Investors aim to double allocation to alternatives
European investors intend to increase their allocation to alternative Ucits funds from a current 5% to 10% of their assets under management, according to research by Deutsche Bank.
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European investors intend to increase their allocation to alternative Ucits funds from a current 5% to 10% of their assets under management, according to research by Deutsche Bank.
Long/short debt funds witnessed their largest monthly outflows ever in October, against a backdrop of an increasing possibility the ECB will step up their intervention in European bond markets.
Hedge fund managers have difficult times behind them because of QE-distortion. And things are not looking to get better soon.
Fritz Gawenus, chief investment officer of Munich-based family office Extorel, explains why he has replaced part of his liquidity exposure with long/short equity.
Fund selectors attending Expert Investor Europe’s Alternative Ucits Congress in Versailles in October tell us what alternative strategies they are investing in now.
Niclas Hiller, chief investment officer of Formuesforvaltning in Norway, tells EIE’s Tjibbe Hoekstra how he is preparing for a sustained period of lower returns across all asset classes.
The current cocktail of falling asset prices and increasing volatility, combined with still high valuations, seems to confuse fund selectors and managers alike.
German investors are now more willing to take risks to get a better return from their investments than a year ago.
Fund selectors singled out two aspects of a funds past performance that attract most of their attention.
Fund selectors in The Netherlands like to protect themselves against market volatility by investing in smart beta strategies.
Italian fund buyers will increase their exposure to alternative equity products over the next 12 months.
Absolute return is hot in Zurich, our researcher found out on his trip to the Swiss city last week.