Interview with Andrew Lapkin (pictured) & Joshua Kestler – Please explain what you think is driving the continued increase in demand for hedge fund managed accounts? Andrew Lapkin: Institutional investors are under increasing pressure for their portfolios to generate returns
Establishing a hedge fund, let alone attaining the necessary investment track record to entice allocators, is a challenging proposition. The cost of setting up a hedge fund has skyrocketed amid growing regulation and investor demands for institutional-standard infrastructure. Citi's 2014
Solvency II regulation, which is aimed at European insurance providers to improve transparency on the cost of capital related to their underlying assets – think of it as Basel III for insurers – is set to make managed accounts an
Amundi Alternative Investments was one of the first managed account platforms in Europe to become fully AIFMD-compliant. With approximately USD5billion in assets, the Dublin-domiciled platform is perfectly placed to capitalise on growing demand from the USD2.02trillion Australian Superannuation market for
2015 has certainly been an interesting year thus far, with macroeconomic negativity and uncertainty mixed with idiosyncratic events resulting in a sustained period of market volatility, with the traditional fear gauge or VIX Index peaking at 50.78 on 24 August, the
SS&C Technologies services four of the world's top 10 managed account platforms, providing a critical administration function in the MAP space. The firm has continued to grow the number of clients (both MAPs and individual fund managers) in 2015 and
Lyxor Asset Management has developed another innovative solution for investors to allocate to liquid alternatives in a cost-effective fashion. In addition to offering commingled and segregated managed account solutions for hedge fund investing on the Lyxor MAP, investors can now
We live in an age where technological innovations like the e-hailing company, Uber – on track to becoming the most successful start-up ever – and Netflix, which data maps our viewing preferences, are empowering us to live increasingly customisable lifestyles.
The hedge fund industry is dominated by men, with women and minorities controlling only a small fraction of US-based assets.Some financial observers say fixing this gender imbalance is long overdue. They bolster their argument with data showing hedge funds run
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) plans to launch cash-settled Gas Futures on the European Gas Spot Index (EGSI) as well as associated cash-settled Spark Spreads within the first quarter of 2021.Financial Gas Futures will be listed on the Dutch, Austrian
