21 Nov 2014
Energy and healthcare stocks are top hedge fund buys in Q4
Energy and healthcare stocks saw the largest growth in new hedge fund buying activity during Q4 2014, with AbbVie, Actavis and Alibaba as…
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20 Nov 2014
CSIM appoints Director of Research for liquid strategies business
Common Sense Investment Management (CSIM), an independent, privately-held investment manager, has appointed Dr Matthew Schneider, as…
The ICAV: New opportunities
By Brian McDermott (pictured) & Nessa Joyce – Ireland took a significant step closer to paving the way for the establishment of the…
AIFMD Annex IV reporting made simple
By Bradford Rowley (pictured) – Any association between Annex IV and the word ‘simple’ may appear to be an oxymoron as the Annex IV fund…
Full depo lite flexibility for PERE managers
“We’re seeing more interest than we did in the past. PERE managers are looking for expertise from their service partners under the AIFMD.…
Regulated fund market set to grow with direct lending vehicle
With total hedge fund AuM now nearing USD3trn, the last 12 months have been a noticeable period of growth for the industry at large.…
A one-stop subcustodian service
On 3 October 2014, Clearstream, a Luxembourg-headquartered international central securities depositary, successfully completed the…
New tool for operational risk
Under the AIFMD, European fund managers must focus more intently on operational risk. Earlier this summer, the Central Bank of Ireland…
Overcoming AIFMD challenges
Quintillion Limited is a European-based affiliate of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, a global alternative administrator with assets under…
Spike in domestic real estate fund activity
Market sentiment has been shaken recently over fears of low growth in the Eurozone and a potential slide back into recession. The German…
Product and legal innovations keep Ireland one step ahead
It is highly anticipated that Ireland will have a new corporate vehicle for Irish funds in place by the end of 2014: the Irish Collective…
REDI adds Evercore ISI to multi-broker network
REDI Holdings has added Evercore ISI Institutional Equities’ (Evercore ISI) electronic execution platform to the REDI multi-broker…
Hedge fund investor redemptions outpace allocations in October
Investor redemptions from hedge funds in October outpaced new allocations for the second consecutive month resulting in a slight net…
Preqin Special Report: The turning point for venture capital?
Although much maligned for sub-par performance since the dot-com crash, venture capital returns for more recent funds have picked up…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index slips 0.11% in October
Hedge funds lost 0.11% in October, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. After ten months in 2014 the Index…
