01/13/2012
Miners see gold price hitting $2,000 this year
Gold will soar to $2,000 (£1,300) an ounce this year, according to industry insiders.
Alternative Investments
01/12/2012
Franklin Templeton launches multi-asset real return fund for US investors
The Fund seeks total return that exceeds U.S. inflation over a full inflation cycle (real return), typically five years, by using a flexible allocation strategy that is diversified across a broad spectrum of asset classes, including global equities, globa
01/06/2012
State Street Global Advisors Launches Online ETF Education Resource
Featuring commentary, research, and thought leadership from State Street Global Advisors, ETF Fact or Fiction will detail nuances of the ETF product structure, address common questions and misconceptions, and highlight key industry trends to help investor
01/06/2012
Hedge fund administrator GlobeOp in takeover talks
GlobeOp Financial Services is in talks with private equity firms Advent International Corporation and TPG over possible takeover offers, as the hedge fund services firm carries out a strategic review to try and boost its share price.
01/05/2012
Pay and Restructuring Rile Staff at Jefferies
The dispute led to a series of meetings Tuesday involving Jefferies executives and its global head of prime brokerage, Glen Dailey, the people said.
01/04/2012
Hedge fund manager battles to save Sears
Eddie Lampert, one of America's wealthiest hedge fund managers, is battling to save Sears after one of the country's oldest department chains saw sales plunge over Christmas.
01/03/2012
Fidelity Investments Looks Ready To Offer Exchange-Traded Funds
After years of ignoring one of the hottest investment options, Fidelity Investments appears to be planning a push into exchange-traded funds
12/30/2011
Men Take Lead In Financial Decisions, Reveals HSBC Report
HSBC’s The Future of Retirement programme is a leading independent study into global retirement trends. It provides authoritative insights into the key issues associated with ageing populations and increasing life expectancy around the world.
12/30/2011
U.S. Mint says has enough gold, silver Eagles coins
The United States Mint said on Wednesday it has enough American Eagle gold and silver bullion coins to meet demand and does not expect to allocate them in early 2012.
12/28/2011
Carlyle launches new financial firms buyout fund
The new fund, Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners II, has a minimum commitment threshold for investors of $10 million and intends to fundraise for more than a year
12/27/2011
Former Galleon Manager to Start Technology Hedge Fund for Fortress
The new fund will invest as much as 50 percent of its assets in U.S. companies, with the rest allocated to Europe, China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan
12/27/2011
Hedge funds hammered in one of worst years on record
Hedge funds have suffered their second worst year on record as volatile markets, plunging commodities and political uncertainty torpedoed the investment plans of even the $2 trillion (£1.28 trillion) sector's biggest stars.
12/23/2011
Hedge Fund Chief Falcone Rejects an Offer to Settle by SEC
Prominent hedge-fund manager Philip Falcone has rejected a Securities and Exchange Commission settlement offer that would have banned him from the securities industry and essentially ended his career, people familiar with the matter said.
12/19/2011
Layoffs hit Soros investment company
Still, the fund continues to rank as one of the world's biggest and most powerful investors with some $25 billion in assets and some 300 employees putting that money to work.
12/12/2011
U.S. securities regulator closes Fairfax probe
The sources, who didn't want to be identified because the SEC hasn't made the letters public, said the termination letters were sent out a little over a month ago.
12/08/2011
US investment mgmt firm expands offerings in three fixed-income strategies
Broader Mutual Fund Suite Offers Institutional Fixed-Income Capabilities to Individual Investors
12/08/2011
Aberdeen Israel Fund shutters sub-adviser
Aberdeen's investment philosophy with respect to equity investing is based on the belief that strong long term returns are achieved by identifying and buying good quality stocks at reasonable valuations and holding them for the long term.
12/05/2011
State Street Global Advisors unveils two new ETFs
The addition of these two exchange traded funds (ETFs) strengthens State Street’s family of fixed income ETFs, which now includes 26 SPDR ETFs that provide precise access to a wide range of fixed income investments.
12/05/2011
Is Crony Capitalism Wrong?
He is also current Chair of the Asset Managers' Committee of the President's Working Group on Capital Markets
12/05/2011
William Blair launches new total return fund
The portfolio managers of the Macro Allocation Fund are Brian D. Singer, Edwin Denson, and Thomas Clarke. Messrs. Singer, Denson, and Clarke are members of William Blair's Dynamic Allocation Strategies Team, a group that has worked together for more