Asset Management

Keeley Asset Management Corp. ups stake in Legg Mason

The Baltimore Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday

A Chicago investment firm has increased its stake in Legg Mason Inc. (DPS) (LM)

Bank’s “asset management fee” unreasonable says customer

Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday

Wolsley Finch Inc.: Wolsley Finch Inc.-Blue Crown Asset Management Inc. Expands Into Real Estate Market

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

MUSKOGEE, OK (MARKET WIRE) Wolsley Finch Inc. (PINKSHEETS : WFCH) has expanded the company's operations entering into the real estate market in North America primarily in the United States.

Rockwood Capital Names Joe Gorin Head of Office Asset Management

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

SAN FRANCISCO & WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rockwood Capital, LLC, the private real estate investment company, today announced that veteran real estate investment professional Joe Gorin has joined Rockwood Capital as Director and Head of Office Asset Management. In this capacity, Mr. Gorin will oversee the firm’s existing office assets as well as provide support to the acquisitions...

Chrisley Asset Management Joins Forces to Help the Homeless in Dallas/Fort Worth Area

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

DALLAS, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Chrisley Asset Management (CAM), a full-service REO management company, supported the thousands of walkers, runners and joggers in the Dallas/Fort Worth area at the 3rd Annual "Help the Homeless Walk-A-Thon & 5K" that started at City Hall Plaza in downtown Dallas on Saturday, Nov. 14th. Proceeds will be used to support the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance,...

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 11/19/09 PriceWatch Alert Support At Around $20.97

MarketIntelligenceCenter.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) closed yesterday at $21.33. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $11.21 and 52-week high of $24.34. Brookfield Asset Management stock has been showing support around 20.97 and resistance in the 21.77 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bearish and S&P gives BAM a neutral 3 STAR (out of 5) hold rating. BAM appears on the Investors Observer Hedged...

All You Wanted To Know About Digital Photography

Geoff Coupe's Blog (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

There's a new web site that just been launched, which is devoted to the topic of Digital Photography. It looks very comprehensive, and covers topics such as best practice in Digital Photography and Workflows. StartHere from ASMP dpBestflow on Vimeo . The site has been set up by the American Society of Media Photographers with funding from the US Library of Congress. The project team includes Peter...

Time Lapse Unemployment Visualization

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analys (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago

Inquiring minds are watching The Geography Of A Recession , a time lapse unemployment visualization from the start of the recession until now. Click on the link to play. This is undoubtedly my shortest post ever. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Click Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post List Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative...

Investment funds a mixed bag for noughties investors

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago

Commodities soared and emerging markets took off, but the average small investor missed out, says Patrick Collinson It invests in goldmines – and it became a goldmine. Every £1,000 invested in BlackRock Gold & General at the beginning of the decade was worth £7,846 10 years later, closely followed by another gold-invested fund, JPMorgan Natural Resources, according to analysis...

Gartmore to cut debt with £250m IPO

Financial Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

The asset management group says the offering will cut net debt to £150m. Managers are expected to sell up to 20% of their shares

U.S. green biz seen as risky investment

APM: Marketplace (Free subscription) | yesterday

Kevin Parker, global head of asset management for Deutsche Bank, tells host Kai Ryssdal why he is currently steering investors away from American companies developing clean-energy systems and products.

Stockbroker Reports For the Week Ended Nov 13th 2009

Naija Lo Wa (Free subscription) | yesterday

These are the weekly reports from FSDH and IBTC Asset Management for the week of Nov 9th - 13th, 2009: [download id="492"]<br> [download id="493"]

Notable Analyst Rating Changes for 11/20: STP, HES, DDS, LINTA Upgraded; PFG, CSX, VRSN, BOFL, D, ADCT Downgraded

StreetInsider.com News Articles (Free subscription) | yesterday

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes: UPGRADES: Soleil upgrades Suntech Power Holdings (NYSE: STP) from Sell to Hold, price target increased to $13.50. Click Here for more color. Morgan Stanley upgrades Hess Corp (NYSE: HES) from Equalweight to Overweight. Deutsche Bank upgrades Dillard's (NYSE: DDS) from Hold to Buy with a $28 price target, saying Q3 sets a new trajectory. Click Here for...

Aberdeen takeover ends Horlick/Tchenguiz dispute

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday

The bitter dispute between Nicola Horlick and Vincent Tchenguiz over Bramdean Alternatives has been effectively ended after Aberdeen Asset Management took over management of the fund.

Huarong "still studying" massive bond due ICBC

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday

BEIJING, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Huarong Asset Management Co., which manages billions of dollars of bad debt spun off from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in the 1990s, is still working on a plan to address a massive bond obligation that comes due this year, its top executive said on Friday.