Tag: alternative assets

In the complex and ever-changing healthcare industry, reliable communication systems are more than simply a convenience; they are an essential component that can greatly affect...

Yieldport launches alternative finance community platform Amsterdam based yieldport.com announced it has launched a community platform for investors seeking higher yield. With interest rates having hit...

In Part 1 of this two part series we analysed the reasons why people have lost their trust in the financial services sector. In...

Choosing a fund platform can be a more complex decision than you might at first think for both investors and advisors. Often people will...

Climate Change implications for various Assets and Industries In light of ongoing changes towards the policies and regulations on climate change, every investor should be...

Creating a personal risk management plan with regard to investment helps you understand better what you are prepared to do and the extent of...

The Global Sigma Plus fund is at the top of hedge funds which have most consistently delivered strong and stable performance.  This finding is...

"Private equity investments are traditionally long-term investments with typical holding periods ranging between three and five years. The average holding period for these deals...

The total assets of sovereign wealth funds topped $6.31tn in March 2015, more than double since 2008. As a result of their ever growing...

Hedge funds which focus their investments in India recorded their first loss in twelve months in February according to a report from Eurekahedge. According...

If hedge funds aren't about outsized returns, what are they about? After years of underperformance in the industry, at least relative to total stock...

A surge of new London hedge fund launches is coming this year following a boom year for big startups in the United States in...

Hedge fund assets are exploding and managers seem to have fund their place in the investment world after a couple of years of less...

'While '40 Act alternatives are still a small part of the overall US mutual fund industry, their asset base is growing rapidly, especially compared...

The hedge fund world is maturing more ways than one. As the age of brash and bold managers seems to come to a close...

After the financial crisis in 2008, the traditional lenders such as banks had to struggle hard to comply with new guidance from regulators on...

Last month the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) decided to cut back on the number of Private Equity Managers. This curtailment came just...

Due to the extensive alternative trading options available in the market, there are always so many options one can choose from. Whether it is...

One of the biggest trends in the hedge fund industry recently has been the move towards making exposure to hedge fund strategies more accessible...

30: Convexity Capital Management, Boston MA, USA Founded in 2005 by former Harvard Management CEO Jack Meyer along with Maurice Samuels and David Mittelman, Convexity...

Our countdown of the 50 biggest hedge funds in the world continues, with some of the biggest names in the hedge fund universe including...