The overall sentiment within the room at CAIS 2016 was one of optimism. This is perhaps the most exciting period the alternatives fund industry has known and as assets continue to flow into the industry, there is no sign that
RSRCHXchange, the marketplace for institutional research, has added the RSRCHX Dashboard to its platform functionality, enabling asset managers to track firm-wide research consumption, improve the procurement process and ensure compliance with MiFID II unbundling requirements. The MiFID II Delegated Acts
BMO Global Asset Management has released its latest white paper, titled "Finding a new balance with alternatives,” which considers the evolution of the traditional 60/40 equity/bond balanced portfolio split over the past several decades and concludes that, given the current
Hedge fund and private equity firms are dominating office leasing in core areas of London among the financial services sector (excluding banks), with latest figures revealing strong demand, according to research out from Cushman & Wakefield. In the first quarter
A new survey from SS&C Technologies Holdings, the T+2 Preparedness Survey, has evaluated firms’ planning for and attitudes towards the upcoming change to the new settlement cycle. And according to the findings, the majority of firms have started their assessment
Violent swings across financial markets have forced investors to re-evaluate portfolio allocations, as well as hedging practices. TABB Group’s new Market Note,“Broken Hedges: Credit Traders and the Lure of Equity Options,” examines why credit investors are turning to equity options
Alternative asset management firm Evanston Capital Management has published a whitepaper analysing the return properties of smart beta strategies and how to adjust historical backtest results to inform prospective return assumptions. The white paper outlines foundational characteristics of smart beta
A recent survey released by SimCorp has revealed that portfolio managers are facing significant challenges when it comes to data accuracy and risk and performance analytics in the front office. The survey was conducted during a recent webinar hosted by
Buy-side companies are being forced to rethink their strategies due to new regulations which have increased the value of collateral in trading and risk management, according to a new report from BNY Mellon and London-based consultancy The Field Effect. The
Four European trade associations representing investors, issuers and other market participants have come together for the first time to support the new framework for securitisation regulation. The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), the European Fund and Asset Management
