The Hedgeweek and Sentieo webinar event, Using AI to supercharge equity research for alpha generation, explores the way that technologies such as natural language processing (NLP) and artificial intelligence (AI) can aid hedge fund equity analysts and portfolio managers in their
Cybersecurity attacks are becoming increasingly advanced — how should PE firms prepare? As we move into 2020, investors will need to focus on understanding cyber threats and trends as well as the wider implications to IT risk, both within PE firms
The use of data within the hedge fund industry has grown exponentially over the past decade, with fund managers from across the spectrum increasingly turning to ever-more complex datasets in a bid to stay ahead of the competition.
This year’s hedgeweekLIVE European Emerging Managers Summit concluded with a wide-ranging panel discussion centred on fundraising, with speakers examining some of the ways start-up hedge funds can successfully attract investor money during the challenging capital-raising process.
With many hedge funds delivering long-only or beta-type returns over the past decade, downward pressure on fees has intensified in recent years, and the ways in which start-up managers can look to draw allocator money has been the focus of
The selection of service providers – be they prime brokers, administrators or software systems – is more important than ever before following the seismic upheaval faced by hedge fund firms over the past 18 months.
This year’s hedgeweekLIVE European Emerging Managers Summit examined how start-up funds can best organise their approach to operational due diligence, with attendees hearing how cybersecurity and succession planning have emerged as key considerations as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Cayman Islands remains the gold standard jurisdiction for start-up and emerging hedge funds when it comes to legal and fund structuring considerations, offering a “tried and tested” environment for new launches, according to speakers on the opening panel of
100 Women in Finance, the 20,000-member global industry association for hedge fund, alternatives and investment management professionals which aims to empower women within the global finance industry, has picked more than 300 female fund managers to participate in this year’s
EisnerAmper’s 6th Annual Alternative Investment Summit will be held virtually on Thursday, 7 October, 2021. This year’s theme is: What’s Around the Bend: The Future of Alternative Investments. The Summit features top investors and fund managers providing perspectives on current
