Hedge fund compensation experienced mixed trends in 2015 as a challenging performance environment in the third quarter offset industry-wide gains from the first three months of the year, according to the 2016 Glocap Compensation Report. The report, which is published
Out of all the European regulations to affect strategy, MiFID II is expected to be the biggest priority for investment managers, according to a study by Deloitte. Deloitte interviewed 13 investment managers, representing GBP475 billion of global assets under management
Luxembourg's funds industry is marching ahead as Europe's leading funds domicile if figures released by the Association of the Luxembourg Funds Industry (ALFI) are anything to go by. According to ALFI, March saw the Grand Duchy enjoy record net sales
The wealth and asset management industry may have been in growth mode, with assets under management (AUM) on the up and margins on the mend. But there are also simultaneous undercurrents of profound change, heated competition and margin pressures. That’s
A new Celent report into the global post-trade industry, commissioned by Nasdaq, analyses trends and challenges affecting central counterparties (CCPs) and central securities depositories (CSDs), and predicts future developments. Based on an examination of 12 key markets and detailed discussions
Risk managers are making a more conscious effort to not only understand the virtues, but also the limitations, to risk models as they adjust to life under greater regulatory scrutiny, in particular the AIFM Directive in Europe. Indeed, such is the
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has for the first time used aggregated data reported by hedge fund and private equity advisers on Form ADV and Form PF to publish a report on private fund industry statistics and trends. The
September was a challenging month for global markets and the overall hedge fund industry was down for the month. According to Deutsche Bank’s latest Hedge Fund Trends report though, hedge funds outperformed compared with market indices. The median fund lost
The markets have experienced significant volatility in the last few months. China's decision to devalue its currency, the collapse of commodity prices and the uncertainty caused by global quantitative easing have all caused significant disruption to financial markets. In August,
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