Latest Press Release on asset management

Systematic Alpha Management Futures Fund Wins 2009 HFMWeek U.S. Performance Award
NEW YORK - Systematic Alpha Management LLC, an alternative asset manager focused on market neutral, absolute return oriented quantitative trading strategies, announced today that Systematic Alpha Futures Fund LTD Class B has been awarded as the Best Managed Futures Newcomer over $100m by

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Broadmark Asset Management Hires President of Global Distribution
NEW YORK - Broadmark Asset Management, LLC (Broadmark) has appointed Ricardo L. Cortez as President of Global Distribution. Working out of Broadmark’s New York office, Mr. Cortez will oversee the expansion of Broadmark’s investment products worldwide with respect to direct sales,

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Epes Carriers to Use SkyBitz to Increase Asset Efficiency and Security for Nearly 2,800 Trailers
Carrier Leader Partners with SkyBitz for Utilization and Security Gains STERLING, Va., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyBitz®, the leading remote asset tracking and information management service provider, today announced that Epes Carriers, Inc. subsidiaries, Ep...

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Keith L. Day Joins Mapleridge Fund Limited Board
HAMILTON, Bermuda - Mapleridge Fund Limited (MFL) announces that Keith L. Day has been elected as chair and an independent member of its Board of Directors on October 2, 2009. Mapleridge Capital Corporation, a leading systematic asset management firm, is the investment adviser for MFL.

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BNY Mellon Appointed as Depositary Bank by Tatung Company, Ltd. for Its Global Depositary Receipt Offering
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 -- BNY Mellon, the global leader in asset management and securities servicing, has been selected by Tatung Company, Ltd. (Tatung) as depositary for its global depositary share (GDS) program. The International GDSs and Rule 144A GDSs are listed on the...

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Aviva Investors Challenges Global Stock Exchanges to Take Action on Corporate Responsibility
LONDON - Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has called on stock exchanges around the globe to more actively promote corporate responsibility and transparency among the companies that are listed on exchanges. Speaking today at a major UN

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Baird Names Denise Wypiszenski Chief Operating Officer of Private Wealth Management
MILWAUKEE - Baird, an employee-owned international wealth management, capital markets, asset ma

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Susan L. Ciciora Trust to Support Liquidation of DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund
BOULDER, Colo. - The Susan L. Ciciora Trust announced today that is has entered into a Cooperation and Voting Agreement with Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. and DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc. (AMEX: SRQ). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Trust has agreed, among other things, (i) not t

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BNY Mellon Names Brian Ruane CEO of Alternative Investment Services
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 -- BNY Mellon, the global leader in asset management and securities servicing, announced that Brian Ruane has been appointed to the new position of Chief Executive Officer of Alternative Investment Services (AIS). BNY Mellon Alternative Inves...

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Fitch Rates Nuveen Virginia Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2's MTP Shares 'AAA'
NEW YORK - Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AAA' rating to the following securities issued by Nuveen Virginia Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NYSE Amex: NNB), a municipal closed-end fund managed by Nuveen Asset Management: --Up to $43,200,000 of MuniFund Term Prefer

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Healthcare Real Estate Firm Celebrates 1st Year With Phoenix-Based Partnership
Phoenix-based healthcare real estate firm expands during first year after merger. New asset management tool developed in response to economic needs of medical community clients./I/P PPhoenix, Arizona (PRWEB) November 8, 2009 -- a href= http://www.ensembledevman.com onclick= linkClick...

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NasTrac Quarterly Index Shows Decline in Trucking and Machine Tool Repossessions in Q3 2009
WESTBURY, N.Y., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Repossessions and liquidations of trucking equipment and machine tools in the third quarter of 2009 declined as compared to similar figures from 2008, according to Nassau Asset Management's NasTrac Quarterly Index (NQI). The figures, culled fr...

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Brookfield Asset Management Announces 2009 Third Quarter Results
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- 11/06/09 -- Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (TSX: BAM.A)(NYSE: BAM)(EURONEXT: BAMA) - Investors, analysts and other interested parties can access Brookfield Asset Management's 2009 Q3 Results as well as the Shareholde..

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BNY Mellon Asset Management Acquires Stake in Siguler Guff
LONDON and NEW YORK, Nov. 2 -- BNY Mellon Asset Management has acquired a 20% minority interest in Siguler Guff & Company LLC (and certain related entities), a multi-strategy private equity firm with approximately $8 billion in assets under management and ...

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Old Mutual Asset Management (US) Reports Increase in Affiliates' Assets Under Management for Q3 2009
BOSTON, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Old Mutual Asset Management, the U.S. asset management group of Old Mutual plc (LSE: OML), announced assets under management (AUM) by the group's investment affiliates of $260 billion, as of September 30, 2009. The quarter-end total represented an 8% increase ...

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BNY Mellon Teams with Euroclear Bank and GlobeTax to Streamline Dividend Tax Relief for Depositary Receipt Holders
NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- BNY Mellon, the global leader in asset management and securities servicing, has announced a streamlined process to expedite recovery of foreign taxes withheld from payments to holders of depositary receipts (DRs) for companies incorporated in t...

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Virtus Investment Partners Reports Third Quarter Results
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 4 -- Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRTS), which operates a multi-manager asset management business, today reported operating income, as adjusted, of $3.2 million for the quar...

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Utilities Kingston Partners with Fuseforward(TM) to Develop "Intelligent Utility" Technology
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- 11/04/09 -- Utilities Kingston (UK) today announced a partnership with leading-edge asset management technology provider Fuseforward(TM) to develop a comprehensive "Intelligent Utility" solution to support all aspects..

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Stock Market Decline in October Trims Funding Status of U.S. Pensions, According to BNY Mellon Asset Management
BOSTON, Nov. 4 -- U.S. stocks declined for the first time in eight months, driving down the funding status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan by 0.4 percentage points in October, according to monthly figures published by BNY Mellon Asset Management. ...

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Pitney Bowes Business Insight Releases Major Upgrade to Confirm®
New version of asset management and maintenance software delivers on government organisations’ requests for enhanced mobile working capabilities, improved enterprise systems integration, and personalised task management  Windsor, Berks UK, 5 November 2009 &...

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