At a time when cash is tight and good business opportunities are hard to come by, who would expect financial big guns to start fretting about whether their past gains were really deserved?
The dual impact of the persistently weak economic environment and new regulations is keeping investment management companies on a slow growth track, according to industry executives surveyed by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax, and advisory firm. While the survey
Funds under management of UK domiciled investment funds were GBP354.2bn in January 2009, 18 per cent lower than January 2008 and two per cent down on the previous month, according to th
Considering Citigroup are one of the newest prime finance houses on the Street, they’re going a long way to establishing themselves as a major force. Key hires including Christy York coming in to run the European capital introduction team and
Spanish banking giant BBVA announced last week that it had decided to pull out of the hedge fund market, shutting domestic hedge fund manager Proxima Alfa Investments and also winding down
Duff & Phelps, an independent financial advisory and investment banking firm, is forming an operational risk due diligence practice that will provide investors with an independent t
IntroductionThe rapid growth in the Islamic financial markets, both in terms of institutions and products available over the past 10 years has prompted increasing interest from conventional managers to develop products to serve this market. It is estimated that over
Boston-based investment manager Windham Capital has teamed up with Krusen Capital, investment advisor to a single-manager and multi-manager hedge fund and private equity fund platform, to offer proprietary risk management and tactical asset allocation strategies to Krusen’s clients. By adding Windham to
Little more than a year ago, hedge funds in Latin America were riding a boom that made the region one of the most sought-after investment markets in the world.
The funds business in Latin America is a high-growth area with many foreign entities taking a keen interest in opportunities available in the different countries throughout the region.
