Research Affiliates’ Vice Chairman and Co-Founder, Dr Jason Hsu, will lead Rayliant Global Advisors, an Asia-focused investment firm based in Hong Kong, as Chairman, CEO and majority owner. Research Affiliates will retain a substantial minority interest in Rayliant (formerly Research
Alternative investments have become increasingly mainstream in recent decades, but particularly since the financial crisis, the industry has placed renewed emphasis on transparency and governance when it comes to hedge, private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and other alternative funds. Working
CTA strategies posted negative returns across the board in December to end a volatile year ccording to data released by Societe Generale, with the firm’s headline SG CTA index down 1.29 per cent for the month resulting in a flat
Investment bankers are expecting relatively modest bonuses of under GBP25,000 on average this year, while Private Equity staff think theirs will exceed GBP100,000, according to research by recruitment firm Astbury Marsden. Astbury Marsden says that investment bankers anticipate that their
The trend towards greater adoption of swing pricing continues, according to the third edition of ALFI’s Swing Pricing Survey which shows both a greater number of participants responding to the survey and a greater number of asset managers that have
The Billion Dollar Club of hedge fund investors continues to expand, as new members join their ranks and total combined allocations to the asset class rise, according to Preqin. This group of those investors allocating USD1 billion or more
Irish Funds, the representative body for the cross-border investment funds industry in Ireland, has launched a guidebook for Chinese asset managers in partnership with the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC). The Guidebook is the latest initiative in the
The debate over MiFID II has sparked intense speculation about the future of the European equity research business. Much less attention has been paid to the potentially profound impacts of the regulatory proposals on the European cash equity trading business.
An increasingly diverse mix of hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds and entrepreneurs are behind a wave of new business models targeting a share of the fast growing multi-billion dollar intellectual property (IP) industry, according to IP data provider IAM. Revenue
Around half of hedge fund firms intend to launch a new hedge fund by the end of next year and most are reporting rising assets, according to a global survey by PwC and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). The
