16 Dec 2014
DeAWM survey reveals opportunities and challenges in alts markets
Alternative investments remain squarely in the growth phase, with investors across the globe looking beyond absolute returns as they seek…
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15 Dec 2014
48% of financial services execs believe regulation has failed to ensure industry stability
Recent regulation has done little or nothing to improve stability in the financial services industry, according to a survey of nearly 300…
11 Dec 2014
Russell Indexes launches new report on smart beta implementation
Following on from the publication of the results of the firm’s global smart beta survey back in April, which highlighted the perceptions…
09 Dec 2014
Customisation: Perspective on trading
By Louise Guillemette (pictured, above) and Poseidon Retsinas (pictured, left), both Legal Counsel at Innocap Investment Management – The…
Private platforms: Why buy the whole car when you can customise the parts?
Despite the decision by CalPERS to divest their hedge fund investments, for the vast majority of institutions they remain a crucial part of…
Giving investors efficient access to hedge funds
“We are different from our competitors in the managed account space by construction. When we launched our multi-asset platform the…
Building traction in UCITS funds space
On the surface, average hedge fund performance in 2014 has been underwhelming but when one has a clear window on performance, as Lyxor…
Rise of liquid alternatives adds to the managed account toolbox
The ways in which investors are employing managed accounts to build their exposure to alternatives are becoming multifarious. Many of the…
04 Dec 2014
Institutional investors adopt pragmatic approach to renewable infrastructure, says Aquila Capital research
European institutional investors are taking a pragmatic approach to investing in renewable infrastructure that favours performance over…
Hedge fund and other alternative investments increase with wealth, says Spectrem report
Wealthy investors continue to invest in hedge funds as an alternative to the stock market, seeking greater return on investment while…
28 Nov 2014
Notable change in investor sentiment towards developed market equities valuation following sell-off
With developed market equities being increasingly regarded as overvalued throughout the first three quarters of 2014, Q4 marks a reversal…
25 Nov 2014
Preqin Special Report: West Coast US Real Estate
The US West Coast is an important region in terms of real estate investment, home to some of the largest institutional investors in the…
24 Nov 2014
Ticino – a place in paradise
By James Williams – Lugano is the principal city of Ticino, in Switzerland’s southernmost region and is the Italian speaking region of the…
Malta
By FinanceMalta – Of the 600-plus investment funds registered in Malta it is estimated that at least 85 per cent of them can be…
The best of both worlds in Guernsey
By Jo Stoddart (pictured), Quintessential Relocation Consultants – Quality of life isn’t easy to measure – perhaps because it is more…
