24 Mar 2015
Global private debt fund market approaches USD500bn in AUM
The private debt industry has more than tripled in size since 2006, with assets under management (AUM) increasing from USD152bn to USD465bn…
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Private funds pose most systemic asset management risk, says Fitch
Private funds pose the greatest systemic risk for the investment management sector based on key risk indicators identified by the Financial…
Hedge fund launches fall as top funds lead HFRI performance gains
The number of new hedge fund launches fell again in 2014, the third consecutive year of decline, while fund liquidations saw their first…
23 Mar 2015
Bonds overvalued according to three quarters of investment professionals
The proportion of investment professionals that find Corporate Bonds overvalued has reached its highest level since the CFA Society of the…
20 Mar 2015
Hedge fund industry “blind spots” persist
Amid the rapid growth of the hedge fund industry and the complex regulatory climate following the financial crisis, hedge fund managers and…
Bonuses increase for junior equity hedge fund professionals
Professionals at equity hedge funds earned significantly more in 2014 than peers in credit hedge funds and asset management, according to…
19 Mar 2015
African infrastructure
In an extract from March’s edition of the Preqin Infrastructure Spotlight, Stephen Yates examines the latest data on African…
17 Mar 2015
Challenging the illiquidity myth
Preqin recently surveyed over 50 managers of dedicated secondaries assets to find out about their activity in 2014 and to assess their…
16 Mar 2015
Managed accounts largely resistant to fee compression
Managed account programs are largely resistant to fee compression, according to new research from Cerulli Associates"Within the managed…
Asia-Pacific hedge funds lead the way in gender equality
Hedge funds based in the Asia-Pacific region employ women in 11 per cent of C-level positions, higher than managers in North America and…
13 Mar 2015
Alternatives looking mainstream
Institutional investors will be targeting alternative investments over the next two years, with infrastructure assets generating the…
12 Mar 2015
Hedge fund industry adapting to changing investors, products and markets, says survey
The hedge fund industry is transforming, with managers increasingly focused on customised products and solutions, new investors, and…
11 Mar 2015
Hedge funds shed USD8.9 billon in January
The hedge fund industry redeemed USD8.9 billion (0.4% of assets) in January, down from December’s outflow of USD28.1 billion (1.1% of…
10 Mar 2015
Regulatory compliance and confidentiality are key considerations when choosing a legal representative
As of 1 March 2015, it has become mandatory for fund managers distributing their products in Switzerland to commission a Swiss legal…
ArthVeda’s Alpha India L50 ranked top HF strategy by Preqin
Smart Alpha-based Alpha India L50, the flagship strategy of Mumbai-based ArthVeda fund management is ranked as the No1 strategy out of…
