One in eight (12 per cent) partners at hedge funds, private equity firms and other investment partnerships are now women, up from one in 10 (10 per cent) last year and the year before, according to DHR International. DHR International’s
Ninety two per cent of institutional investors and family offices have allocated to two or more funds in 2016 while 73 per cent of investors reported a net increase in their investments to alternative investment strategies since 2015. The survey,
Tradeweb Markets and FTSE Russell have been named by the UK Treasury as the joint future providers for end-of-day reference prices for Gilts and Treasury bills. Tradeweb and FTSE Russell are working closely to collaborate to create the “Tradeweb FTSE
In the first of a five-part series, SEI discusses the impact of five disruptive technologies and how they can be applied to the financial industry. The first of these five trends relates to IBM Watson, and the power of cognitive
Hedge fund managers and institutional investors feel performance is one of the key drivers of change in the industry at present, according to a survey by Preqin. Following returns of 1.97 per cent in 2015, hedge funds posted overall gains
Portfolio diversification is paying off again, rewarding volatility-weary advisers with higher, more stable returns and lower risk, according to the latest quarterly Portfolio Clarity Trends Report published by Natixis Global Asset Management. The most broadly diversified investment portfolios performed best
Barclays Prime Services Strategic Consulting has just completed its latest report entitled ‘Against All Odds – Hedge Fund Industry Developments and Implications for Growth’. The report finds that although hedge funds have produced considerable excess returns since 1993, such levels
Advisers consider alternative investments key to growing their high-net-worth (HNW) business, but a lack of access to quality products stands in the way of larger allocations to the asset class, according to a financial adviser survey commissioned by Artivest. The
Preqin’s latest survey of over 270 hedge fund managers finds that the industry is facing increased pressure from investors on fees and transparency, while attempting to overcome a negative perception of the asset class that has arisen partly due to
Large institutions are shifting trading volume to algorithmic avenues of execution as the overall commission pool remains flat, according to a study from Greenwich Associates. Greenwich Associates, which conducted interviews with 223 US equity portfolio managers and 321 US equity
