20 Nov 2014
Irving H Picard reaches USD95m BLMIS recovery agreement with Senator Feeder Fund
Irving H Picard, Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities LLC…
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Investors’ devotion to Alpha is hindering investment success, says State Street research
Investors’ devotion to Alpha is hindering investment success, says State Street researchInvestment professionals are failing to deliver…
19 Nov 2014
Columbia Management agrees strategic initiative with BAAM
Columbia Management and Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM) are to research and develop investment solutions that leverage…
The future of trading desks
By Simon Broch, AlphaDealing – Arguably, the Trading Desk is at the heart of the investment manager. Why then do so many new start-ups not…
Midwest Wealth launches proprietary alt investment trading platform
Alternative investments specialist Midwest Wealth Management has launched a new Proprietary Trading Platform.The platform utilizes advanced…
State Street Research predicts widespread increase in pension fund risk appetite and alternative allocations
Over the next three years, 77 per cent of pension funds expect their appetite for investment risk to increase to enable them to meet…
Herald Fund SPC agrees global settlement with Madoff Trustee
BDO CRI (Cayman) Ltd, the Principal Liquidators of Herald Fund SPC, have reached a global settlement agreement with Irving H Picard,…
18 Nov 2014
Academic consensus is key to robust smart beta strategies, says ERI Scientific Beta study
A new publication from ERI Scientific Beta, the index arm of EDHEC Risk Institute, entitled “Robustness of Smart Beta Strategies,” reviews…
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished down 0.80% in October
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished down 0.80% for the month of October with seven of the ten sub strategies ending the month in…
Sliced Investing raises USD2m to simplify hedge fund investing for accredited investors
Sliced Investing, an investment platform connecting accredited investors to hedge fund investments, has closed seed financing of USD2…
Social media for asset managers
SEI’s Lori White explains how social media platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn can help investment managers market their business.The…
Actavis to acquire Allergan
Actavis is to acquire pharmaceutical company Allergan for a combination of USD129.22 in cash and 0.3683 Actavis shares for each share of…
Abenomics on track despite recession
Nikko Asset Management’s Chief Global Strategist, John Vail, believes Abenomics is still on track despite Japan being back in…
Madoff Trustee reaches recovery agreement of nearly USD500m with Herald and Primeo Feeder Funds
Matt Jose appointed Global Head of Client Services at iMATCHATIVE
Matt Jose has been appointed as the Global Head of Client Services of Sam Hocking's San Francisco based start up, Imatchative Inc.Prior to…
