The majority of advisors intend to continue recommending alternative investments over the next year, yet believe the asset class has underperformed since the economic crisis, according to a new survey from Pershing. The study, Help or Hype: Advisor Perceptions of
In its latest Investment Outlook to investors, London-based hedge fund Fasanara Capital explains how liquidity-induced markets are prone to asset bubbles and how VaR shocks are now inevitable. According to Fasanara, such causes have to be found on the markets’
In this extract from the 2015 Preqin Investor Network Global Alternatives Report, we draw upon the latest data and investor interviews to explore the importance of alternative assets in an investor’s portfolio. Private Equity The limited partner universe has expanded
By Donald A.Steinbrugge, CFA, Managing Partner, Agecroft Partners – Commodity trading advisors’ (CTAs) perception among investors is more divergent than any other major hedge fund strategy. A large percentage of investors view the strategy as smoke and mirrors using black
The Government of the British Virgin Islands is pleased to announce that The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been rated “Largely Compliant” for its approach to tax transparency and exchange of information, in the Supplementary Peer Review report published by
July brought dispersion across geographies and asset classes. As fears about a Grexit receded, European equities and fixed income rallied, according to GAM’s latest Hedge Funds Industry Update. While other developed equity markets generally followed suit, China sold off steeply on
An energy evolution is underway, with alternative energy quickly becoming a more widely accepted reality in the sector, creating new investment opportunities, according to a new paper from Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management. Co-authored by Chat Reynders, CEO and Chairman of
If investors want to benefit from sophisticated risk management and asset allocation tools like those used by major institutional investors, they will need to become familiar with liquid alternatives, says Forward Management. As described in Forward's new investor guide –
Research firm Cerulli Associates has found that close to 70 per cent of European pensions plan to increase allocations to various alternative investment classes, principally infrastructure, in their search for diversification. The institutions realise that the yields from their core
Considering that the money management industry remains a man's world, one might expect that men are superior investors. "Not so," says finance expert Meredith Jones. "The research is clear: women investors think about investing differently than men. Collectively, their approach
