18 Nov 2014
Academic consensus is key to robust smart beta strategies, says ERI Scientific Beta study
A new publication from ERI Scientific Beta, the index arm of EDHEC Risk Institute, entitled “Robustness of Smart Beta Strategies,” reviews…
More
17 Nov 2014
India CPI inflation 'on track' to hit target
Arvind Chari, Investment Adviser, at ACPI Investment Managers comments on the recent Indian CPI figures… The Indian CPI for October settled…
Battle for retail alternatives to intensify for investment managers in 2015, says Fitch
Fitch Ratings' 2015 rating and sector outlooks for investment managers are stable despite increasing competition between traditional and…
Direct lending set to spur further growth in private debt alternative asset class
Direct lending funds have continued to gain traction in the private debt marketplace, and are the prevailing strategy for private debt fund…
14 Nov 2014
Alternative asset managers stable despite risks of elevated dry powder, says Fitch
Alternative Asset Managers continue to operate with elevated levels of uncalled investment capital, or dry powder, at a time when credit…
13 Nov 2014
FinServ Consulting releases hedge fund CFO roundtable findings
FinServ Consulting has released the findings of the firm’s semi-annual Hedge Fund CFO Roundtable, which was held in October and focused on…
Appraisal Ratio critical to evaluating investment performance, says Evanston
Evanston Capital Management has published a white paper examining methods of evaluating performance for hedge funds and other…
12 Nov 2014
PENSCO study finds increasing appetite for alternative investments
A majority of PENSCO clients would invest more in non-traded, alternative assets if they had a better understanding of the alternatives…
US futures exchange volumes increased sharply in September, says TABB
US futures exchange volumes increased sharply in September 2014, bringing year-to-date volume to 2.3 billion contracts, according to TABB…
11 Nov 2014
Alternative and multi-asset fund launches jump 15 per cent since 2010
The number of alternative and multi-asset fund launches have increased 15 per cent since 2010, according to research from Cerulli…
09 Nov 2014
Asia Pacific institutional investors increase their influence in alternatives market
Asia Pacific has always been a key market for global alternative fund managers but as the latest research published by Preqin shows,…
07 Nov 2014
Hedge fund compensation climbs as competition for personnel hots up
Hedge fund compensation increased in 2014 as total capital invested in the hedge fund industry again reached new records, according to the…
06 Nov 2014
European fixed income dealers narrowing scope of coverage
The European fixed income market continues its transformation as banks implement new and more focused strategies aimed at maximising…
04 Nov 2014
Institutional investors' shifting allocation strategies are driving hedge funds towards new products
As asset growth in traditional hedge funds from institutional investors continues to slow, hedge fund managers are pinning their hopes on…
03 Nov 2014
Finding and using unique datasets by hedge funds
By Gene Ekster – Some historians note that in the 50’s Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, would get into his silver 75hp two-seater…
