08/05/2013
Amundi results reflect good momentum
Amundi registered a solid level of business in the first half. Including 100% of the joint ventures in Asia
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08/05/2013
Swiss boutique launches third fund in quick succession
Lugano-based asset management firm bolsters growing range of SICAV-compliant funds with latest strategy
08/04/2013
Blackstone Closes Acquisition of Strategic Partners from Credit Suisse
Blackstone and Credit Suisse today announced that Blackstone had closed on its acquisition of Strategic Partners from Credit Suisse. Strategic Partners is a secondary private fund of funds business, with $10 billion in assets under management.
08/02/2013
Berkshire Q2 Profit Surges
The Warren Buffett-led conglomerate has impressed with its latest earnings.
08/01/2013
Man Group posts client outflows as key hedge fund suffers
Funds under management dropped 9 percent to $52 billion, while the group said it had made a first half adjusted profit before tax of $134 million.
08/01/2013
George Clooney zaps hedge fund billionaire as 'carpetbagger'
Actor George Clooney, one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, attacked one of the most famous hedge fund managers on Wall Street, calling billionaire Daniel Loeb a “carpet bagger” who is “trying to manipulate the market.”
07/29/2013
Credit Suisse and Cass Business School Launch New Multi-Asset Indices
Credit Suisse launched a series of investable indices designed to provide an efficient and cost-effective way to gain exposure to a multi-asset class investment strategy.
07/28/2013
18 Similarities Between The Last Financial Crisis and Today
It is almost as if we are being forced to watch some kind of a perverse replay of previous events
07/28/2013
Aberdeen, Artemis and Schroders Funds choose Euroclear for settlement
Three big UK investment funds have chosen to settle their transactions with Euroclear UK & Ireland
07/28/2013
Cambridge Creating Billionaires Row
It’s hardly in the realms of the Asters and Vanderbilts but business executives in Cambridge are gradually steering the UK’s science and technology cluster into its own Gilded Age
07/23/2013
AIMA/EY survey finds mixed progress towards AIFMD transposition
At least five Member States are known to have made little or no progress towards drafting or finalising the required legislation.
07/23/2013
Euroclear CSDs in Belgium, France and the Netherlands commit to T+2 settlement period
Three of Euroclear’s central securities depositories - Euroclear Belgium, Euroclear France and Euroclear Nederland
07/21/2013
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator: July notifications 2.71%
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for July 2013 measured 2.71%, down from 3.88% in June.
07/21/2013
Oracle Paradis Wine Fund Hits US$5 Million
The Oracle Paradis Wine Fund today announced it had hit US$5 million of funds under management, only 6 months after the fund’s launch.
07/21/2013
Hedge Fund Directive Goes into Force in Europe
BNP Paribas declared itself ready for the transition of its asset manager and asset owner clients.
07/17/2013
Blackstone doubles revenues and triples earnings
Robust realizations allowed us to generate significant returns for our fund investors and higher distributable earnings for our unitholders.
07/17/2013
Quilter Cheviot to Boost Intermediary Offering
The merger of investment firms Quilter and Cheviot Asset Management will help the company focus more on the structure and management of bespoke portfolios
07/17/2013
Swiss boutique takes over rival’s special situations fund
It has rebranded the Luxembourg-domiciled fund the Zeus Capital Sicav Investimenti Flex.
07/15/2013
Grosvenor purchases City office at 5.9%
Grosvenor Fund Management has acquired Fleet Place House in the City of London financial district.
07/14/2013
Gold! $250K in centuries-old coins found
Brisben owns the 1715 Treasure Fleet Queen's Jewels salvage company.