Global investors have been somewhat sceptical about the touted structural reforms in Japan and the ability of Abenomics to achieve its aims, says John Vail (pictured), chief global strategist at Nikko Asset Management… At Nikko AM, we have been confident
The Bloomberg Alternatives Marketing Council has been launched, bringing together experts from various disciplines to help hedge funds increase transparency, accelerate growth and define marketing practices. The need for hedge funds to begin defining marketing best practices is significant, given
Traditional fixed income investors are struggling to generate meaningful returns from the current rising interest rate environment, but GAM continues to find attractive opportunities in the subordinated debt of investment grade companies. GAM believes these bonds offer attractive yields and
‘If hedge funds are interested, so are we.’ This seems to be the new mantra for investors looking for a bit of respite from the volatility in the equity markets over the past few months.
Jersey is a high-quality location for fund management and administration with more than four decades of experience in servicing the investment funds market.
Global assets managed by the world’s largest 99 alternatives managers for pension fund clients stand at just under USD600bn, according to the latest Global Alternatives 99 ranking produced
After a traumatic year for alternative fund managers and their investors in 2008, the hedge fund industry is having to take risk measurement and management processes a great deal more seriously.
Westport, Connecticut-based Weston Capital Asset Management has announced that the firm’s second incubator fund, Weston Capital Partners Master Fund II, has entered into a strategic partne
Hedge funds rose an average of 1.7 per cent in September, ending the third quarter up 2.4 per cent, and have returned an average of 5.7 per cent through the first nine months of 2013, according to eVestment’s September hedge
All seven of IndexIQ’s proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indices were positive in October, with the IQ Hedge Event-Driven Beta Index leading the way with a return of 3.11 per cent. The IQ Hedge Long/Short Beta
