12 Dec 2016
Increased investor demands spur optimism for women in alternatives, says KPMG report
Increasing interest from investors to allocate more capital into women owned and managed funds, coupled with public support from industry…
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01 Dec 2016
Institutional investors expect increase in asset allocation changes over next two years
Institutional investors worldwide are expecting to make more asset allocation changes in the next one to two years than in 2012 and 2014,…
21 Nov 2016
MiFID II is top concern for asset managers, says State Street research
Nearly three quarters (73 per cent) of asset managers are concerned about the challenges presented by MiFID II, research by State Street…
17 Nov 2016
Capital markets firms upgrade to real time big data analytics, says TABB Group
Capital markets firms are turning to real time big data analytics for alpha generation, risk management, compliance, consumer metrics and…
16 Nov 2016
Liquidity management top priority for fund managers and institutional investors
Nearly half (48 per cent) of respondents to a survey by State Street Corporation and the Alternative Investment Management Association…
10 Nov 2016
Quant hedge funds at forefront of creating alpha from alternative data, says TABB
Quantitative hedge funds have been at the forefront of creating alpha from alternative data, according to a report from TABB Group –…
09 Nov 2016
Hedge fund performance has insurers reducing exposure, says AM Best
With interest rates remaining persistently low NAIC Schedule BA assets, which include alternative investment securities, have generally…
08 Nov 2016
Forex volatility leaves companies more exposed than ever, says Chatham Financial
Many businesses are failing to fully protect themselves against the most significant financial risks they face, according to a study from…
04 Nov 2016
Asset managers to boost allocations to alts, loans, equities and mutual funds, says SS&C survey
More than a third of asset managers plan on increasing investments in commercial loans, alternatives, derivatives, equities and mutual…
02 Nov 2016
Activist hedge funds only deliver returns during takeovers, says UNC research
Activist hedge funds often push the management teams they target to pursue a sale of the company, which is the only reliable strategy for…
Investment managers optimistic about own growth prospects, says SimCorp survey
Investment managers are expecting significant growth in terms of assets under management (AuM) and revenue in the next three years,…
01 Nov 2016
Stakeholders more accepting of shareholder activism, says report
Acceptance and support for shareholder activism continues to increase across all constituencies, according to a report from law firm…
31 Oct 2016
HFR to launch HFRI-I futures contract
Hedge fund data provider HFR is at an advanced stage of working with one of the large global derivatives exchanges to develop a new…
28 Oct 2016
It all comes down to style in managed futures
Managed futures have become an alternative asset class that is widely used by investors seeking overall portfolio diversification and…
24 Oct 2016
Asia hedge fund industry sees drop in launches in Q3
North America-based hedge fund managers accounted for 76 per cent of the 118 new launches in the third quarter, a 12-month high, while both…
