Over the last two decades there have been significant limitations in the way that technology to manage swaps processing has been deployed to hedge funds.
Credit Suisse has announced the results of its mid-year Hedge Fund Investor Sentiment Survey, which polled over 200 global institutional investors representing nearly USD700 billion in hedge fund investments. This survey follows Credit Suisse's Annual Global Investor Sentiment Survey published
On 15 April 2015, Cordium, a leading global compliance consulting, accounting, tax and software provider to the financial services industry, introduced a new compliance software solution called Pilot. A cloud-based solution, Pilot is a more up-to-date, cutting edge version of
In the last few years, market complexity has grown in response to increased regulatory demands, increased investor due diligence requirements, more complex fund strategies and even how hedge funds manage their balance sheets with their prime brokers. These demands are
The hedge fund industry redeemed USD850 million (0.03% of assets) in March, a turnabout from February’s inflow of USD5.4 billion (0.2% of assets), according to the latest research from BarclayHedge and TrimTabs. “Redemptions from hedge funds totalled USD34.6 billion over
Income investors have become increasingly interested in technology companies as their cash levels continue to climb, but investors need to be wary as the sector remains predominantly focused on growth, Kames Capital has warned. Insatiable demand for the latest technology
The evolving regulatory landscape and increasing compliance costs will continue to be a major challenge for the asset management industry, according to a new report from Alpha FMC. The report, which is based on qualitative and quantitative polling of
Almost half of the respondents (46 per cent) to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) latest Systemic Risk Barometer Study cited cyber security as their top concern and 80 per cent of respondents rated it as a top five
Nearly a third of UK-based finance professionals feel under pressure to compromise their ethical standards, according to a report released today by the Chartered Institute of Management Accounts (CIMA). The third annual ‘Managing Responsible Business’ report, which polled 2,498 professionals
A proliferation of new products and new distribution channels along with increased demands for transparency have significantly altered the demands on the infrastructure of alternative asset managers. That’s according to Convergence’s 2015 Alternative Asset Management Industry Update, which reveals that
