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The Future For Hedge Funds

By HighView Financial on June 4th, 2010

It’s been almost three years now since the initial cracks in the global capital markets were first experienced back in 2007. At that time, it seemed like the term, “Hedge Fund” was on the lips of so many investors who were seeking...

Managed Accounts For Hedge Strategies – An Investor Friendly Alternative To Fund Of Funds

By HighView Financial on June 3rd, 2010

In the aftermath of the 2008/2009 global capital markets crisis, many investment firms have been exploring the use of Managed Accounts for the hedge fund strategies for their investor clients. Although Managed Accounts have been in existence for...

Toward A New Science Of Private Client Psychology

By HighView Financial on June 2nd, 2010

The attached article by Charlotte Beyer (Founder & CEO, Institute for Private Investors), which appeared in the November/December 2009 issue of CFA Magazine, reviews how a new science of private client psychology would examine how trust and...

But The Client Never Told Me!

By HighView Financial on June 1st, 2010

In August 2007, my two HighView partners, Greg Rodger and Wayne Gillespie co-authored an article about how the misunderstanding of “Risk” is at the heart of most Advisor/Client conflicts.  This article also appeared in The Monitor, the magazine...

The Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (CIO) As Fiduciary Manager

By HighView Financial on May 31st, 2010

At HighView Financial Group, we recognize that there are many organizations that have a fiduciary obligation for the oversight of large pools of capital entrusted to them for the benefit of others — advisory firms, family offices, foundations,...

Overexposed: The Realities Of Single Investment Manager Concentrations

By HighView Financial on May 19th, 2010

In recent months, we’ve been introduced to several Financial Advisory Firms (ie: Insurance Advisors, Financial Planners, Accountants, etc.) who refer client business to various Investment Management firms.  Given the growing need for high...

The DC Pension Plan Investment Wilderness

By HighView Financial on May 17th, 2010

Over the past year, we’ve spent considerable time educating ourselves about the investment alternatives available to Canadians within Defined Contribution Pension Plans.  Having spent twenty years in the private wealth management business,...

Odette School of Business Hosts Event: Chasing Bernie Madoff

By HighView Financial on May 8th, 2010

This past Thursday (May 6th, 2010), the Odette School of Business, at the University of Windsor, hosted an evening titled, “Chasing Bernie Madoff“. Frank Casey (one of the three Foxhounds, led by Harry Markopolos), together with Gaytri...

Fiduciary Standards Would Protect US Investors: SEC Commissioner

By HighView Financial on April 30th, 2010

A commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission insists that anyone providing investment advice should be held to a fiduciary standard. In a speech to the Investment Adviser Association Annual Conference in Chicago Thursday, SEC...

The Goldman Sachs Impact On Private Wealth Management

By HighView Financial on April 29th, 2010

I believe that the impact of the current Goldman Sachs alleged fraud investigation that is playing-out in the media will be a catalyst for long-standing implications for private wealth management in North America. Here’s how I get...

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