The proportion of investment professionals that find Corporate Bonds overvalued has reached its highest level since the CFA Society of the UK’s (CFA UK) Valuations Index was introduced three years ago. Some 76 per cent of respondents to the index,
Amid the rapid growth of the hedge fund industry and the complex regulatory climate following the financial crisis, hedge fund managers and institutional investors have differing views on transparency and independent controls, according to a new survey by Northern Trust.
Professionals at equity hedge funds earned significantly more in 2014 than peers in credit hedge funds and asset management, according to the latest compensation report from Kea Consultants. Base salaries for junior professionals grew by a marginal 5% at most
Preqin recently surveyed over 50 managers of dedicated secondaries assets to find out about their activity in 2014 and to assess their outlook on the market for 2015. Patrick Adefuye analyses the key findings from these results. 2014 was not
Managed account programs are largely resistant to fee compression, according to new research from Cerulli Associates "Within the managed accounts practice at Cerulli, the questions most frequently asked by our clients relate to fees," explains Tom O'Shea, associate director at
Hedge funds based in the Asia-Pacific region employ women in 11 per cent of C-level positions, higher than managers in North America and Europe, according to research by Preqin. By comparison, North America employs 10.9 per cent, while Europe-based managers
Institutional investors will be targeting alternative investments over the next two years, with infrastructure assets generating the greatest interest, according to the latest issue of The Cerulli Edge-Global Edition. Of the 56 European institutions surveyed by global analytics firm Cerulli
The hedge fund industry is transforming, with managers increasingly focused on customised products and solutions, new investors, and emerging markets. That’s the conclusion of "Growing Up: The new environment for Hedge Funds," a new report produced by KPMG International,
The hedge fund industry redeemed USD8.9 billion (0.4% of assets) in January, down from December’s outflow of USD28.1 billion (1.1% of assets), which was the largest since April 2009, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research. “The hedge fund industry
Members of the New York Hedge Fund Roundtable, a non-profit industry organisation committed to promoting ethics and best practices in the alternative investment industry, believe oil prices will remain steady for the rest of 2015. Questions about oil and energy
