Only 2 per cent of capital markets firms have a fully automated compliance support program, according to an Aite Group and Cordium survey. And this high level of dependence on manual processes is leaving the industry open to errors, gaps in compliance,
The share price of corporates in the UK targeted by activist funds have outperformed the market during the Covid-19 pandemic compared to flat or negative performance among European and US counterparts.That’s according to a new study from professional services firm
Total hedge fund assets increased to USD3.245 trillion in the second quarter of the year, narrowly eclipsing the previous record level of USD3.244 trillion in Q3 2018, according to the latest HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report. Led by a strong Q1 recovery from
The Covid-19 crisis is sharpening the appetite among European investors for alternative investments such as real estate, private equity, venture capital, hedge strategies, precious metals, infrastructure debt, and currencies.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Institutional investors are increasingly turning to alternative assets to diversify portfolios as they navigate an environment characterised by low yields, geopolitical concerns and a growing set of investment risks, finds Allianz Global Investors, one of the world’s leading active investment
Technology-driven global institutional investment network Liquidnet has Investment Analytics (IA), its third business offering.
Public company data providers Activist Insight and Proxy Insight are to merge to form Insightia.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
A victory for Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the approaching US presidential election would see a “limited short-term negative reaction”, and could herald more fiscal stimulus coupled with a dovish monetary policy, according to Algebris Investments’ head of macro strategies
Hedge funds reversed a brief two-month redemption trend in May with USD800 million in industry inflows, a turnaround from April’s USD9.4 billion in redemptions, according to Barclay Fund Flow Indicator published by BarclayHedge. While the fund flow needle turned upward
The majority of hedge fund managers (57 per cent) are innovating to improve their operational efficiency in response to market disruptions, and to avoid falling behind the industry. That’s according to the EY 2017 Global Hedge Fund and Investor Survey: ‘How will
