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While investment strategies in the alternatives space have always been sophisticated, marketing strategies have never been. However, modern marketing is starting to be embraced by fund managers and is beginning to gain momentum by following the lead set years ago by every other industry.
Meyler Capital believes this industry has hit an inflection point. 2017 will be the year where previously timid managers begin to take on some ‘marketing risk.’ Here are five marketing strategies that The firm anticipates will influence the industry over the 12 months:
1. The increased use of webinars for LP updates
2. Knowing what happens
- 13/01/2017
- 13/01/2017
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index December 2016 measured 1.29 per cent.
Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index meanwhile, declined 3.05 per cent in January.
"SS&C GlobeOp's Capital Movement Index for January 2017 was -3.05 per cent, an improvement from the -3.28 per cent reported a year ago for January 2016," says Bill Stone (pictured), chairman and chief executive officer, SS&C Technologies.
"Capital flows in and out of hedge funds are very seasonal and the month of January typically sees the largest net outflows of the year.
- 13/01/2017
The last month of 2016 saw risk assets climbing higher, as part of expectations that the new US administration will remove barriers to growth and investment.
December also saw the Fed hiking interest rates but the impact on the fixed income asset class was rather muted.
This environment was supportive for hedge funds, with the Lyxor hedge fund index up 1.3 per cent in December, led by global macro and CTA managers.
Macro specialists benefitted from both exchange rate movements and equity allocations. Their short stance on the EUR, GBP and JPY vs. USD was rewarding considering the fact
- 13/01/2017
Guernsey's funds sector stands to benefit from pressure on legal fees from fund managers and investors because of lower overheads and costs in the jurisdiction, says Ogier group partner Craig Cordle.
Cordle (pictured), who joined the Guernsey investment funds team at the end of last year, says that because costs in Guernsey tend to be lower than those charged by London firms, the island could get a boost from a current price squeeze trend from managers and underlying investors.
Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission show that the 12 months leading up to June 2016 saw a 12.3
- 13/01/2017
By Maree Martin, Gene A DaCosta & Craig T Fulton – On 16 December 2016 the Cayman Islands Government enacted The Mutual Funds (Annual Returns) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 (the Amendments).
Pursuant to The Mutual Funds (Annual Returns) Regulations, 2006 (as amended) (the Existing Regulations), all funds regulated under the Mutual Funds Law of the Cayman Islands are required to submit to the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), a fund annual return (FAR) within six months of the fund’s financial year end. The FAR contains financial and operational information in respect of the fund and other general information as set out in the
- 13/01/2017
Within days of first use investors and banks have expanded the coverage of Ipreo's Investor Access solution to an Asian issuer in Euros, with a five-year EUR-denominated EMTN transaction executed for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.
BNP Paribas has also collaborated with another sponsoring bank to present a jointly agreed set of deal terms to the first continental based investor client, speeding structured communication of deal demand. BNP Paribas took the lead in using Investor Access to help execute a deal also led by Barclays, Goldman Sachs, and SMBC.
"We're delighted to have started offering this new facility and look forward
- 13/01/2017
Alternative credit investment firm Crescent Capital Group has held the final close of Crescent Mezzanine Partners VII with commitments of over USD4.6 billion, surpassing the fundraising target of USD3 billion.
Fund VII’s limited partners include a diverse mix of global investors from more than 20 countries including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies, financial institutions, foundations and endowments.
The closing represents the largest mezzanine offering in Crescent Mezzanine’s history. Thus far, Fund VII has deployed or committed approximately USD900 million across nine transactions.
“This fundraise is a significant milestone for our firm and speaks to the strength
- 13/01/2017
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, is to introduce time spread contracts on its futures markets on 24 January.
The new products will be available through the Trayport Global Vision trading platform, as well as the straight through processing (STP) registration service for OTC trades, on all PEGAS hubs (CEGH VTP, ETF, GASPOOL, NBP, NCG, PEG Nord, PSV, TRS, TTF, ZEE and ZTP).
PEGAS currently offers location spread products between its Austrian, Belgian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian and UK market areas.
The new products will enable PEGAS members to trade two contracts of the
- 12/01/2017
RegTech company AQMetrics has enhanced its end-to-end risk and compliance solution to help buy-side and sell-side firms better prepare for MiFID II.
The recent enhancements include: an updated Supervisory Control Portal and Risk Register to provide client classification and product appropriateness factors and scoring; additional Risk Monitoring analytics to cater to Best Execution and Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA); and a new regulatory reporting solution whereby AQMetrics is authorising as an ARM (Approved Reporting Mechanism) under MiFID II.
AQMetrics is currently reviewing several MDP (Market Data Processor) specifications from National Competent Authorities to enable passporting of MiFID II regulatory
- 12/01/2017
Law firm Goodwin has expanded its private equity and private investment funds practices with the appointment of six new partners, 15 associates and five trainees in the London office, all of whom join from the London office of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM).
The group comprises the bulk of the former SJ Berwin investment funds team and includes Michael Halford, Ed Hall, Laura Charkin, Shawn D’Aguiar, Patrick Deasy, and Ajay Pathak. They join Goodwin as partners.
“A fully built-out, integrated private investment funds offering is instrumental to the continued growth of Goodwin’s international private equity practice,” says David Evans,
- 12/01/2017
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