Despite a downturn in private-equity returns, two new exchange traded funds providing investors access to that space may soon be launched. The proposed ETFs — one from PowerShares Capital Management LLC of Wheaton, Ill., and the other from Barclays Global Investors of San Francisco — would join what is the only private-equity ETF in existence: the PowerShares Listed Private Equity Fund.
U.S. ETF assets rose 13% in August, with inflows of $22.2 billion, according to a report by State Street Global Markets.
High-flying hedgies like to show off their good taste — and extreme wealth — by investing in art.
Craig A. Merdian has joined New York Life International as executive vice president and CFO.
With a recently passed law, the Department of Defense has declared war on bogus financial advisers.
Goldman Sachs flagship hedge fund lost more than 20% of its value in August, its largest monthly fall.
On average, the securities in the SPDR Lehman Municipal Bond ETF index have a credit quality of AA1/AAA.
Unprofitable investments in debt and emerging markets have devoured the value of Old Lane, Bloomberg said.
Individual annuity sales increased 6% in the second quarter to a record of $66.5 billion over the same period in 2006.
Richard M. Reilly, Michael Gilotti and Mathew Greenwald were honored and six new board members were added.
American Realty Capital Trust, under chief executive Nicholas Schorsch, plans to sell up to 150 million common shares, raising as much as $1.5 billion.
Turmoil in the credit markets will take a big bite out of hedge fund managers' bonuses this year, according to a report.
The addition of the 26 funds is the result of the recent Bank of America acquisition of U.S. Trust Corp.
Seniors may want to sell their homes and move in with relatives as a way to reduce overhead expenses.
Life insurance brokerage agencies could save up to $377 million annually in agent licensing costs if Congress were to adopt legislation.
The iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund from Barclays Global Investors won’t be the last.
Hedge funds lost 1.31% in August, marking the first negative returns since July 2006, according to HFR.
The subprime-mortgage crisis, pushed along by the high-profile collapse of two Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. hedge funds this summer, is turning out to be a boon for money managers looking to pick up bargains.
Recent market volatility has been good for ProShare Advisors LLC. The gyrations have drawn attention to its 52 exchange traded funds, all of which use leverage to provide short or magnified exposure to various indexes.
It’s only nine in the morning on this late-July day, but Tom Ensign’s white dress shirt is already blotted with dark circles of perspiration. Mr. Ensign, president and chief executive of Provest Management Group, is standing on a football field under a blazing-hot sun, which still is rising in a cloudless blue sky. The pungent smell of earth and grass hangs languidly in the hot, thick air.
