An anticipated rise in interest rates is accelerating the use of alternative investments by insurance general accounts, according to research from Cerulli Associates.

 "Although they comprise a relatively small portion of total assets, large insurance companies have been known for
The future of quantitative trading methods is at risk of being indistinguishable from anything else in a transition to a new quant landscape where its success will require significantly more data, says research by TABB Group. “Micro-market structure arbitrate strategies
Some 58 per cent of firms in Asia Pacific are not prepared for a shorter settlement cycle in Europe which will change from trade date plus three days (T+3) to trade date plus two days (T+2) in October. That’s according to
The percentage of participating investors allocating liquid alternative investments rose from 28 per cent to 51 per cent year-on-year, according to a study by Deutsche Bank. The study – From Alternatives to Mainstream (Part Two) – saw almost three quarters
Since 2008 nearly one-third of European charities have restructured their investment portfolios to increase their exposure to alternative products, according to a survey by Cerulli Associates. The latest issue of The Cerulli Edge-Global Edition includes the results of a survey of
Three quarters (73 per cent) of hedge fund managers say competition in fundraising has increased in the past 12 months, according to a survey by Preqin. However, 64 per cent of fund managers that run pooled products noted that their
Information technology and healthcare stocks saw the largest growth in new hedge fund buying activity during the second quarter of 2014, according to the latest S&P Capital IQ Hedge Fund Tracker. The tracker, reviews which reviews 13F filings by US-based
Regulation is slowing the push for alternative investments, according to research released by Cerulli Associates. "Alternative investments and other non-traditional asset classes are slowly becoming a larger part of the investment landscape," says Pamela DeBolt, associate director at Cerulli. "This
A paper on the impact of the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) reveals that transaction reporting for securities financing trades may create five times as many reports as trades when the regulation takes effect, which is expected in early 2020.
The US investment management industry this year is riding a continuing wave of strong equity market performance, but the buy-side know they can’t be complacent with the tightening vice of MiFID II regulation in Europe and the rising flow of
