Following strong performance in March and April, CTAs struggled in May as many markets pulled back slightly from established trends. The SG CTA Index was down -2.36 per cent, however it still remains in positive territory for the year at
The latest consultation by the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has revealed significant industry appetite for further analysis on functionality that may be helpful in delivering improved data quality, standardisation and automation as well as further strengthening the DSB’s cybersecurity processes
Investors are less confident that they can find value in emerging market equities than previously, according to the CFA UK latest quarterly Valuations Index, which measures investors’ perceptions of the values of bonds, equities and gold in Q4 2017. The
A survey conducted on preparation for the FCA’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime, (SM&CR) has revealed that most firms have significant work to do, as they prepare for its extension to all authorised firms on 9 December. From a pool of over
Hedge fund investors are optimistic in their outlook for the industry in 2018, expecting hedge funds to receive USD41 billion in net new investor capital for the year versus USD10 billion last year. That’s according to Deutsche Bank’s 16th annual
Almost two-thirds (62 per cent) of hedge fund and private equity investors have, within the last year, begun to search social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram as part of the pre-investment background investigation process. That’s according
Hedge funds have produced more consistent and steadier returns than equities or bonds over both the short term and the long term, according to new research by Preqin and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).
More than half (56 per cent) of executives at hedge fund and PE funds believe regulatory enforcement has decreased under the Trump administration, and 85 per cent view the US regulatory environment as more relaxed than it is internationally. That’s
A new report entitled ‘Alternative Investments 3.0 – digitize or jeopardize’ from KPMG International and CREATE-Research finds that digital technologies are radically reshaping the alternative investment industry, but a large majority of hedge funds and private equity firms appear to
A new report sponsored by Linedata examines the application and benefits of distributed ledger technology (DLT) to the buy-side and what is required from both partners and regulators to facilitate, accelerate and maximise those benefits. ‘Distributed Ledger Technology – An
