07/25/2012
The John Kay review of equity markets, published this week, calls for regulatory authorities to ensure fiduciary standards apply to all relationships in the investment chain, including asset managers, brokers, platforms, IFAs and the end investor.
07/25/2012
The British football club, which is controlled by the Glazer family, may start the road show as soon as Friday or early next week, according to the sources.
07/24/2012
Samir Shah, Chief Business Officer of DGCX said: "Gold prices have had a phenomenal run over the last two years, but the distinguishing feature of the gold market in this period has been the extreme price volatility of the precious metal, which has c
07/24/2012
“There’s a general tendency to move toward lower-capital, fee-based models so that might explain the appeal for strategic buyers,” said Matthias de Wit, a Brussels-based analyst at Petercam SA. “Still, it’s a tricky market to
07/23/2012
Clearly, only an ultra-high-net-worth client can make that kind of investment. For financial advisors to the super-wealthy, fine art is an asset they cannot ignore.
07/22/2012
According to a recent report by Crisil's research division commissioned by Kotak's wealth management arm, the wealth of ultra high net worth households is slated to grow nearly five-fold in as many years to Rs 318 trillion.
07/22/2012
That hidden wealth is costing governments $280 billion a year in lost tax revenue, the report says.
07/22/2012
The Swiss private bank on Monday confirmed targets including annual net new money growth of up to 6 percent - which it exceeded in the first half of the year - after winning funds from rivals such as Sarasin and Credit Suisse's Clariden Leu, which ar
07/19/2012
New Asian hedge funds collected US$4.43bil in 2011, powered by major launches such as ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc trader Morgan Sze's Azentus and former Asia head of Highbridge Capital Carl Huttenlocher's Myriad.
07/19/2012
The survey results will be highlighted at FA and PW's upcoming 3rd Annual Alternative Strategies Conference July 30-31 in Denver.
07/18/2012
There are four structural reasons why the industry as we know it is dead.
07/17/2012
Mr. Roubini, who is also known as Dr. Doom for his pessimistic perspective, strongly opposes any notion of a new gold-backed currency.
07/16/2012
Founded in 2002, Midas was one of the front-runners in multi-asset fund management: combining a range of different asset classes including government bonds, equities, fixed interest, property and alternative investments, in a single fund.
07/16/2012
In Britain alone, Muslims contribute a staggering £31 billion per annum to the economy and there are now 10,000 British Muslim millionaires, according to the Ethical Media Group.
07/16/2012
Performance for the Broad Index and its 10 sub-strategies is calculated monthly. June, May and YTD 2012 performance numbers are listed below and are available at www.hedgeindex.com.
07/16/2012
Demand is going to be subdued, given the state of the economy and the sentiment,” Ajay Mitra, managing director, Middle East and India at the council, said in a phone interview from Mumbai. “People are preferring to stay invested in cash becau
07/12/2012
With 152 companies listed, the Tadawul is one of the biggest exchanges in the Gulf. And in terms of volume, it’s the largest in the region.
07/11/2012
Super Fund chief executive Adrian Orr says the fund has been trying to develop these co-investment relationships for some time.
07/11/2012
The US bank said in a filing on Monday that revenues in Europe for the six months to May 31 were $202.8m, down 15% on the $235m it made during the same time last year.
07/10/2012
KPMG International has moved up to the top spot, leading this year's rankings of The World's Best Outsourcing Advisors by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®), a standards-setting and professional advocacy