Asset management

Global asset managers changing strategies

More than three quarters of asset managers say they are embarking on a fundamental shift in their overall business strategy.

By Staff |June 18, 2014

2 min read

Industry

Top firms dish on HFT, Great Rotation

Institutional traders at leading asset management firms reveal their views on HFT, the Great Rotation and the globe’s most promising regions in a global survey conducted by Liquidnet.

By Staff |May 15, 2014

2 min read

Industry

Fund managers question recovery’s strength

Global investors have increased cash and scaled back risk-taking amid fears of geopolitical instability and questions about the strength of the global economic recovery, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for May.

By Staff |May 14, 2014

4 min read

Industry

BMO buys F&C Asset Management

BMO Global Asset Management Europe has bought F&C Asset Management.

By Staff |May 8, 2014

1 min read

What to ask before taking the executor’s job

A client’s close friend asked him to be her executor. Honoured, he agreed. But now he’s come to you, admitting he doesn’t know what to do. All too often, executors accept the job without understanding the scope of the work, the complexity of the estate or the dynamic of the testator’s family—all of which can make the job more difficult.

By James Dolan |April 4, 2014

3 min read

Asset management

Global asset managers changing strategies

Top firms dish on HFT, Great Rotation

Fund managers question recovery’s strength

BMO buys F&C Asset Management

5 facts you may miss on hedge funds

What to ask before taking the executor’s job

What to do with unexpected assets

Pope’s Harley revs up auction

New asset management firm comes to Canada

Manulife expanding private asset management