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Hedge Fund Changes Seen within Broad Asset Management Industry Evolution
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Common distribution platforms that include hedge fund products as well as mutual funds, annuities, separate accounts and insurance are the future business model for asset management companies, according to Steven Buller, Ernst & Young's Americas director and global co-director of asset management services. Mr. Buller was speaking at...
October 26, 2004
Vanguard Global Equity Fund Reopens With Added ManagersOct. 21, 2004 -- Vanguard Group is adding a team of managers to the Vanguard Global Equity (VHGEX) and will reopen the fund to new...
October 21, 2004
ING To Sell Delta To BerkeleyNU Online News Service, Oct. 21, 2004, 3:05 p.m. EDTING Investment Management has agreed to sell its Delta Asset Management division to Berkeley Capital ...
October 19, 2004
Phoenix Adds New ExecutiveNU Online News Service, Oct. 19, 2004, 4:00 p.m. ESTThe Phoenix Companies Inc. has appointed Christopher R. Walsh as managing director for subadvisory and ...
October 18, 2004
Fat-Tailed Butterflies Invade the Finance Faculty LoungeBook Review Mandelbrot, Benoit and Hudson, Richard L. "The (mis)Behavior of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin, and Reward," New York: Perseus Books Group, 2004, pp. 328, Cloth. US$27.50. Most literate humans have by now heard of "chaos theory." There has even been a Hollywood movie, "the Butterfly Effect,"...
October 04, 2004
UMB Hires New COOMILWAUKEE (HedgeWorld.com)--UMB Fund Services hired Stephen Leonhardt as chief operating officer, a new position. Mr. Leonhardt will oversee daily operations and concentrate on improving product delivery using new technology, according to a news release from the company. UMB Fund Services handles the administration, accounting, transfer agent and distribution functions of...
September 27, 2004
Interest in Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Designation GrowsAMHERST, Mass. (HedgeWorld.com)--Meeting the needs of an ever-growing number of aspirants, the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association will administer the next series of Level I and Level II exams in February. According to officials, the number of candidates seeking the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation has tripled annually since the...
September 01, 2004
A Tough SellYour editor's note in the July 2004 issue, entitled "Location, Location," pointed to an issue that is so subtle, most don't even realize it's an...