New research by State Street Corporation reveals that more than half (60 per cent) of institutional investors surveyed plan to partly or fully outsource their data management over the next three years. Currently, 52 per cent conduct all of their
The Big Apple is the world’s foremost financial hub, beating London into second place for the second year running, according to a new report from Duff & Phelps.
The percentage of female partners of private equity firms and hedge funds and other financial services partnerships has stuck at just 14 per cent for the third year in a row, says employment and partnership law specialists Fox & Partners.
There are an estimated 445 alternative data providers in the funds industry, serving the needs of both traditional and alternative fund managers. This is, according to alternativedata.org, an industry that is projected to be worth USD350 billion in 2020. But
As China enters the Year of the Rat this Saturday (25 January), Jasmine Kang, Portfolio Manager at Comgest, an independent, international asset management group, believes that China’s growth has become more sustainable but that high-quality companies are still rare and
Style Analytics, a provider of factor-based portfolio and market analytical tools for investment professionals, is expanding its ESG factor analysis tool with the launch of Carbon Risk Ratings and emission data from Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of ESG research,
Fund data management platform Kneip has named Hugues Delcourt as Chairman of the Board whilst founder and previous Chairman, Bob Kneip, moves into the role of Vice-Chairman.Delcourt brings with him a wealth of experience, with 30 years in the banking
Sloane Robinson, an International long/short equity manager with a focus on the Asian, Emerging and Frontier markets, has continued its deployment of the CommciseBUY research valuation platform. The Commcise functionality used by Sloane Robinson includes research budgeting and valuation; broker
A majority of alternative fund administration firms – 74 per cent – expect consolidation in the alts fund admin space, according to the just-released eVestment Alternative Fund Administration 2018 survey. This is up dramatically from the 47 per cent of
Coleman Research, a global provider of primary research, has launched its Expert Relationship Management (ERM) platform, a SaaS offering that helps research providers and buy-side firms manage their interactions with industry experts. The cloud-based service offers a full solution to
