Hedge funds start 2019 with stellar performance
February 8, 2019
Hedge funds started 2019 with solid gains. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index posted its strongest monthly gain since September 2010.
Good September for most hedge fund strategies
October 17, 2018
Hedge fund performance recovered in September from the less than stellar returns in August, according to Preqin data. The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned 0.14 per cent for the month.
Name change for Hedge Fund Standards Board reflects diversity and evolution of alternatives
September 13, 2017
In a sign of the times and a shift in sentiment towards hedge funds, the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) has renamed itself the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI).
Investors set to keep capital flowing into hedge funds as strategy preferences change
March 1, 2017
Hedge funds are back in favour with investors. A 3.5 per cent increase in new inflows during 2017 is forecast in the 2017 Credit Suisse hedge fund investor survey.
Hedge funds set to regain investor confidence as industry continues to evolve
February 23, 2017
As flows are being redistributed out of active into passive products, hedge funds, investors and the asset management industry need to reconsider their business models and value propositions.
Banks to lose as asset managers move to others under Mifid II research unbundling in 2018
January 16, 2017
With less than a year before the markets in financial instruments directive (Mifid II) rules kick in, most asset managers are shifting research budgets away from the top nine investment banks.
Asset managers look to more automation of back office to help cut costs and improve efficiency
September 28, 2016
Improving automation of processes and regulatory reporting among top priorities for asset managers. Data centralisation is also another area targeted to help improve efficiency and cut reporting errors.
Amundi creates single alternatives platform as it aims to double AUM by 2020
September 27, 2016
Amundi has reorganised, launching a single platform to bring its capabilities in real and alternative assets (AI) together. The move makes Amundi one of the leading alternative asset managers in Europe.
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