Broadridge Financial Solutions has released the results of a survey into the progress and challenges associated with artificial intelligence (AI), which includes machine learning (ML) and robotics process automation (RPA), across the capital markets industry. An overwhelming majority (80 per
Hedge fund investors are evenly split over how satisfied they are with the industry’s performance this year, according to a new industry poll by investment consultant bfinance. bfinance’s mid-year asset owner survey, ‘Managing through Uncertainty’, quizzed a range of investors
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for July 2020 measured 2.64 per cent, down from 4.24 per cent in June.“SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator for July 2020 of 2.64 per cent is in line with long-term averages and compares favourably
Short selling is essential in enabling investors to hedge against ESG risks, and has bolstered market transparency by uncovering corporate wrongdoing and environmental negligence, according to a new study by the Alternative Investment Management Association and global law firm Simmons
Hedge fund redemptions continued to decline from their Covid-19 pandemic-fuelled peak of USD85.6 billion in March. Net redemptions in May were USD8.0 billion, 0.3 per cent of industry assets, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator published by BarclayHedge, a
Asset managers and investment funds have largely remained “operationally resilient” during the coronavirus crisis, but depressed asset volumes along with closer scrutiny of leverage and short-selling remain key issues for the sector during the ongoing pandemic, according to a new
Epsilon Asset Management (“Epsilon”), a quantitative asset management firm that pursues bottom-up stock-selection alpha through a data science investment approach, today announced the findings of its new report, “Hedge Fund Alpha and their Best Ideas”. Hedge fund “Best Ideas” have not
More than half of hedge fund managers are now using alternative data to gain a competitive edge, according to a wide-ranging new study into alt data trends by the Alternative Investment Management Association and fund services provider SS&C. The report,
The global hedge fund industry is currently facing a number of headwinds, from fee pressure, increased redemptions and liquidations, to the decreasing new fund launches as investors around the world look towards defensive strategies, according to a new report from ResearchAndMarkets.com. But
Ampersand Portfolio Solutions has published a new white paper in its series entitled ‘Looking Under the Hood’. The latest paper provides an in-depth look at the details associated with structuring overlays as a way to hedge equity-related risk. In prior
