09/20/2012
Martin Weinberg, who built Assante Corp. before selling the wealth management firm to CI Financial Corp., is now on the hunt for firms that counsel pension funds and endowments on how to invest their money.
09/20/2012
A veteran trader from a prominent brokerage in Chicago said about 1,000 floor traders, phone clerks and runners worked there about two decades ago. Now, there are about 250.
09/19/2012
Octavian has announced that it has signed a long term agreement with Bordeaux Index, one of the world’s largest fine wine merchants, to provide storage and distribution services.
09/19/2012
Franklin Templeton has experienced a remarkable upturn since the end of the financial crisis.
09/18/2012
The transaction provides Axis AMC access to Schroders’ global distribution network
09/18/2012
Strategic Relationship Bolsters Company’s Alternatives and Solutions Platform
09/16/2012
Head of the newly-expanded wine division of French bank Credit Agricole is forecasting a better vintage this year than 2011 as it gears up for the harvest in Bordeaux.
09/16/2012
Qatar First Investment Bank (QFIB) has acquired two properties in central London, The Leinster Inn Hotel at Leinster Square and Westbourne House, Westbourne Grove, the company said in a statement.
09/16/2012
For many investors, an investment fund is their gateway to financial markets.
09/12/2012
Two stylish new Kenyan projects that are attracting attention are a development in the Laikipia area, north of Nairobi, and a clutch of homes on the Indian Ocean island of Lamu, both designed and built by Leslie Duckworth.
09/12/2012
Alternative asset management group Gottex Fund Management has reported an operational loss of USD2.6m for the six months ended 30 June
09/12/2012
The SYZ & CO Group has announced today the launch of a more balanced strategy for emerging markets.
09/12/2012
BNY Mellon has reported that hedge fund assets available for prime custody services now stand at an estimated $684 billion, a 40% increase since 2010.
09/09/2012
The Chinese bronzes exquisitely represent superior technology and culture of the Qin Dynasty, rated as the highest example of artistic value around the world.
09/09/2012
This issue further improves the bank's funding profile and diversification of its funding sources. The bonds were placed with a broad group of Swiss investors. Van Lanschot's funding ratio remains strong at around 85%.
09/09/2012
Middle East investors have lodged a dramatic $20m bid to take over troubled football club Portsmouth, Arabian Business can reveal.
09/06/2012
The paper quoted a source at Leeds United as saying the offer from the Middle East was “still there”, but that the prospective new owners were losing patience.
09/05/2012
Doug Morgan, president of SunGard’s institutional asset management business discuss the top trends affecting the fund management industry in 2012
09/05/2012
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed up 0.56% in August as five of the seven index component strategies reported positive results for August.
09/02/2012
Swiss alternative investment manager reports half year results
Active asset allocation and strong manager selection were key to protecting capital over the period under review and also to generate strong risk-adjusted returns.