Eighty-nine per cent of asset managers, brokers and banks believe that regulations are increasing costs, and most believe that compliance spend could more than double in five years, according to a survey from professional services firm Duff & Phelps. The
Geopolitical uncertainties in Asia, as well as prolonged uncertainties associated with Brexit negotiations, have positioned geopolitical risk as a top risk to watch in 2018, according to a new survey published by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). Geopolitical
World political and economic events could push the level of market volatility higher in 2017, with institutional investors turning to active management and alternative assets to manage risk and boost returns as a result, according to a study by Natixis
CAMRADATA, a provider of data and analysis for institutional investors, has launched a new monthly snapshot of the top investment searches carried out in CAMRADATA Live, to provide investors with greater insight into the latest trends. The top three asset
Even as US equity markets soar, pay levels in the asset management industry are on the decline in 2016, marking the second consecutive year of reduced compensation for professionals at traditional asset management firms and the third for hedge funds.
Alternative asset managers saw an increase in “complexity” during the first quarter of 2017, with 152 managers, or 2 per cent, moving to a high complexity profile in their operational and business model, according to Convergence. The increase in complexity
Financial regulations are driving market participants from an over the counter (OTC) market structure to an exchange-listed environment, shaping where investors search for instruments to manage exposure. That’s according to new research by TABB Group, “Eurex Derivatives Markets: Renewed Growth
More than seven in 10 (73 per cent) institutional investors believe Brexit will be “hard”, including 29 per cent who believe it will be “very hard”, research by asset management group Managing Partners Group (MPG) reveals. More than four out
Although the macroeconomic picture for Europe has been muted in the past 24 months, the continent’s alternatives industry is moving from strength to strength, according to Preqin’s second annual Alternatives in Europe report in published in partnership with Amundi. 2018
Increasing interest from investors to allocate more capital into women owned and managed funds, coupled with public support from industry leaders, is spurring optimism for women in alternative investments, according to KPMG. For its report, 2016 Global Women in Alternative
