Managers of Wealth Americas

Fall of the Titans: The Story of African Bank and Lehman Brothers

In early August this year, African Bank, the banking arm of African Bank Investments Limited, received a 1.6 billion US dollar bailout by the South African Reserve Bank

US hedge funds hope to bridge European cultural divide

In Henry James’s late 19th century novel The American, a brash businessman travels to France in search of a wife only to leave defeated by the baffling social mores of the Parisian aristocracy.

How to run a $1 billion fund after both your co-founders go to jail

What do you do when two of your business partners—among the biggest names on Wall Street—are sent to prison for their involvement in the largest insider trading fiasco in decades, leaving you to manage $1.4 billion of investments in South Asia

Hedge Fund Assets Drop 0.49% - Flows Still Positive, But Slowing; Macro, Credit Fund See

The July 2014 eVestment Hedge Fund Asset Flows report shows some slowing in hedge fund asset growth and the impacts of outflows from several hedge fund sectors.

Pundits see shining future for safe-haven gold

Sheltering in gold is back on the table for fund managers who believe that global markets have yet to react fully to new geopolitical issues.

Asset manager Medley Management files for a $150 million IPO

At the end of June, it has $3.3 billion of AUM, up from $2.0 billion one year ago.

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Renames Exchange Traded Product Suite in the Americas

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management announced that it has renamed the db X-trackers exchange-traded funds to Deutsche X-trackers ETFs

Exchange-Traded Fund Accentuates Merger Arbitrage Highs, and Lows

Merger-arbitrage funds aim to eke out steady returns by playing the spreads between a company's market price and the price at which it may be acquired

Ex-SAC Executive's Hedge-Fund Firm Gets Leucadia Investment

Precise terms, such as the potential ownership breakdown and revenue-sharing details, couldn't be learned.

Q&A: Fred Reinhardt, leads Espirito Santo Bank in Miami — which is now for sale

Espirito Santo Bank’s chairman and chief executive in Miami shares his views about the latest circumstances of his bank, which is for sale.

Hedge fund investing strong in 2014

Headline-making cutbacks raising questions, but most investors stay the course

A Former Top SAC Capital Trader Names New Hedge Fund

Is expected to begin trading by next year, is one of the more anticipated start-ups in the $3 trillion hedge fund industry.

Cultivation Capital backs Wealth Access

Wealth Access has secured an undisclosed investment from Cultivation Capital.

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank completes acquisition of Cornish & Carey

We are delighted to announce the completion of this acquisition, which recognizes and builds upon the success of our partnership with Cornish & Carey since 2010

Puerto Rico creditor group swells to $300 billion in assets

Investors who mainly hold debt backed by the commonwealth's government

Richey May Expands Alternative Investment/Hedge Fund Division

Financial services CPA firm continues to attract top talent as business grows in key markets

Banks Crack Open Their Doors to Pot Business Accounts

That’s fewer than 1 percent of all U.S. banks and credit unions, but it’s a sign that marijuana merchants may not be iced out of the financial system.

Where To Invest Your Business Assets – Hedge Funds vs Family Offices

But, is that move genuinely necessary?

US hedge fund bet against African Bank in 2013

African Bank has engaged in risky lending practices such as very large unsecured loans

State takes $300 million pension gamble on Casino owner

The investment deal is complex.

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