Asset Managers
The latest news on top asset managers, including updates on mergers and acquisitions, as well as new investment strategies and fund offerings.
Separately Managed Accounts Appeal To Well-Off Boomers
By Linda KocoSeparately managed accounts may become the investment of choice for baby boomers who have significant assets and a desire for professional management and advice, say ...
January 19, 2006
Interview: Anne Gudefin of Mutual Discovery FundS&P Rank: 5 Stars Buying A Dollar of Assets for Sixty Cents
January 16, 2006
Event-Driven, Distressed Funds Lead DJ IndexNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Dow Jones reports that event-driven strategies performed well in what was an uneventful year for the stock market in general. Both event-driven and distressed managers pulled through to each top 6% in 2005, according to Dow Jones Hedge Fund Index officials, doing slightly better than equities. The Dow...
January 01, 2006
Latin Funds Soar NorthwardInvesting in Latin American stocks has been very lucrative the past few years. The continent offers immense commodities and natural resources, a cheap labor force,...
December 21, 2005
Fed To Stop Raising Rates%3A SurveyThe Federal Reserve Board will stop raising short-term interest rates early next year, investment managers predict.[@@]Of investment managers responding to the latest quarterly poll ...
December 06, 2005
SOA To Create Risk Manager CredentialThe Society of Actuaries plans to create a professional designation designed for actuaries who want jobs as corporate risk managers.[@@]The SOA, Schaumburg, Ill., says ...
November 21, 2005
MetLife Unveils VA Living Benefit RiderMetLife Inc. has introduced a guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit variable annuity contract option.[@@]The rider can protect principal and some asset growth for MetLife VA ...