Unlisted closed-end funds (CEFs) are gaining in popularity with increases in both the number of funds available to investors and the value of assets under management (AUM), according to a new survey by UMB Fund Services in partnership with FUSE
Preqin’s latest overview of women in alternative assets finds that just under one in five employees at fund management firms is female. This rate varies widely by role, and consistently declines according to seniority. The highest proportion of women is
Intralinks, in partnership with Global Fund Media, has conducted a global survey of Limited Partners (LPs) to examine how investors view the General Partners (GPs) they currently allocate to. The survey provides statistics and trend analysis on a number of
Almost two-thirds (63 per cent) of asset managers regard content marketing as their most effective marketing tool with 65 per cent planning to increase their investment in the content marketing space in the coming year. That’s according to the latest
Hedge funds reversed course in June from the pandemic-driven redemption trend of prior months, posting USD15.1 billion in inflows. It was a significant turnaround from USD8.0 billion in outflows in May, USD38.1 billion in April and USD85.6 billion in redemptions
Many businesses are failing to fully protect themselves against the most significant financial risks they face, according to a study from Chatham Financial. The 2016 State of Financial Risk Management Study found that only 55 per cent of firms with
CAMRADATA, a provider of data and analysis for institutional investors, has released a white paper ‘Where lies the future of Multi Asset Credit?’ which the company compiled following a roundtable event with leading asset managers and investors held in June
Activist hedge funds often push the management teams they target to pursue a sale of the company, which is the only reliable strategy for generating a return for themselves and the shareholders of the companies they target. This is according
The hedge fund industry turned in a fourth consecutive positive month in July as stock markets’ continued strong performance contributed to a 2.76 per cent return, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop
The Alternative Investment Management Association has launched a new initiative aimed at improving transparency around diversity and inclusion within the global hedge fund and alternative investment industry. Hedge fund industry trade group AIMA, in partnership with investment consultancy Albourne Partners,
