Asset Managers
The latest news on top asset managers, including updates on mergers and acquisitions, as well as new investment strategies and fund offerings.
Convert Arb Makes a Comeback
By Staff WriterA survey of 15 organizations with around $117 billion of assets invested in hedge funds revealed a huge decline in the popularity of global macro...
November 01, 2006
How To Qualify a Prospect"Qualification" is the process of determining whether a person, family unit, or business unit is someone with whom you would like to do business. Quite obviously,...
November 01, 2006
A.G. Edwards Rolls Out Referral BonusesFinancial consultants working for A.G. Edwards are now eligible for bonuses worth up to $50,000 for referring a successful recruit to the St. Louis, Mo.-based...
October 26, 2006
Alpha From Undervalued and Overvalued SecuritiesUBS has launched a new fund that will leverage the equity research that UBS Global Asset Management already does, and endeavor to capture alpha from both under-valued and over-valued U.S. equity securities. It is a 130/30 long-short equity strategy in which the portfolio's managers will sell-short overvalued securities worth 30%...
October 26, 2006
McKinsey: Leading Fund Managers Outrun LaggardsThe gap between the top U.S. asset managers and the bottom performers is widening.Consultants at McKinsey & Company, New York, have published that conclusion in ...
October 24, 2006
Schwab Studies Why Advisors GrowFor affluent investors, trust is the key factor in picking a financial advisor, Charles D. Goldman, an executive vice president of Charles Schwab & Co. ...
October 24, 2006
Schwab Studies Why Advisors GrowFor affluent investors, trust is the key factor in picking a financial advisor, Charles D. Goldman, an executive vice president of Charles Schwab & Co. ...
October 01, 2006
Remember To Pay The MortgageMortgage-backed securi-ties, a somewhat overlooked, though very large, section of the fixed-income universe, are becoming more attractive to investors in light of a softening housing...