The long-term success of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (SHSC) hinges on removing the many barriers to participation, including features of the program that restrict trading strategies, introduce risk and create operational complexity. That’s according to a new whitepaper published
The hedge fund industry took in USD950 million (0.04 per cent of assets) in April, reversing March’s outflow of USD750 million (0.03 per cent of assets), according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research. “Investors have been showing less interest in
The majority of advisors intend to continue recommending alternative investments over the next year, yet believe the asset class has underperformed since the economic crisis, according to a new survey from Pershing. The study, Help or Hype: Advisor Perceptions of
In its latest Investment Outlook to investors, London-based hedge fund Fasanara Capital explains how liquidity-induced markets are prone to asset bubbles and how VaR shocks are now inevitable. According to Fasanara, such causes have to be found on the markets’
In this extract from the 2015 Preqin Investor Network Global Alternatives Report, we draw upon the latest data and investor interviews to explore the importance of alternative assets in an investor’s portfolio. Private Equity The limited partner universe has expanded
By Donald A.Steinbrugge, CFA, Managing Partner, Agecroft Partners – Commodity trading advisors’ (CTAs) perception among investors is more divergent than any other major hedge fund strategy. A large percentage of investors view the strategy as smoke and mirrors using black
The Government of the British Virgin Islands is pleased to announce that The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been rated “Largely Compliant” for its approach to tax transparency and exchange of information, in the Supplementary Peer Review report published by
July brought dispersion across geographies and asset classes. As fears about a Grexit receded, European equities and fixed income rallied, according to GAM’s latest Hedge Funds Industry Update. While other developed equity markets generally followed suit, China sold off steeply on
An energy evolution is underway, with alternative energy quickly becoming a more widely accepted reality in the sector, creating new investment opportunities, according to a new paper from Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management. Co-authored by Chat Reynders, CEO and Chairman of
If investors want to benefit from sophisticated risk management and asset allocation tools like those used by major institutional investors, they will need to become familiar with liquid alternatives, says Forward Management. As described in Forward's new investor guide –
