Category Archives: professional fund buyers

Earnings season: Carlyle Group acquires asset manager, raises 3.4b in fresh capital

As mentioned in my recent postings on institutional investors, SWFs have increased their interest and stakes in private equity firms in the crisis. CIC took a 10% stake in Blackstone, ADIA acquired 7.5% in the Carlyle Group. Among the highlights … Continue reading

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Earnings season: Goldman Sachs with 850b in investment mgmt assets and 8b in net revenues

Leaving aside that Goldman got in trouble for preparing for trouble in the aftermath of Sandy, the firm reported strong quarterly results. 850+ billion in investment management assets, over $8 billion in net revenues, with over $4 billion in institutional … Continue reading

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Multi-Convergence: Credit Suisse and Qatar SWF create asset mgmt JV

My recent post about CIC showcased how more SWFs – and institutional asset holders overall – are investing directly in specific businesses or partner up with them to launch products. And, as shown below, they do like financial services firms. … Continue reading

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After #Sandy: Speeches and meetings in Asia and Latin America

After a week without power or water, thanks to Sandy, I am about to fly over to Asia for two weeks, followed by a week in Latin America later in November. The week here showed NY and the world how … Continue reading

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Gender and race inequalities in retirement savings – changing the future

John Rogers is an icon not only in finance, but also in education. Thirty years ago he founded Ariel Investments, changing finance in the process (he today is an advisor and on boards of many of the most prestigious companies, … Continue reading

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Earnings season: Blackstone reports record AUM and strong performance fee growth

Blackstone reported a 7% appreciation in its private equity funds and a 5% increase in real estate. Chairman and CEO Stephen Schwarzman confirmed “gross organic inflows of $38 billion over the last year, with $14 billion returned to our investors, … Continue reading

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Earnings season: Blackrock powers forward with iShares and equities

Blackrock this week reported an almost 25% increase in year on year quarterly earnings. Adjusted EPS stood at $3.47, with net income growth of 8% (17% as adjusted) from Q3 2011 on revenue of $2.3 billion. The most interesting statistic … Continue reading

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Where is the industry going to grow? US/Europe vs Asia/Latam

Where is the industry going to grow most in the coming years. The answer varies for a number of the leading investment managers around the world. Let’s take a look at a few examples. Flipping assets away from home Despite … Continue reading

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Top 25 paid women in business – finance leads the way

After my post “womenomics – the end of men in finance?” earlier this week, let’s move away from just titles and see who brings home the bacon. Fortune just published the list of the best paid 25 female powerhouses, and … Continue reading

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Key concerns for global institutional investors: volatility, risk and correlations

A new global survey of close to 500 institutional investors conducted by Natixis Global Asset Management – NGAM is keeping busy these days – points out a few common and a few not so common concerns for asset holders worldwide. … Continue reading

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