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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.

Endowments and foundations bullish on US economic outlook

February 8, 2017

Endowments and Foundations gave the US economy a big vote of confidence in a fourth quarter 2016 poll by NEPC.

Sovereign institutional investors keen to increase securities lending

October 12, 2016

Sovereign institutions are considering expanding their commitment to securities lending to increase returns and help alleviate what they perceive as a threat to liquidity in the financial markets.

Endowments and foundations remain true to hedge funds but many cut allocations

August 16, 2016

Some endowments and foundations are re-evaluating their hedge fund allocations, according to an NEPC survey. Respondents cited strong concerns about high fees, underperformance and transparency

Real estate and hedge fund managers secure most assets from institutional investors

July 11, 2016

Total assets managed by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally rose to $3.6tn at the end of 2015, up 3 per cent on the previous year, according to research produced by Willis Towers Watson.

Consumer discretionary stocks fall out of favour with institutional investors

March 8, 2016

Institutional investors and their asset managers may be seeing trouble ahead in consumer spending, according to the latest eVestment stock ownership report.

Appetite for hedge fund investment remains high with institutional investors

March 4, 2016

Investors are expected to increase allocations to the hedge fund industry by 3.5 per cent, pushing assets under management to over $3tn possibly ending the year with $3.2tn, according to Credit Suisse’s hedge fund investor survey.

HFSB guidance targets transparency in hedge fund administrator reporting

March 1, 2016

The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) has published guidance for administrator transparency reports (ATRs) that are sent by hedge fund administrators to investors.

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