2018 was a very difficult year for active managers – one of their worst in over a decade – according to new research published by Lyxor Asset Management (Lyxor), which compared the performance of active funds domiciled in Europe with
The results of Linedata’s ninth Global Asset Management Survey reveal a desire among asset managers to capitalise on quick wins from data analytics and digitialisation to protect investment and operational performance against the potential for further market dislocation. After the
BlueBay has chosen Alpima to help its sales, product and multi-asset teams to intelligently visualise fund data and product characteristics across its full fixed income suite. Offered as a white-label version of its cloud-based platform, ALPIMA has worked closely with
Hedge funds gained an average of +0.87 per cent in March, the third consecutive month of positive returns, following a five-month string of aggregate declines, according to the March eVestment hedge fund performance data. The Q1 2019 year to date
Despite extreme levels of market volatility, increased trading volumes and disruptions to society due to Covid-19, alternative fund managers have persevered, and even exceeded, performance expectations from investors.Nonetheless, managers continue to face challenges in addressing important areas of focus, including
Northfield Information Services has launched a new way for financial professionals, including hedge fund managers, to quantify risk based on the latest news. Risk Systems That Read is a new service designed to augment Northfield’s current risk models, already trusted
UK investors have moved a net GBP62 billion of their fund investments outside the UK since the Brexit referendum in June 2016, according to the latest Fund Flow Index (FFI) from global funds transaction network Calastone. In March 2019 alone,
The active management industry must work harder in a number of critical areas to convince investors of its value proposition, according to a new report released by Allianz Global Investors. Incorporating the views of nearly 500 institutional investors from around
There was a sharp increase recorded in private debt fund activity in France in 2018 confirming the growing importance of private debt in financing methods, by offering companies and equity investors an alternative and complementary financing solution to bank debt.
An international survey of CTAs – managed futures managers – has revealed limited enthusiasm for the new Bitcoin futures contracts offered, since December 2017, by CBOE and CME Group. The survey was conducted in early January by BarclayHedge, a leader
