The latest monthly BarclayHedge survey of hedge fund managers reveals that 36.6 per cent of survey respondents currently offer reduced or no fee alternatives to their investors and a further 20 per cent plan to offer lower or no fee
Eurekahedge reports that hedge funds started the year on a positive note, up 0.84 per cent during the month of January. Meanwhile, underlying markets as represented by the MSCI AC World Index (Local) gained 1.49 per cent over the same
Failure to efficiently transfer weather risk has left wind energy stakeholders across the globe with untapped asset values totalling an estimated USD56 billion, according to renewable energy underwriter GCube Underwriting Ltd. In a new report entitled Gone with the Wind: An
Nearly half (48 per cent) of respondents to a survey by State Street Corporation and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) say that decreased market liquidity is a secular shift that is here to stay. Regulations stemming from the 2008
Managed futures have become an alternative asset class that is widely used by investors seeking overall portfolio diversification and absolute returns independent of the direction of broad equity and bond markets, according to a study by alternative investment managers Steben
Strategic Insight (SI) has partnered with Dow Jones allowing SI’s LiquidMetrix solution for best execution, transaction cost analysis (TCA) and surveillance services to provide clients with market surveillance services powered by Dow Jones Newswires. LiquidMetrix will use news produced by
The September 2016 Eurekahedge Report finds that, over August, hedge funds witnessed their fourth consecutive month of outflows with investor redemptions totalling USD23.8 billion during this period. However, total hedge fund assets have grown by USD17.6 billion over the past eight
Alternative asset managers are changing their business models and exploring a broader set of arrangements designed to improve the alignment of interest between themselves and their investors, according to a survey by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). The study,
Exchanges are recognising the changing futures commission merchant (FCM) landscape and are willing to look to new and innovative ways to serve their client base, according to a report by TABB Group. The CME Group is the latest to propose
Substance in the fund management sector, particularly in the context of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative, is of increasing importance, according to a Guernsey Finance white paper. Investment funds –
