Funds-of-funds entered into side letters – special agreements that hedge fund managers sometimes make with investors, overriding general terms applicable to other investors – six times as often as non-profit institutions and nearly four times as often as corporate pension
Lower recent performance, high-profile redemptions and increased concern from investors on the issue of fees have influenced many hedge fund managers to bring their management and performance charges below the “2 and 20” industry standard. That’s according to the latest
A dramatic reshaping of the hedge fund landscape continued in 2017, as the percentage of new funds employing equity-based strategies fell significantly for the second year in a row, according to the Seward & Kissel 2017 New Hedge Fund Study.
fundinfo, a fund information and research platform, is joining forces with the Luxembourg-based fund data management expert, F2C. The deal will see F2C become a part of the fundinfo Group, creating a one stop shop for asset managers with a
Cumbersome client data acquisition and onboarding processes, along with trading delays due to missing or inaccurate client documentation, are top concerns for buy-side firms, according to a report from TABB Group. The study found 62 per cent of respondents experience
REDD Intelligence, an online provider of material intelligence on emerging market event driven special situations, has closed a USD5.8 million equity financing round.This is REDD’s first institutional financing and was led by Nassau Point Investors. Other investors include Neil Osborn,
Singapore Exchange (SGX) and fintech firm Smartkarma have formed a partnership to roll out the C-Suite Pilot Program, a cloud-based platform that will enable SGX-listed companies to streamline their communication and data reporting to the institutional, analyst and investor communities.
Bfinance’s Chris Stevens (pictured) reports on a recent manager search for alternative beta strategies for a large US corporate pension scheme with USD10 billion in assets under management. The client had previously considered and rejected investing into hedge funds for
Although alternative assets remain a crucial component of many portfolios, investors are finding it harder to identify attractive investment opportunities compared to a year ago, according to Preqin’s survey of over 490 institutional investors. With a record-high 2,798 private capital
Data from HFR shows that hedge funds advanced in August led by a resurgence in Energy/Basic Materials and Activist strategies. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) gained +0.4 per cent for the month, increasing the Index Value to 12,709
