The current economic climate may be difficult to read but it does present investment opportunities. Identifying these opportunities and the systems to support them is becoming an increasing challenge. We are running a survey to find out how our industry is reacting
Innovative technology is all around us, and hedge funds might well question its value as a differentiator in today’s highly competitive market. But that does not mean there is nothing to be gained from keeping pace with change – to
Fixed income investors must take action to protect themselves from stresses in bond markets as the squeeze on liquidity continues to plague the sector, according to Kames Capital’s Adrian Hull (pictured). Despite the huge sums of money pumped into markets
All but one of Market Vectors Index Solutions’ (MVIS) six investable long/short equity indices recorded positive performance in June. The MV North America Long/Short Equity Index led the way with a return of 1.99 per cent for the month.
There has been a very long and very active debate over the value of hedge funds given their returns during 2014. But hedge fund managers may be showing their mettle as global financial and geopolitical volatility continues and the hedge
Only 15 per cent of US hedge fund managers are now AIFMD compliant, compared to 82 per cent of European Managers, according to Preqin’s latest survey of global hedge fund managers. While most UK- and Europe-based hedge fund managers are
Last year, 26 out of 32 specialised funds, designed to invest in small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) and provide a much-needed alternative source of funding, launched to invest in Europe. This would suggest that Europe represents a significant opportunity for
Two-thirds of top-tier financial institutions have established reconciliation centres of excellence (CoE) following a recent wave of consolidation of the reconciliation function within these institutions, according to a study by SunGard and Aite Group. Compliance requirements continue to place pressure
The mutual fund that helped launch the liquid alternatives product category, IndexIQ’s IQ Alpha Hedge Strategy Fund, is celebrating its sixth anniversary. The fund was the first no-load, open-end hedge fund replication mutual fund. “The launch of the IQ
Fiona Le Poidevin of Guernsey Finance explains how Guernsey remains the ‘go-to’ jurisdiction for domiciling private equity funds. As a jurisdiction, Guernsey has become synonymous with private equity. There are in the region of 850 Guernsey domiciled investment funds
