By Eric Bissonnier & Francesco Samson – Robust independence Institutional investors remain, to some degree, nervous allocating to bank-owned MAPs because of counterparty risk concerns. Admittedly, some are now using independent administrators, but LumX uses a completely open architecture. Explains
Interview with Ed Gouldstone (pictured), Linedata – Whilst managers might welcome investor requests for managed account mandates given today’s tough capital raising environment, the reality is that, operationally, they still present certain challenges. Ten years ago, most managers would have
There are now 713 global institutional investors with an active CTA portfolio, a significant increase on 2011 when the number stood at 504, and 2008 when just 331 had CTA funds in their holdings. Preqin has conducted analysis of the
Chinese equities are starting to catch up after underperforming the global market for two years, says Jian Shi Cortesi (pictured), fund manager of the JB Chindonesia Fund at Swiss & Global Asset Management… From a macro perspective, recent economic figures
December’s good news was that 13 of the 46 markets posted gains, according to data released by S&P Indices. The bad news was that only two made gains for the year, and just barely – Indonesia was up 1.14%, and
As the West increasingly looks to the Mena region for new business, Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry, looks at what the West has to offer in the
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has welcomed the HMRC’s response in the consultation exercise on changes to UK’s Investment Manager Exemption (IME).
A Greece focused hedge fund has been launched by Dromeus Capital Group, an emerging markets alternative investment specialist. Dromeus is thought to be one of first funds to focus on opportunities in Greece. The fund will focus on opportunities
“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour does the body.” – Seneca. Things are not getting any easier for asset managers, the gatekeepers of institutional assets with the power to make or break portfolios. In a new white paper entitled Searching for
Citi has completed the implementation of Man Umbrella Sicav, the Luxembourg fund business of the Man Group. Citi will provide an integrated range of services that includes custody, depositary bank, fund administration and transfer agency services. Man is an alternative
