An increasingly diverse mix of hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds and entrepreneurs are behind a wave of new business models targeting a share of the fast growing multi-billion dollar intellectual property (IP) industry, according to IP data provider IAM. Revenue
Around half of hedge fund firms intend to launch a new hedge fund by the end of next year and most are reporting rising assets, according to a global survey by PwC and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). The
Next year will see the emergence of at least five Bitcoin and Blockchain businesses with a valuation of more than USD1 billion, and they will all be able to justify their valuations. That’s one of the findings of Magister Advisors’
Financial industry professionals expect to see a significant increase in financial services companies either re-domiciling to other EU financial services centres or opening new subsidiaries there over the next three years. That’s according to research from international asset management
Nearly two-thirds of equity analysts (61 per cent) who cover global capital markets institutions expect regulatory pressures on banks to intensify further through 2020, with potential new capital rules, informally known as "Basel IV," likely to have the greatest effect
These are exciting times for the financial technology sector. In the last few years, market complexity has grown in response to increased regulatory demands, increased investor due diligence requirements, more complex fund strategies and even how hedge funds manage their
DMS Offshore Investment Services (‘DMS') Limited was established in the Cayman Islands by Don Seymour in 2000. Over the past 15 years it has grown into one of the industry's leading fund governance firms with over 200 people. One of
The Portfolio Amalfi™ platform by Nedelma Inc. offers multi-asset, multi-language and multi-currency dynamic reporting and data visualisation and analysis capabilities to the asset management industry. The platform also offers data aggregation tools as well as portfolio management solutions and a
By Ilario Scasascia (pictured), Harcourt – A well-diversified portfolio should include investments that offer alternative sources of returns, which can be found outside the world of conventional, long-only, bond and equity strategies. Sophisticated investors know this and understand, that when
Over the last few years the FTSE 100 has gained 26 per cent, while the S&P 500 Index has gained approximately 65 per cent. The impact of quantitative easing has led to unparalleled growth in equity markets, to such an
