14 Jul 2015
Liquid alternatives market continues to evolve on both sides of the Atlantic
As the level of convergence continues to rise amongst traditional long-only fund management houses and hedge fund managers, the liquid…
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13 Jul 2015
Alternative assets no longer considered alternative, says Towers Watson survey
Total assets managed by the Top 100 alternative investment managers globally reached USD3.5 trillion in 2014 (USD3.3 trillion in 2013),…
Investment professionals highlight need for improved annual reporting
A recent survey of more than 290 investment professionals by the CFA Society of the UK (CFA UK), found most respondents (60 per cent)…
09 Jul 2015
Market participants voice growing support for greater transparency in European fixed income
A total of 72 per cent of European capital market participants believe that there is not sufficient transparency in the European fixed…
ITG survey reveals concerns of hedge fund CFOs
Changing financial rules and regulations are the most pressing issue on the minds of almost half (47 per cent) of the Chief Financial…
08 Jul 2015
Secondaries market insiders expect returns below 13 per cent and decline in pricing
Senior secondaries practitioners expect to achieve pre-leverage returns of just 9-13 per cent on a deal-by-deal basis over the next three…
New Greenwich Associates study examines costs and consequences of European “unbundling”
New rules now under discussion in Europe governing asset managers’ use of trade commissions to pay for research could cause investors to…
07 Jul 2015
New MFA paper examines changes since passing of Dodd-Frank Act
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has released a new position paper detailing the changes financial markets have undergone since the…
30 Jun 2015
Alternative lenders outscore banks on flexibility, service and speed, say small firms
As mainstream banks continue to face growing pressure from the alternative finance industry, a new study by Amicus Finance, a provider of…
29 Jun 2015
Jersey plays significant role in FDI, says new report
Jersey has attracted more than USD65 billion and distributed in excess of USD75 billion of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) annually, adding…
Global alternative assets predicted to reach USD15.3tn by 2020
Alternative investments could reach a high of USD15.3 trillion by 2020, according to a new report from PwC – ‘Alternative Asset Management…
25 Jun 2015
Hedgeweek USA Awards 2015 – last chance to vote
Voting for the 5th edition of the Hedgeweek USA Awards, which recognise excellence among hedge fund managers and service providers around…
More than half of asset managers not confident in accuracy of their investment performance
Fifty three percent of asset managers are not confident that the investment performance figures they report are completely accurate,…
24 Jun 2015
Shifts in industry-wide AUM to favour unconstrained long strategies, smart beta products and liquid alts
In an effort to narrow the gap between dynamically managed, multi-asset institutional portfolios and the current set of static, single…
Altegris survey finds investors bullish on alternatives
A significant majority of high net worth and institutional investors plan to increase their allocation to alternative funds in 2015,…
