03 Aug 2021
Digital assets funds see fourth week of outflows, says CoinShares
Digital asset investment products saw another week of outflows totalling USD19.5 million, the fourth consecutive week of outflows,…
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02 Aug 2021
Quant hedge funds tipped to flourish with institutional inflows set to rise
Pension funds and institutional investors are set to increase their allocations to computer-based hedge funds over the next 12 months, with…
30 Jul 2021
The Covid bet: How the pandemic has disrupted the Momentum-Value equity equation
The traditional relationship between Momentum and Value factors is becoming increasingly blurred as the Covid-19 pandemic has upended…
28 Jul 2021
Hedge funds see net outflows for second time this year in June
Investors withdrew USD10.99 billion from the global hedge fund business in June, the second month this year net flows for the business were…
27 Jul 2021
98 per cent of managers are seeking to incorporate data science to optimise investment performance, says Northern Trust survey
Investment managers pressured by rising costs, increased transparency demands and the need to generate consistent performance are looking…
Man Group: Reflation trade leaves stocks “extremely expensive” as short-selling activity falls
The year-long reflation trade in equity markets has left stocks looking “extremely expensive” compared to bonds, with the volume of short…
Significant middle office problems account for majority of settlement failures
A total of 60 per cent of institutions believe that settlement failures attributed to inadequacies of the middle-office are still a…
26 Jul 2021
Consultants see continued drive towards ‘alternative’ private debt, including regulatory capital and direct lending strategies
Private debt strategies continue to gain investor traction, as institutional allocators look to increasingly esoteric ‘alternative’…
22 Jul 2021
Australian investors show increased appetite for hedge funds
Australian investors are showing an increased interest in hedge funds after the sector demonstrated its robustness during the pandemic,…
Record growth reported by macro data provider Macrobond
Macrobond, a provider of global economic, aggregate financial and sector data for finance professionals, has onboarded an additional 32…
20 Jul 2021
Most buy-side financial firms struggling to deal with ‘significant’ data management challenges, says Alveo survey
More than a quarter of decision-makers in buy-side financial firms (28 per cent) cite fragmented and unreliable data management…
Insig AI signs Data Tool deal with USD1bn London-based alt asset manager
A London based alternative investment manager with in excess of USD1 billion of assets under management has signed an annual license for…
19 Jul 2021
Another 'quiet week' for digital asset investment products
Digital asset investment products saw another quiet week last week, with minimal net inflows totalling USD2.9 million, according to the…
Professional investors say cryptocurrency boom has further to run
Professional investors believe the boom in cryptocurrency trading has further to run with nearly one in three expecting the level of…
14 Jul 2021
Brazilian hedge funds provide safe haven for domestic investors amid political and macroeconomic uncertainty, says Preqin
Brazilian hedge funds are providing attractive risk-adjusted return for domestic investors, with a 23.38 per cent one-year return,…
