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Hedge funds’ capital-raising activities in Europe could be hindered by new rules impacting the pre-marketing process under changes to the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, industry practitioners warn.
Volatility drives innovation and the current market conditions are creating both risk and opportunity for investors. The next bull market in risk assets should see digital assets outperform, but meanwhile, drawdowns in assets globally have also given investors space to lay strong foundations for a sound investment strategy in this area.
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Listed interest rate derivatives and commodities futures and options have been identified as the best performing asset classes for proprietary trading firms in the first half of 2022 as fears of a recession and soaring inflation caused volatility across global markets, according to the latest Acuiti Proprietary Trading Managers’ Insight Report.
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Despite a broader industry trend that saw hedge fund redemptions accelerate slightly in May to -$27.53 billion (-0.54% of industry assets), some hedge fund subsectors did manage to add to assets over the month, according to the latest Barclay Fund Flow Indicator published by BarclayHedge.
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Turbulent markets produce volatility and uncertainty; they also create investment opportunity. But, in order to take full advantage of these prospects, managers and investors must rise above the noise and identify signals to support their investment decisions and help generate outperformance.
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As hedge funds’ compliance teams get to grips with a byzantine array of plans from market authorities on both sides of the Atlantic, wider economic and political developments are continuing to recalibrate the investment and regulatory environment.
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Regulatory change in Europe is gathering pace following the pandemic, and as ESMA’s plans for enhancing AIFMD and MiFID remain on managers’ radars, the post-Brexit FCA implementation of the new IFPR may bring added headaches.
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With private fund advisor rules firmly in the SEC’s compliance crosshairs, a majority of US managers say they are concerned about the regulator’s far-reaching proposals, which could bring significant operational and compliance burdens and substantially impact certain hedge fund strategies.
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A survey by Hedgeweek in June shows that 50% of larger hedge funds (>$1bn) are looking to expand their internal legal and compliance teams, with 44% of smaller hedge funds (<250m) planning to increase their outsourcing of compliance functions.
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Hedge funds are investing an increasing amount of time, effort and money into dealing with legislation requirements, with new Hedgeweek research charting the extent that larger managers are leaning into recruitment and smaller managers into outsourcing.
