07/16/2013
Ex-Morgan Stanley Executives Said to Target $2 Billion for Fund
Morgan Stanley’s infrastructure investment unit plans to seek $4 billion for a second global fund
Alternative Investments
07/15/2013
Citi Appointed by Mirae
Citi has been appointed by Mirae Asset to provide Fund Administration, Custody and Index Receipt Services for a new ETF Platform in the US
07/15/2013
Tiger Bay Advisors Acquires Gramercy Park Advisors
Tiger Bay Advisors announced that it has Completed The Acquisition of Gramercy Park Advisors
07/11/2013
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index and Capital Movement Index
Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined 1.30% in July.
07/09/2013
SkyBridge Capital And Woori Investment & Securities Announce Strategic Partnership
Representing every type of market participant from large institutional investors to individual retail investors
07/09/2013
Ex-JPMorgan Private-Equity Unit Said to Get $1.1 Billion
The initial closing for CCMP Capital Investors III LP includes a $200 million commitment from the New York-based firm, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.
07/08/2013
Libor moving to NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext will take over the Libor in early 2014.
07/07/2013
US Mint Bullion Coin Sales Soar in First Half of 2013
Even as gold and silver marked double-digit declines through the first half of 2013, demand soared for United States Mint bullion coins.
07/01/2013
Investment Banks Eye 'Hedge Funds for the Masses’
Several investment banks are said to be eyeing the launch of hedge funds for retail investors
06/30/2013
BNP Paribas Global Prime Services Receives Top Marks in Global Custodian Prime Brokerage Survey
The past year has been a year of investment and growth for our business and we are very pleased that these enhancements have been received so positively by our clients
06/27/2013
Commodities Investors Focus on Fundamentals as Ebbing Correlation Brings Market ‘Sea Change’
A new survey from Credit Suisse finds investors are focusing on fundamental strategies to generate benchmark beating returns as the correlation between commodities and other asset classes breaks down.
06/27/2013
Morningstar Announces Findings from 2013 Target-Date Series Industry Survey
Morningstar, Inc announced findings from its Target-Date Series Research Paper
06/23/2013
Behringer Harvard investment trust switches to new name
A real estate investment trust originally sponsored by Addison-based investor Behringer Harvard is changing its name.
06/23/2013
Sun Life says sale of its U.S. annuities business delayed by regulatory hurdles
Sun Life Financial says it expects a delay in closing the US$1.35-billion sale of its U.S. annuities business
06/23/2013
EU clears ICE, NYSE Euronext stock market tie-up
This was not the case in the NYSE Euronext-ICE deal, especially in commodities
06/20/2013
Defined Contribution Tracker Launched by Northern Trust
Assets in DC Plans Flowing to Target Date and International Equity Strategies
06/20/2013
Hedge fund exits rise in June as investors reposition at mid-year
Requests to pull money out of hedge funds rose in June as investors used the mid-year point to review their portfolios and release cash to spend elsewhere.
06/19/2013
European hedge funds struggle to break into U.S. market
some large European firms already fall under this requirement due to their having at least one U.S. client either directly or through a fund of funds
06/18/2013
Saudi billionaire eyes NYC for record-high skyscraper
A billionaire prince from Saudi Arabia is searching out a city to build the world’s highest skyscraper
06/13/2013
Former Forbes HQ finally finds a taker
Deal comes after years of effort by seller and Forbes defaulted on its rent.