01 Jun 2017
All bets are not off for hedge funds, says Grant Thornton report
A new report from Grant Thornton, entitled ‘The future of growth and the asset management industry: Disruptive forces rewrite the solution…
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30 May 2017
Billion dollar club of hedge fund investors continues to grow
The Billion Dollar Club of hedge fund investors continues to expand, as new members join their ranks and total combined allocations to the…
25 May 2017
Irish funds industry creates new connections with China
Irish Funds, the representative body for the cross-border investment funds industry in Ireland, has launched a guidebook for Chinese asset…
18 May 2017
Brexit and growth of Chinese financial firms to fuel expansion of EU financial centres, says MPG research
Financial industry professionals expect to see a significant increase in financial services companies either re-domiciling to other EU…
16 May 2017
Cloud computing moves past tipping point of maturity, says DTCC white paper
Cloud computing has reached a tipping point, with capabilities and cost efficiencies exceeding those achieved via in-house data centres,…
15 May 2017
Fees fall across several asset classes, but investors’ overall costs rise
Fees across several asset classes have fallen, with global active equity fees down 8 per cent (24 per cent for low volatility), smart beta…
11 May 2017
Hedge funds demand value from service providers, says Preqin
Hedge fund managers are continually reviewing their relationships with fund administrators, fund custodians, prime brokers, fund auditors,…
10 May 2017
Performance fees charged by 14 per cent of European cross-border funds
Independent fund research company Fitz Partners gives an insight into the calculations of funds’ performance fees and their choice of…
04 May 2017
Hedge fund branding critical in a crowded marketplace
Hedge funds must establish themselves as solid brands especially in a crowded marketplace, according to Vincent Au, the portfolio manager…
Record number of fundraising hires in alt asset management industry
A record high of 251 fundraising and marketing professionals were hired by alternative asset management firms in the first quarter of 2017,…
02 May 2017
FIS and AITE Group release new study of boutique asset management landscape
New research by FIS, a global leader in financial services technology, shows boutique asset managers can gain an edge despite the…
Global hedge fund industry employs nearly 400,000
The global hedge fund industry employs close to 400,000 people, an increase of about a third since 2010, according to research by the…
27 Apr 2017
Alternative investment fund AUA up 14.5 per cent to USD7.64tn
Alternative fund administrators have reported an increase in assets under administration (AUA) to USD7.64 trillion, up 14.15 per cent from…
Regulatory costs to more than double for financial services firms, says survey
Eighty-nine per cent of asset managers, brokers and banks believe that regulations are increasing costs, and most believe that compliance…
20 Apr 2017
CAMRADATA launches monthly snapshot of asset class searches
CAMRADATA, a provider of data and analysis for institutional investors, has launched a new monthly snapshot of the top investment searches…
