25 Feb 2015
SEI’s Masterson shares some thoughts on the operational challenges for 2015
2015 will not be any easier for fund managers from an operational perspective. The raft of regulatory reporting under Annex IV and EMIR is…
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Trade Informatics launches TI Fact
Quantitative analytics firm Trade Informatics has launched TI Fact, a routing analysis technology that eliminates the agency information…
Strong uptake in private placement as Jersey funds industry reaches seven year high
Strong performance in Jersey’s funds sector in 2014 has seen the value of fund assets administered in the jurisdiction increase by almost…
Activist hedge funds driving improvements in company performance, says AIM paper
Activist hedge funds globally are driving improvements in the share price, operating performance and governance of the companies in which…
ALTIN sets strike price of put options for share buyback
The Board of Directors of ALTIN AG has set the strike price of the put options to be issued as part of its share buyback programme at…
24 Feb 2015
First regulated alternative and HF platform
An innovative new platform has emerged in Pfaffikon, Switzerland that could potentially revolutionise the way investors gain access to…
The six steps to funds distribution in Switzerland
“This is not another AIFMD regulation. It is much simpler, much cheaper and fairly easy to implement,” states Roman Pelka (pictured),…
Hedge funds as zero duration investments
Investors are becoming increasingly aware of the fact that global markets will, at some point, move towards a higher interest rate…
Shift towards investing in liquid alternatives
Liquid alternatives are one of the fastest growing areas of the asset management industry. In Europe, assets grew from EUR36bn to EUR236bn…
Swiss managers’ 2015 outlook for hedge fund investments
Overall, last year was a positive year for hedge funds in the sense that assets continued to grow, to the point where the industry reached…
Focus heavily weighted to US equities markets
Interview with Steven Bulko, CIO, 1798 Fundamental Strategies, Lombard Odier Investment Managers…Equity markets are close to or at their…
Alternative beta strategies can enhance HF allocations
Over the last few years the S&P 500 Index has gained approximately 65 per cent, while the Nikkei 225 has gained 113 per cent. The…
Harmonisation with EU standards is crucial
“One of the most important considerations for us when choosing the legal representative was that they had a strong compliance structure,”…
Assessing the evolution of the Swiss funds industry
Interview from Lugano, Switzerland’s third financial centre, with Gian Luigi Trucco, Swiss Association of Asset Managers…With revised CISA…
Managers face Swiss Legal Representative requirement
The sands of time are running out for hedge fund managers wishing to continue distributing their funds to Swiss investors. As of 1 March…
