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Investors changing allocation preferences for alternatives

November 5, 2018

Investors are looking differently at hedge funds. Only 7 per cent plan increased allocations over the next three years, according to a survey of the global alternative fund industry by EY.

Investors demanding more consistent ESG information before making investments

October 29, 2018

Institutional investors are now highly focused on long-term value, with the vast majority (97 per cent) saying they conduct either an informal evaluation or a structured, methodical evaluation of a target company’s non-financial disclosures when deciding future investments.

Alternatives essential to diversify portfolio risk say institutional investors

February 27, 2018

Institutional investors continue to be attracted to alternatives but for a wide range of objectives, according to the latest investor outlook from Natixis.

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.

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.

Collateral management becomes issue for buy-side as regulatory impact bites

March 10, 2016

Buy-side companies are being forced to rethink their strategies due to regulations that have increased the value of collateral in trading and risk management, according to a report.

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.

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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