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Many advisors and wealth managers focus on the high net worth (‘HNW’) and ultra high net worth (‘UHNW’) segments of the markets when prospecting for clients. New research indicates that a unique and emerging niche segment is up for grabs in the United States.

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While hedge fund assets have been slowly recovering, the industry remains down nearly 20% from its market peak in July 2008. For hedge fund firms managing assets of $1 billion or more, they have been able to skip this slow recovery and continue to growth their asset base.

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The Tiburon CEO Summit XXI was held in October 2011 and provided the opportunity to hear about the top  fundamentally important trends effecting the financial services industry. These insightful comments are quite useful as they are based on experience of Tiburon Strategic Advisors whose focus is on strategy consulting and …

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Institutional investors are constantly making tactical portfolio adjustments. But now, investment managers are finding that marketing Equity Strategies to clients based on investment style may not resonate.
Institutional Investors tilt portfolios away from Growth Strategies
eVestment Alliance has found that Institutions have made undergone massive portfolio changes since 2006. One of the …

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Only a select few asset managers, such as Vanguard, have a blog according to a research report published by kasina. What might be the reasons behind the low adoption rate?

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Recent research conducted by SEI indicates that fundamental changes are afoot in how pensions structure their portfolios.

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Through the first five months of 2011 (Jan-May), Hedge Funds brought in $75B, the heaviest inflow since 2007, despite  lackluster performance.

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Following up on Regulatory Notice 10-06, ‘FINRA’, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, has recently posted new guidance in the form of notice 11-39 on its website. The guidance attempts to answer additional questions regarding the original application of the rules as well as the finer points on how companies …

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A summary of the 9 uses of ETFs by Institutional Investors, based on the insight of the SPDR® Institutional ETF team.