09 Sep 2016
Searching for alternative beta
Bfinance’s Chris Stevens (pictured) reports on a recent manager search for alternative beta strategies for a large US corporate pension…
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Alternative assets investors facing increasingly daunting fund selection process, says Preqin survey
Although alternative assets remain a crucial component of many portfolios, investors are finding it harder to identify attractive…
HFR reports hedge funds up 3.5 per cent year to date
Data from HFR shows that hedge funds advanced in August led by a resurgence in Energy/Basic Materials and Activist strategies. The HFRI…
02 Sep 2016
Performance key driver of hedge fund industry change, says Preqin survey
Hedge fund managers and institutional investors feel performance is one of the key drivers of change in the industry at present, according…
30 Aug 2016
Use of alternative investments peaks as diversification plays pay off, says Natixis
Portfolio diversification is paying off again, rewarding volatility-weary advisers with higher, more stable returns and lower risk,…
23 Aug 2016
Direct clearing in futures trading is reshaping role of FCMs, says TABB Group
Exchanges are recognising the changing futures commission merchant (FCM) landscape and are willing to look to new and innovative ways to…
19 Aug 2016
Substance continues to be a key focus for funds sector, says white paper
Substance in the fund management sector, particularly in the context of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and Base…
16 Aug 2016
Hedge fund fees, performance and transparency troubling some foundations and endowments, says NEPC survey
Some hedge funds and endowments are re-evaluating their allocations to hedge funds, according to a survey by NEPC, which reveals that high…
08 Aug 2016
Barclays finds hedge funds failing to meet investor expectations
Barclays Prime Services Strategic Consulting has just completed its latest report entitled ‘Against All Odds – Hedge Fund Industry…
03 Aug 2016
Euronext trading volumes down in July
Average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book in July stood at EUR6,193 million in July, a fall of 21.7 per cent compared…
28 Jul 2016
Global private credit market growing rapidly
The global private credit market, an alternative source of financing for small and medium sized enterprises, is flourishing with…
27 Jul 2016
Integration of transaction cost analysis is fundamental for redefining best execution in fixed income markets, says TABB Group
Banks are battling the rising cost of running their bond businesses by increasingly favouring a riskless-principal or order-driving trading…
25 Jul 2016
Alternatives managers split on the benefits of ESG, finds Unigestion
Hedge fund and private equity managers are split on whether considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) is beneficial to their…
16 Jul 2016
Hedgepole launches HEDGEDATA central marketplace for alternative funds data
HedgePole has launched the first public release of HEDGEDATA, a data and technology platform for alternatives which has been used by its…
15 Jul 2016
Advisers under-allocating to alts, says Artivest survey
Advisers consider alternative investments key to growing their high-net-worth (HNW) business, but a lack of access to quality products…
