Asset Managers
The latest news on top asset managers, including updates on mergers and acquisitions, as well as new investment strategies and fund offerings.
U.S. Bank to Use Smartleaf ‘Unified Overlay Platform’
By Kate McBride'Unified overlay platform' to optimize 40,000 non-brokerage ‘customized’ portfolios.
December 15, 2010
EDHEC Study: European Wealth Managers Fail to Customize Risk ManagementA survey of European wealth managers, released Wednesday by EDHEC-Risk Institute, found that these investment professionals want to offer their clients customized risk management, but generally fail to do so.
December 13, 2010
Madoff Suits Can ProceedAt least 1,000 lawsuits filed in the hope of recovering more than $50 billion for the victims of Bernie Madoff’s massive swindle can now proceed, since the deadline for filing suits has passed.
December 09, 2010
MetLife: Pension Fund Managers Notice Longevity RiskDefined benefit pension plan managers are thinking more about the possibility that plan beneficiaries may live longer than expected.
December 02, 2010
How to Handle Underperforming ManagersWealth managers must balance patience with action and dig deeper to understand the reasons for underperformance.
November 22, 2010
Top U.S. Banks Face $100 Billion Basel GapThe biggest U.S. banks will be short between $100 billion and $150 billion in equity capital after the new Basel III global bank regulations are imposed.
November 18, 2010
The Power of Data AggregationAdvisors can view whole households--in realtime--and grow their asset base.
November 17, 2010
As Investors’ Risk Appetite Grows, a Correction Looms, BofA Merrill Lynch SaysInvestors embraced riskier assets after the resumption of quantitative easing (QE), but a correction could be drawing near, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for November released Tuesday.