Barclays Prime Services Strategic Consulting has just completed its latest report entitled ‘Against All Odds – Hedge Fund Industry Developments and Implications for Growth’. The report finds that although hedge funds have produced considerable excess returns since 1993, such levels
Advisers consider alternative investments key to growing their high-net-worth (HNW) business, but a lack of access to quality products stands in the way of larger allocations to the asset class, according to a financial adviser survey commissioned by Artivest. The
Preqin’s latest survey of over 270 hedge fund managers finds that the industry is facing increased pressure from investors on fees and transparency, while attempting to overcome a negative perception of the asset class that has arisen partly due to
Large institutions are shifting trading volume to algorithmic avenues of execution as the overall commission pool remains flat, according to a study from Greenwich Associates. Greenwich Associates, which conducted interviews with 223 US equity portfolio managers and 321 US equity
The open-end structure of most investment vehicles discourages asset-managers from trading against mispricing – to the detriment of investors and market efficiency, Oxford University research has shown. “The findings from my study, co-authored with Professor Mariassunta Giannetti from the Stockholm
Despite the majority of institutional investors redeeming from hedge funds during the first half of this year, most continue to view hedge funds as playing a key role in their investment portfolios, according to the Credit Suisse Mid-Year Investor Sentiment
RSRCHXchange, the online marketplace for institutional research, has formed a strategic partnership with Substantive Research, an independent curator of daily macroeconomic investment research for asset managers and asset owners. The partnership will close the gap between new research and point
FactSet Research Systems, a leading provider of integrated financial information and analytical applications, has announced its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2016. For the quarter ended May 31, 2016, revenues grew to USD287.5 million. Operating income was USD89.3
TH Data Capital formally has launched an alternative to the traditional financial research model, using big data expertise and a deep understanding of financial markets to provide advanced predictions of business performance in China. TH Data Capital is the first,
Institutional investors should undertake a quantitative analysis of their hedge fund investments’ long-term contribution to overall portfolio efficiency, rather than basing their asset allocation strategies on a short-term comparison with equity benchmarks. That’s the conclusion of a new research study
