29 Jan 2018
CTAs post exceptional returns in early 2018, says Lyxor
Persistent trends across asset classes have continued to fuel CTA returns over recent weeks, writes Lyxor in the latest Weekly Brief from…
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Emerging challenges drive renewed appetite for core fixed income investments, says Invesco
Many investors believe that the sustained post-financial crisis period of calm in fixed interest markets is coming to an end as central…
25 Jan 2018
Equities strategies dominate hedge fund asset flows in 2017
Net flows into the hedge fund industry in 2017 ended at USD30.13 billion, with total industry AUM at the highest level on record, according…
22 Jan 2018
Northfield launches news-based risk analysis tool
Northfield Information Services has launched a new way for financial professionals, including hedge fund managers, to quantify risk based…
18 Jan 2018
Four fifths of CTAs have no plans to trade Bitcoin futures
An international survey of CTAs – managed futures managers – has revealed limited enthusiasm for the new Bitcoin futures contracts offered,…
Global institutional investors braced for market risks and pursuing an active approach in 2018, says BlackRock study
Faced with low interest rates and relatively high valuations for risk assets, large global institutional investors are looking to protect…
10 Jan 2018
ResearchPool and Invest Securities launch MiFID II-compliant reports and analyst solution
ResearchPool, the leading global digital platform for investment research, has signed a new partnership with Invest Securities to offer…
09 Jan 2018
Hedge funds still favouring bottom-up strategies, says Lyxor
During the first week of 2018, Event Driven and diversified L/S Equity hedge funds outperformed, according to the latest Weekly Brief from…
Investors in alternative investments driving change in manager behaviour, says SEI survey
Alternative investments managers are enjoying continued interest from investors but risk losing out from future flows, warns SEI (NASDAQ:…
04 Jan 2018
Give LPs the power to do their own reporting, says SEI’s Jim Cass
Following on from the GP survey it produced earlier this year, SEI once again partnered with Preqin, this time to garner the views of…
OPIM launches OP FundSeeder trader analytics and talent search platform
OP Investment Management (OPIM) has launched OP FundSeeder (OPFS), a localised Hong Kong version version of FundSeeder in the US, providing…
Seven-in-ten investors anticipate global equities correction of over 10 per cent within 18 months, says MPG
Seven out of 10 (71 per cent) institutional investors anticipate a global equity market correction of more than 10 per cent within 18…
02 Jan 2018
Vela expands Systematic Internaliser Data Hub offering with Virtu Financial
Market access technology provider Vela has added Virtu Financial, an electronic market making firm, to the growing list of electronic…
22 Dec 2017
Charles River expands MiFID II support by adding continuous evaluated pricing from ICE Data Services
Charles River is helping clients prepare for the impending European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II)…
Best wishes for 2018 from the Global Fund Media team
The Global Fund Media daily newsletter team is taking its customary year-end break, and will resume business as usual on Monday…
