03/13/2012
JPMorgan Defies Banks as Mutual Fund Losers by Breaking Into U.S. Top 10
The company in 2011 became the first bank to crack the list of 10 largest U.S. stock and bond fund managers, according to research firm Strategic Insight.
Alternative Investments
03/13/2012
CapitaMall Trust Said to Hire Banks for U.S. Dollar Bonds
CapitaMall Trust is the largest retail investment trust by market value and asset size in Singapore, according to its website.
03/13/2012
Citigroup Ex-Manager Islam Has No Regrets From Hedge-Fund Crash
The funds, now defunct, placed Citigroup at the center of a regulatory probe and a wave of litigation when they crashed four years ago.
03/13/2012
US bonds edge up on short covering ahead of Fed
Underpinning demand for bonds, China posted its largest trade deficit in at least a decade, fanning concerns that slowing exports from the world's second-largest economy will lead to lower fuel demand.
03/13/2012
Union Bank buys Santa Barbara Bank & Trust
Pacific Capital Bancorp's tangible book value is expected to increase significantly upon the close of the transaction from tax-related assets and an increase in the value of the loan portfolio.
03/13/2012
Former Credit Suisse Execs Launch $400M Fund
A new fund run by former Credit Suisse executives has opened for investment.
03/12/2012
Blackstone tops hedge fund investor list
New York-based Blackstone Alternative Asset Management managed $39 billion in hedge fund assets as of December 31, up 15 percent on the year, InvestHedge's Billion Dollar Fund of Hedge Fund Club survey said.
03/12/2012
US mutual fund manager earns five Lipper awards
A Lipper Fund Award is presented to one fund in each Lipper category for achieving the strongest trend of consistent risk-adjusted performance versus category peers over three, five or 10 years for the period ending December 31, 2011.
03/12/2012
John Hancock Funds Honored at 2012 Lipper Fund Awards
Firm named Group Award Trophy winner in Mixed Assets, Large Company Category - John Hancock Lifecycle 2010 and 2015 Portfolios recognized for five-year performance in Mixed Asset, Target 2010 and 2015 Fund categories - John Hancock Active Bond Fund, NAV,
03/12/2012
eVestment|HFN Releases Its Q4 2011 Hedge Fund Administrator Survey
eVestment|HFN today announced the release of its Q4 2011 Administrator Survey, sponsored by Advent Software
03/09/2012
White paper primer on insurance linked strategies released - Credit Suisse
Additionally, they identify two areas within the ILS space that may present unique opportunities and investor benefits: the property and casualty (P&C) market and legacy portfolios.
03/07/2012
Morningstar launches new alternative investments center
In addition to the new Alternatives tab, the site now contains Morningstar market tools and an expanded video library featuring interviews with top portfolio managers and newsmakers, analysts, and some of the leading voices in the advisory community, alon
03/07/2012
Former Thales CIO launches maiden hedge fund offering
“This is a unique approach because it combines rigorous risk controls from the quant models and solid fundamental research,” Ershov said.
03/06/2012
Northern Trust: 1 in 3 has 40% of stocks, bonds in passive strategies
A Northern Trust survey of 121 institutions, predominantly pension funds, in Europe, Asia and North America, forms the basis of the white paper entitled, Customized Beta: Changing Perspectives on Passive Investing.
03/05/2012
Bernanke speech crushes silver rally
ETP investors are showing their desire for the metal and have been taking a notable amount of interest in the market lately.
03/05/2012
Exclusive: JPMorgan to sell metals concentrates business
It is a mid-sized player in the increasingly competitive market for trading concentrate -- ore that has been crushed and milled to remove waste and increase the metal component.
03/02/2012
HSBC offers rich clients discounted fees for 10 new hedge funds
Private clients provide part of the $38 billion invested by HSBC in alternative investments such as hedge funds, private equity and real estate.
03/02/2012
J.C. Flowers said to mull offers for ING, RBS divisions
It may also bid for Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS)’s Direct Line Group insurance business when it’s for sale, they said.
03/02/2012
Hedge fund manager to run for senate
Carvin is no stranger to politics, having served as supervisor of the Town of Rye for four years.
03/01/2012
SSgA Launches Emerging, All-World ETFs
New SPDR ETFs Give Emerging Markets Exposure