October 2014
Note Hedge fund capital inflows steady as volatility increases
Total hedge fund capital increased to a record level in the third quarter as financial market volatility increased into quarter-end, with inflows concentrated in Event Driven and Fixed Income-based Relative Value Arbitrage strategies, according to the latest HFR Global Hedge (...)
|
October 2014
Note Multi-stakeholder approach needed to meet the long-term care challenge, says Swiss Re sigma study
The number of people aged 65 years and above will grow by around 80% to nearly 1 billion over the next 15 years. Meeting the care needs of the elderly will be one of the main challenges facing society. Swiss Re’s latest sigma study: How will we care? Finding sustainable (...)
|
October 2014
Note EDHEC-Risk Institute publication shows that smart beta risks can be controlled while benefitting from smart beta performance
A new EDHEC-Risk Institute publication entitled “Risk Allocation, Factor Investing and Smart Beta: Reconciling Innovations in Equity Portfolio Construction,” drawn from the Amundi ETF & Indexing research chair at EDHEC-Risk Institute on “ETF and Passive Investment (...)
|
October 2014
Note BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Fretting Over Monetary Policy as End of U.S. QE Looms
Concerns over the imminent end of quantitative easing in the U.S. have left investors much less confident in the outlook for the global economy and corporate profitability, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for (...)
|
October 2014
Note US Energy infrastructure: The MLP example
Among infrastructure assets, energy infrastructure assets such as pipelines, storage facilities or processing plants, are experiencing a rapid growth, especially in the USA. Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) have played a key role in facilitating investment in US energy (...)
|
October 2014
Note Average Infrastructure Fund Size Tops $1bn, Highest Since 2007
Preqin’s latest research shows that infrastructure funds that have reached a final close so far this year have raised $1bn in capital on average, representing the highest average fund size seen since 2007, when funds raised an average of (...)
|
October 2014
Note Massive infrastructure investment needed to meet future demand, says OECD
Governments must act today to ensure that the infrastructure needed in 2020-2030 will be planned, developed and operational in time, according to a new OECD report.
|
October 2014
Note According to ETFGI ETFs and ETPs globally have gathered a record 199.0 billion US dollars in net new assets through the end of Q3 2014
ETFGI’s research finds ETFs and ETPs globally have gathered a record 199.0 billion US dollars in net new assets through the end of Q3 2014, surpassing the previous high of US$185.8 Bn set in the first three quarters of (...)
|
September 2014
Note M&A volumes make a comeback globally
There were more M&A deals1 completed globally in the third quarter of 2014 than in any prior equivalent period for the last six years according to Towers Watson’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM). The research – run in partnership with Cass Business School – (...)
|
September 2014
Note BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Anticipating Monetary Policy Separation of Fed and ECB
Sentiment towards Europe has picked up in the wake of recent monetary policy easing by the ECB, while investors are increasingly sure of a rate hike by the Fed in spring 2015, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for (...)
|
September 2014
Note Russia well-positioned against non-energy sanctions in the short term
Border tensions are high, information on the conflict zone is incomplete and misleading, and soft-tone diplomacy is not doing the trick. As conflict resolution remains out of sight, international sanctions against Russia are increasingly likely to continue for longer, (...)
|
September 2014
Note Retirement – The French paradox: savers choose very safe investments while harboring grand hopes as regards revenue and capital appreciation
Natixis Global Asset Management today published the results of its 1st annual survey of French individual investors with financial assets of between €75,000 and €300,000 held in banks. This survey of 984 clients of French banks was conducted in July (...)
|
August 2014
Note Surging dividend growth from Europe drives global company pay-out boom
Global investors are enjoying a bumper year for dividends, according to the latest Global Dividend Index (HGDI) from Henderson Global Investors. Overall pay-outs grew 11.7% year on year in the second quarter to a new record of $426.8bn, an increase of (...)
|
July 2014
Note Hedge funds: The CTAs drift
Since mid-2011, CTAs cumulative loss is between -10.6% (HFRI macro systematic index) and -16.8% (Credit Suisse Managed Futures Index). For the first quarter of this year, CTAs show a drawdown of about 3% which is expected to increase in April (-0.66% for HFRX CTA index) (...)
|
July 2014
Note EDHEC-Risk Institute study shows room to improve investment solutions in the Australian super system
Latest research argues that the Australian superannuation industry could be further strengthened by the development of an industry-led reporting standard and certification scheme.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Read comments
