ICG Management Limited ('ICG') is an independent director services provider. It was established in 2006 by Ralph Woodford (pictured) and Andrew Galloway. Along with Galloway and Woodford, the firm's two other directors, Brad Cowdroy and Greg Link, ICG provides director
Six months ahead of the MiFID II implementation deadline, alternative asset managers still face uncertainty, with 34 per cent of firms undecided for example on how to pay for research, according to a survey by the Alternative Investment Management Association
By Ashley Gunning (pictured) & Charlotte Beales-Hart – Commentators to the hedge fund industry agree that the fund administration landscape has been altered significantly by the mergers and acquisitions activity of the last few years. The consolidation of larger institutional
Large institutional investors expect to embrace active management in 2016 to combat macro-economic trends, anticipated market volatility and divergent monetary policy, a new BlackRock survey has found. During December 2015, BlackRock polled over 170 of the firm’s largest institutional clients,
Hedge funds finished last year up 2.42 per cent, beating equities and bonds on an absolute and risk-adjusted basis, according to an analysis of performance data by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). AIMA says the analysis, based on returns
The latest research from Goal Group, a provider of withholding tax reclamation and securities class action recovery services, shows that GBP13.2 billion (USD18.9 billion) of investors’ rightful returns from foreign shares and bonds were lost in the latest financial year
Beginning in 2018, Kempen has decided to cover external investment research costs as part of its strategy to comply with MiFID II. These costs however may still be passed on to clients under strict conditions. MiFID II contains a provision
As investors continue to boost their allocations to alternatives, how they address the issue of enterprise risk can have important consequences for the perceived risk within their portfolios, according to a new white paper from BNY Mellon. Enterprise risk analysis, including
Jefferies has entered into a new alliance whereby Mandiri Sekuritas will provide equity research on companies in Indonesia on a co-branded basis to the Jefferies global base of institutional clients. Mandiri Sekuritas will also provide local equity broking services to
The average reported cash compensation for hedge fund professionals was down this year coming in at USD351,000, according to 2016 Hedge Fund Compensation Report. The decrease of 5 per cent on last year’s figure was driven by lower bonus payouts.
