Historical analysis suggests that diversifying portfolios with managed futures may enable investors to earn better risk-adjusted returns, according to a white paper from Forward. Titled Managed Futures: Stepping Up the Quest for Portfolio Diversification, Forward’s white paper notes that managed
The past few years have seen booming growth for much of the fi
Markit and Creditex have launched an industry-wide portfolio compression platform for the credit derivative market with the first live runs complet
Average pension fund allocations to hedge funds over next five to 10 years ‘will reach 15 to 20%’, says Agecroft’s Steinbrugge Net inflows to hedge funds could reach USD100billion this year – potentially the highest since they peaked at USD194billion
Investors who traditionally were shy about viewing Latin American investments as muchmore than an opportunistic play are taking a second look.
Times are changing for the private equity industry. Once relatively unknown outside the financial world, in recent years it has become a staple of the mainstream media.
Michael Stapleton of the Industrial Development Agency and Kieran Fox (pictured) of the Irish Funds Industry Association discuss the ongoing attraction of Ireland as Europe’s leading hedge fund centre and how their joint promotion work is helping attract ongoing FDI
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking has appointed Paul Wiltshire and Pascal Vallot as global heads of hedge fund relations, based in London and
Formicary and Equinoxe Alternative Investment Services have launched a business solution called Hedge Fund in a Box, to give hedge funds with assets of less than USD1bn under management a stronger grasp of risk exposure and improved visibility with less
With a flood of new regulations set to emerge over the next few months, US hedge funds and service providers need to pay close attention to compliance and regulatory issues even as they battle to stay abreast of their performance
