The hitherto opaque alternative investment funds (AIFs) industry has been making significant strides towards transparency, driven largely by the demands of institutional investors and global regulators, who want to see AIFs deliver clarity and accuracy in their trading and investor
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) is to add Sound Harbor Partners, a US private credit manager led by Michael Zupon and Dean Criares, to its private debt platform. AllianzGI will acquire Sound Harbor’s assets for an undisclosed sum and the Sound
USCF has launched the company's first mutual fund, the USCF Commodity Strategy Fund, with SummerHaven Investment Management, a Stamford, Connecticut based commodity trading adviser. The mutual fund will initially offer two share classes: A shares and I shares. The
By Richard L Shamos (pictured) and Ron S Geffner, Sadis & Goldberg – The global investment funds marketplace today is beset by contradictory economic forces, with increasing financial opportunity accompanied by a rising regulatory burden and populist politics. These tensions are
Softbank’s decision to choose a Jersey-based financial services company to administer its USD100 billion technology fund is expected to lead to more funds domiciling in the island. The Softbank Vision Fund was launched in October 2016 with the aim of
European regulators have blocked the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and the London Stock Exchange Group. The EU Commission says the deal would create a “de facto monopoly” for certain financial services, despite remedial measures offered by both companies to
SEI increased its assets under administration (AUA) by 25 per cent in 2016, with year-over-year net flows in its UK private banking business rising by 21 per cent. The business, which provides outsourced investment processing technology for private banks and
Recently, investor demand has increased for private equity, hybrid public / private funds and alternative yield strategies such as direct lending, asset leasing and royalty streams. As such, the more complex nature of these strategies makes both pre- and post-investment
According to last year's Preqin Global Hedge Fund Report, Asia Pacific's hedge fund industry had USD159 billion in AUM and the largest allocator, with USD29.9 billion of committed capital, was China Investment Corporation (China's Sovereign Wealth Fund). In total, there
By Fiona Frick, Unigestion – In a world where returns from traditional asset classes are under pressure, many investors are turning to alternative investments to boost their portfolio's performance potential. However, although an allocation to hedge fund strategies offers potential
