Institutional investors are looking for exposure to an ever-widening range of alternative asset classes, with half now holding allocations to three or more, according to Preqin’s H1 2017 Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets. Preqin reports that 9 per cent of institutions
Quantitative hedge funds have been at the forefront of creating alpha from alternative data, according to a report from TABB Group – “Capturing Alternative Alpha: The Rise of Alternative Data Sets”. Increasingly though, the report – which explores four different
As alpha capture has become an accepted and essential practice at top tier European banks, it is also evolving in how it operates within the larger compliance and surveillance framework. Taking note of the specific benefits to firms engaged in
Nearly half (45 per cent) of institutional investors say that have lost money by missing a trading opportunity due to an incorrect event date, with forty per cent suffering five-figure losses and several reporting missing out on millions of dollars.
With interest rates remaining persistently low NAIC Schedule BA assets, which include alternative investment securities, have generally provided insurers with the potential for higher risk-adjusted returns to help mitigate the decline in higher portfolio book yields, according to a AM
More than a third of asset managers plan on increasing investments in commercial loans, alternatives, derivatives, equities and mutual funds over the next 12-month period, according to a survey by SS&C Technologies. The 2016 Global Insurance Asset Management Technology Outlook
Just 6 per cent of asset management firms believe they are currently ready to meet best execution requirements under MiFID II, according to “Re-Engineering Best Execution,” a new survey carried out by Liquidnet. Some 61 per cent of respondents recognise
Preqin’s latest survey of hedge fund managers finds that they are adopting a bearish attitude in the second half of 2017, despite indications that fundraising and performance environments may be improving. Net inflows to hedge funds totalled USD25 billion in
Marketable alternatives are a substantial and important component of many endowment and foundations’ portfolios, according to the Q2 2017 NEPC Endowment and Foundation Poll, a measure of endowment and foundation views on the economy, investing, and key market trends. The
Investment managers are expecting significant growth in terms of assets under management (AuM) and revenue in the next three years, according to a survey by investment management solutions provider SimCorp. The majority of the surveyed firms cited ‘provision of superior
