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Global Alternative Funds names managing director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... asset classes spectrum, of private credit, private equity, infrastructure and venture capital. It does not invest in hedge funds, cryptocurrency or natural resources. Private equity makes up about a third of GAF's investments, with private credit ...

Investment managers embracing AI: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... classes. Equities lead the way, with 61% of managers seeing significant prospects for value creation, followed by hedge funds at 53% and digital assets at 45%. Meanwhile, 47% of managers see significant potential for value creation in fixed income. "In ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... added that funds management has the poorest female representation, with just 12% of portfolio managers being women. Hedge funds and private equity also have poor representation of women. Other recommendations made by the Committee include urging all ...

Family offices still love hedge funds: Preqin

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
The number of family office investors allocating to hedge funds increased by 10% from 2022 to 2023, and has doubled since 2015, according to new research by Preqin. The Preqin Fundraising from Family Offices report stated that family offices across ...

Volatility an opportunity for skilled active managers: GSFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... diversifying beta by seeking assets uncorrelated with bond and equity markets, suggesting long-short portfolios and macro hedge funds, and selective exposure to commodities.

IG appoints institutional sales manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
... a new height." IG Prime offers institutional services including technology, platforms, products, and exchanges to hedge funds, family offices and private investment vehicles, banks and brokers, asset managers.

Private markets make concrete inroads with advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... partnered with iCapital to provide advisers access to global wholesale managed funds investing in private credit and hedge funds. Charles Badenach, principal and private client adviser at Main Street Financial Solutions, sees sophisticated investors' ...

BNP Paribas acquires HSBC's hedge fund admin business

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... strategic business development and transformation, securities services Philippe Benoit said the liquid alternatives and hedge funds sector is an area of focus for BNP Paribas. "We have steadily invested in this field, with a strong emphasis on our integrated ...

Msquared Capital bolsters local team

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... assets, issued in equal parts by registered financial corporations (RFCs) and managed investment funds (including hedge funds). Credit provided by managed investment funds topped $240 billion in 2022, representing less than 3% of the total credit issued ...

Insurers drop allocation to risk assets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... equity. Additionally, 17% are set to reduce their exposure to unlisted property, 6% plan to decrease allocations to hedge funds, 11% intend to decrease investments in emerging market (EM) equities, and 6% are looking to decrease exposure to commodities. ...
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