21 Oct 2016
MPI’s endowment research shows highest performers in 2016
Research and analytics firm MPI has published an assessment of Ivy League endowments’ 2016 FY Performance. The firm writes that asset…
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20 Oct 2016
Preqin reports seven months of positive returns for hedge funds
Preqin’s latest hedge fund report finds that although hedge funds are under sustained investor scrutiny, the third quarter of …
Innovation to play critical role in managing hedge funds, says KPMG/AIMA survey
Hedge fund managers are innovating and increasing their investment in technology to create new competitive advantages and to address…
19 Oct 2016
Eurekahedge reports CTAs bucking the hedge fund outflow trend
The October 2016 Eurekahedge Report finds that over September 2016 hedge funds recorded their fifth month of investor redemptions pushing…
18 Oct 2016
Proportion of female hedge fund and private equity partners on the increase
One in eight (12 per cent) partners at hedge funds, private equity firms and other investment partnerships are now women, up from one in 10…
14 Oct 2016
Institutional investors and family offices continue allocating to alts in 2016
Ninety two per cent of institutional investors and family offices have allocated to two or more funds in 2016 while 73 per cent of…
11 Oct 2016
Tradeweb and FTSE Russell named end-of-day reference pricing providers
Tradeweb Markets and FTSE Russell have been named by the UK Treasury as the joint future providers for end-of-day reference prices for…
06 Oct 2016
LiquidMetrix partners with Dow Jones
Strategic Insight (SI) has partnered with Dow Jones allowing SI’s LiquidMetrix solution for best execution, transaction cost analysis (TCA)…
27 Sep 2016
Asset managers prioritising process automation and regulatory reporting
Asset management professionals continue to prioritise back-office automation and managing increased regulatory reporting, according to the…
Vast disparity in types of investors securing side letter arrangements
Funds-of-funds entered into side letters – special agreements that hedge fund managers sometimes make with investors, overriding general…
23 Sep 2016
Investors increase pressure on hedge funds to lower fees
Lower recent performance, high-profile redemptions and increased concern from investors on the issue of fees have influenced many hedge…
20 Sep 2016
Eurekahedge reports CTAs see strongest interest from investors
The September 2016 Eurekahedge Report finds that, over August, hedge funds witnessed their fourth consecutive month of outflows with…
19 Sep 2016
SEI identifies five key trends in disruptive technology - No1: Watsonisation
In the first of a five-part series, SEI discusses the impact of five disruptive technologies and how they can be applied to the financial…
15 Sep 2016
Inefficient client data acquisition, maintenance and distribution causing costly delays
Cumbersome client data acquisition and onboarding processes, along with trading delays due to missing or inaccurate client documentation,…
12 Sep 2016
Alt asset managers looking to deepen ‘partnerships’ with investors
Alternative asset managers are changing their business models and exploring a broader set of arrangements designed to improve the alignment…
