Almost half of the respondents (46 per cent) to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) latest Systemic Risk Barometer Study cited cyber security as their top concern and 80 per cent of respondents rated it as a top five
Nearly a third of UK-based finance professionals feel under pressure to compromise their ethical standards, according to a report released today by the Chartered Institute of Management Accounts (CIMA). The third annual ‘Managing Responsible Business’ report, which polled 2,498 professionals
A proliferation of new products and new distribution channels along with increased demands for transparency have significantly altered the demands on the infrastructure of alternative asset managers. That’s according to Convergence’s 2015 Alternative Asset Management Industry Update, which reveals that
The current economic climate may be difficult to read but it does present investment opportunities. Identifying these opportunities and the systems to support them is becoming an increasing challenge. We are running a survey to find out how our industry is reacting
Fixed income investors must take action to protect themselves from stresses in bond markets as the squeeze on liquidity continues to plague the sector, according to Kames Capital’s Adrian Hull (pictured). Despite the huge sums of money pumped into markets
There has been a very long and very active debate over the value of hedge funds given their returns during 2014. But hedge fund managers may be showing their mettle as global financial and geopolitical volatility continues and the hedge
Only 15 per cent of US hedge fund managers are now AIFMD compliant, compared to 82 per cent of European Managers, according to Preqin’s latest survey of global hedge fund managers. While most UK- and Europe-based hedge fund managers are
Two-thirds of top-tier financial institutions have established reconciliation centres of excellence (CoE) following a recent wave of consolidation of the reconciliation function within these institutions, according to a study by SunGard and Aite Group. Compliance requirements continue to place pressure
Hedge fund firms and other alternative asset managers are playing an increasingly important role in financing the economy, according to a new paper published by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). The paper says that private debt funds such as
Total global hedge fund industry capital rose to the 11th consecutive quarterly record level in Q2 2015, according to the latest HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report. Investors allocated USD21.5 billion in net new capital to hedge funds in Q2
