact on the alternatives industry

TIAA-CREF completes joint venture with Henderson

Forms TIAA Henderson Real Estate

BNY Mellon's Dreyfus Launches Dreyfus TOBAM Emerging Markets Fund

Dreyfus Fund to Use TOBAM's Patented Process to Offer Investors An Optimally Diversified Alternative to Traditional Beta Investing

Folkestone Acquires Maxim Asset Management

Winston has more than 30 years’ experience in investment management, including more than 10 years in investing in listed real estate securities.

Neil Woodford Gets His First $6.1 Billion as Invesco Loses Funds

The British wealth manager and insurance company will also transfer other Invesco mandates to Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd. and Manulife Financial Corp.

Aberdeen Targets U.S. to Asian Managers as It Weighs London Fund

Aberdeen Asset Management Plc, which oversees more than 15 billion pounds of real estate, plans to acquire property-asset managers in the U.S. and Asia to expand beyond its European base.

Managers see smart beta pickup among institutional investors

Smart beta's popularity among institutional investors has grown substantially in the past couple of years and experts believe that will continue in 2014 and beyond.

SEI Launches New Tax-Managed ETF Strategies to Help Advisors Meet Growing Investor Demand

In a move designed to help financial advisors meet the growing demand for low-cost, tax-conscious investment strategies, SEI today announced that it has launched a set of new tax-managed exchange traded fund strategies.

Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. Opens First New Hampshire Office

St. Louis-based brokerage Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. opened its 42nd office in New London, N.H., and with it brought aboard four experienced financial professionals, company officials announced today.

Aviva Investors to sell US asset manager

Aviva Investors is to sell off US-based boutique investment firm River Road Asset Management as it continues to restructure.

The largest hedge funds now control more cash than ever

Americas-based firms that each invest at least $1 billion managed a record high of $1.71 trillion as of Jan. 1.

BNY Mellon Automates Calculation of Collateral Requirements in ETF Marketplace

BNY Mellon, a global leader in investment management and investment services, has automated the calculation of collateral requirements in the exchange-traded funds marketplace.

Wealthy Families See Attractive Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate

Institutional capital has been pouring into the commercial real estate sector recently, helping push investment sales volumes up each year since the downturn.

Hedge Fund Managers Rank EY Top Global Accounting Firm

Hedge fund managers voted EY as the top global accounting organization in this year's Institutional Investor's Alpha 2014Alpha Awards.

Leave one fund, start another: DSK chief to start macro hedge

Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn plans to raise $2 billion in a macro hedge fund, his firm, LSK & Partners.

North American bitcoin startups garner $98.6 million from investors

What’s one of the biggest things in the market today that angel investors are pouring their money into?

Billionaire investor to lose one of his top portfolio managers

He expected to leave before the end of the year

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