Pension funds, endowments and foundations that responded to a recent survey across the world are forecasting that over the next two years they will dedicate an even larger slice of their t
Interview with Andrea Cattaneo (pictured) and Margaret Harwood-Jones at BNP Paribas Securities Services – A recent survey released this April by BNP Paribas Securities Services in conjunction with consultancy group Knadel found that the three key Asian markets – Hong
By James Williams – One thing above all else is guaranteed when discussing developments in the alternative UCITS space: it polarises opinion. Much like the wider financial markets, where people argue their case with equal validity as to the likelihood
At a time when investors are facing some of the most testing market conditions in living memory, insurers are overwhelmingly concerned about meeting the reporting challenges required under Solvency II. With prolonged periods of frustratingly low interest rates and overall
Merrill Lynch has launched Merrill Open Minds, a service that makes available alternative research products and services as a complement to the firm’s fundamental research and analysis, an
Dutch hedge fund start-ups sense the wind is turning in their favour as institutional investors in the Netherlands appear more prepared to back home-grown talent than in the past, followin
Yesterday, the battle for the Democratic Party US presidential nomination resumed in Pennsylvania, and with it came a report on how many of the wealthiest hedge fund managers have been put
Hedgeweek looks at the key issues for hedge funds during a week that saw managers called upon to embrace higher standards, particularly of transparency and valuation procedures, in order t
The Hedge Fund Association’s recently formed China Chapter is putting down roots in Shanghai, the world’s largest city by population and the most important commercial and financial centre in China. Headed by Yiming Di, principal at China-focused consulting firm Schmittzehe
Real Estate Credit Investments (RECI) made a profit of GBP0.7m in the quarter ended 30 June 2012, compared with GBP4.5m in the previous quarter, according to the company’s latest interim management statement. RECI’s NAV per share of 119p as at
