The introduction of the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) is having little impact on the scale of US alternative fund managers’ activity in the European market, according to research looking at US manager attitudes towards the regulation. The
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB), the standard-setting body for the hedge fund industry, has published its standardised Administrator Transparency Reporting (ATR) data structure as part of its Toolbox. The HFSB is custodian of the Hedge Fund Standards, and is
Obtaining accurate look-through data on fund of funds investments is set to be the second great Solvency II hurdle facing insurers and asset managers, according to Silverfinch’s 2015 review. The report states that the advent of Solvency II means that
Institutional trading desks are approaching alternative trading systems with more caution and, at times, even skepticism, according to the Greenwich Associates 2015 Trade Desk Optimisation Study. And that’s despite dark pools’ share of total US equity volume holding steady at
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The latest semi-annual survey of the European repo market by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), has set the baseline figure for market size at EUR5,608 billion, broadly unchanged from the June 2015 survey figure of EUR5,612 billion. The survey
A new study from The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) examines six benchmark indexes that invest in Russell 2000 Index (RUT) options and compares their performances with those of traditional benchmark stock and bond indexes. This is the first comprehensive
The global hedge fund industry started the year off on a negative note, with a -2.22 per cent aggregate return in January, according to eVestment’s January 2016 Hedge Fund Performance Report. Peter Laurelli (pictured), eVestment vice president and head of
Hedge funds extended the prior month’s gains in November, driven by strong Macro & CTA performance, according to data released today by HFR. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index® gained +0.5 per cent for the month (Index Value = 12,460),
RIMES, a provider of managed data services for the buy-side, has published a cautionary forecast, ahead of what the firm believes is set to be the most significant year for regulatory change in the industry in decades. In 2016, two
