State Street Corporation has published new research which reveals that with increasing pressures and demands on returns and reporting, alternative asset managers have work to do to meet the growing needs of institutional investors.
London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management (Nickel), Europe’s largest regulated digital assets hedge fund manager founded by senior traders and investment professionals formerly from major financial institutions including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, says the UK is one of the most attractive
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) and Cassini Systems, a provider of pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics for derivatives markets, have entered into a strategic partnership to integrate Cassini analytics into BlackRock’s Aladdin platform. Read the full story at Institutional Asset
The life/annuity and property/casualty insurance segments increased their exposures to hedge funds in 2020, leading to an overall 6 per cent increase in insurance industry investments, according to the latest AM Best report. The new Best’s Special Report, “Hedge Funds
Non-profits in the US are allocating more to hedge funds, yet private markets remain a favourite, according to TIFF, an outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) serving the non-profit sector.
By Robert Quartly-Janeiro – Not long ago the debate of active vs passive was a guaranteed topic at industry events where portfolio managers could battle it out with a machine – sorry, I mean quants.
In a new white paper, Merrill Sepehrnia, Head of Total Return Sustainability at Pictet Asset Management, explains why hedge funds are well placed to uncover ESG issues and help drive the ESG agenda forward. He argues that while “sustainable investment
SIGTech, a provider of next-gen quant trading technology for global investment managers, has announced that it has integrated with IHS Markit Data Lake. The integration facilitates access to over 1,500 proprietary datasets curated by IHS Markit, enabling quantitative fund managers
Pictet Alternative Advisors says China offers a “very conducive environment” for hedge fund managers, which has helped drive returns over the past year as markets there rebounded from the coronavirus outbreak.
An overwhelming majority (87 per cent) of capital markets investors are pursuing direct lending strategies though almost half (47 per cent) lack confidence in their ability to manage loss recoveries which could have serious implications if corporate defaults rise as
