“Feeding the Future”, an agricultural innovation report supported by the Technology Strategy Board, sets outs Britain’s future food production challenges up to 2030. The Feeding the Future concept grew from the need for a coherent high-level research and development
Alternative investment firm Bernheim, Dreyfus & Co has partnered with with the French Foundation for Disabled (APSH 34), a charitable association which helps the psychiatrically disabled through their rehabilitation and the process of reintegration into society. For over 30 years
Despite fears about Dubai’s debt crisis triggering choppy conditions in equity markets toward the end of November, managed futures managers benefited from long equity and commodity-trading exposure and posted the second strongest monthly gain of the current year after May’s.
By Simon Gray – Hedge fund managers may have long been reluctant to provide access to their services through managed accounts, but they are grateful to them now. With total assets in single-manager funds growing steadily past USD2trn, according to
Baring Asset Management (Barings), the international investment management firm, believes that as Asian economies continue to strengthen, Asian debt and currencies can provide some of the best absolute and risk-adjusted returns versus US and other global fixed income sectors. Thomas
By Stefan Keller – The hedge fund industry has just set a new record with more than USD2trn in assets under management, a recovery from the turbulence of 2008-09 that has been accompanied by a shift toward investment through managed
By Tyler Kim – In recent months, institutional investors have shown increased interest in the alpha-generating strategies associated with hedge funds. Capital inflows from pension plans, endowments and foundations are redefining the industry as these sophisticated investors seek to improve
The recent Swiss Funds & Asset Management Forum hosted by the Swiss Funds Association (SFA) addressed the impact of the various regulatory efforts in Switzerland and abroad as well as the outlook for the Swiss fund and asset management sector
A report from Efma and Oliver Wyman reveals that the general slowing of retail credit growth in the last few years has hidden significant discrepancies in retail lending markets across Europe. The report, European Retail Credit Survey: Exploring the
By Robert C Pozen – When the world’s largest financial institutions had to be rescued from insolvency in 2008 by massive injections of governmental assistance, many blamed corporate boards for a lack of oversight. This was a problem we had
