The hedge fund industry posted negative returns in August, dropping 0.78 per cent, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison, the S&P Total Return Index was down 1.58 per cent
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has outlined a vision for institutional trade processing that realises the goal of straight-through processing by eliminating inefficient manual touch points. In
Over 80 per cent of hedge funds are using alternative data in some capacity, according to a new survey fro law firm Lowenstein Sandler’s Investment Management Group. The report – Alternative Data = Better Investment Strategies, But Not Without Concerns
While eighty-six per cent of firms have technology in place to comply with the MiFID II European regulation implementation date, the same percentage are currently in the process of re-configuring workflows, while 68 per cent are improving data collection. That’s
Following a strong July, CTAs reported positive performance again in August. The SG CTA Index was up +3.45 per cent, adding to gains of over +10 per cent YTD, which would put them on track for their best year since
Fund managers may be unaware as to exactly where and how much money is being spent with brokers due to a failure to fully review all their relationships qualitatively and quantitatively. That’s according to new research from OpenGamma, which reveals
Almost three-quarters (74 per cent) of institutional investors says their hedge fund portfolios met or exceeded their return expectations during 2017, according to Credit Suisse’s Tenth Annual Global Hedge Fund Investor Survey – Great Expectations. This is a significant increase
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index rallied 1.82 per cent in June, supported by the strong equity market performance on the back of optimism over the progress of US-China trade talk. Despite mixed economic data during the month, trade optimism and
Interest in alternative investment opportunities appears to be on the rise in continental Europe, according to the new eVestment Advantage Viewership Report covering activity on eVestment in June. Seven of the top 10 rising universes by continental Europe investors and
Volatility finally roared back to abnormally tame markets, but most institutional investors were already bracing for impact; their efforts to diversify and build durable portfolios should now pay off, according to new survey findings released by Natixis Investment Managers. Seventy-eight
