Many small to mid-sized hedge funds become frustrated because their firm’s assets under management are not growing and they believe the market is biased against them based on their asset size. They are constantly hearing that a majority of
Big data’: That’s the catchphrase in today’s climate of regulatory overhaul, and it’s something that hedge fund administrators are deeply focused on addressing. Lonnie Macdonald (pictured), President of JD Clark & Company, the hedge fund administration division of UMB Fund
The US Futures Exchange has announced an agreement with independent investment research provider Morningstar to offer futures contracts on Morningstar’s 15 style- and capitalisation-based
The Pennsylvania teachers’ state pension fund plans to invest USD1.8bn in alternatives.
By Dan Matthies, Bloomberg – In the space of just five years, the financial services industry has seen remarkable change: the rise of automated trading appliances; a global economic meltdown and subsequent recovery; and now, sweeping financial regulations. No matter
Large-scale institutional allocations to Canadian hedge funds have been hard to come by. Many managers spent most of last year pitching, only to come up short.
A recent global survey of hedge fund managers cited technology as the number one area they believe fund administrators should focus on improving in the next two years.
By James Williams – “Even though as a quantitative trading firm with a lot of technology infrastructure in place we’ve been able to handle a lot of the regulatory requirements internally, we can’t do everything. We’ve had to lean a
The Canadian hedge fund marketplace has been growing vigorously over the past couple of years, keeping pace with international trends.
By Michael Rucci (pictured), head of fund ervices Americas, UBS Global Asset Management – How does AIFMD impact how I can market in Europe? AIFMD will challenge many managers but it will also, over time, offer opportunities to attract capital that
