05 Jun 2015
Alternative investments diversify portfolios but some Advisors still wary, says Pershing study
The majority of advisors intend to continue recommending alternative investments over the next year, yet believe the asset class has…
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04 Jun 2015
Alternative assets in an investor’s portfolio
In this extract from the 2015 Preqin Investor Network Global Alternatives Report, we draw upon the latest data and investor interviews to…
02 Jun 2015
VaR shocks are ‘now inevitable’, says Fasnara Capital
In its latest Investment Outlook to investors, London-based hedge fund Fasanara Capital explains how liquidity-induced markets are prone to…
Are CTAs mumbo jumbo or additive for a diversified hedge fund portfolio?
By Donald A.Steinbrugge, CFA, Managing Partner, Agecroft Partners – Commodity trading advisors’ (CTAs) perception among investors is more…
29 May 2015
Advances in alternative energy create investment opportunities, says Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management
An energy evolution is underway, with alternative energy quickly becoming a more widely accepted reality in the sector, creating new…
Liquid alts can help investors “de-risk" portfolios, says Forward
If investors want to benefit from sophisticated risk management and asset allocation tools like those used by major institutional…
22 May 2015
European institutions look to alternatives for increased yield
Research firm Cerulli Associates has found that close to 70 per cent of European pensions plan to increase allocations to various…
21 May 2015
New book explains how women investors outperform men
Considering that the money management industry remains a man's world, one might expect that men are superior investors. "Not so," says…
Buy-side algo trading volume downticks for first time in five years, says TABB study
Buy-side firms are under a global microscope to ensure they act in the best interests of their clients, according to TABB Group in the…
Health care stocks top hedge fund buys in S&P Capital IQ Quarterly Hedge Fund Tracker
The health care sector has driven the lion's share of buying among the largest pure play hedge fund managers in Q1 2015, with net buys of…
20 May 2015
Smart beta usage growing says FTSE Russell report
The latest FTSE Russell Smart Beta report, Smart Beta: 2015 Global Survey Findings from Asset Owners, found that for strategic allocations…
19 May 2015
FIX Trading Community Survey reveals increasing take up of FIX in post-trade workflow
FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, has announced the results…
Using systems integration to drive efficiency
In the last few years, market complexity has grown in response to increased regulatory demands, increased investor due diligence…
A manager’s compliance filing cabinet
On 15 April 2015, Cordium, a leading global compliance consulting, accounting, tax and software provider to the financial services…
The transformation of swaps processing
Over the last two decades there have been significant limitations in the way that technology to manage swaps processing has been deployed…
