Alternative Ucits investors bet on the wrong horse
Event-driven strategies enjoyed the largest relative inflows of all alternative Ucits categories in the second half of 2014, but showed the worst performance.
Alternatives
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Liquid alternatives to take share from hedge funds
The hedge fund industry is under strong competitive pressure to change, yet managers remain generally optimistic, according to a survey from State Street.
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Spanish fund selectors shun bonds
Spanish investors seem to see multi-asset funds as the perfect hiding place against rising bond yields, and as a protection against equity market volatility. But are they fooling themselves?
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Preqin institutional investors still like hedge
Some 26% of institutional investors worldwide plan to increase their hedge fund exposure in 2015 while only 16% will cut their allocation.
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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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Plummeting oil price dominates markets
The continued plummeting of the price of oil is dominating global markets as the final month of 2014 begins.
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Gold inflows highest in close to two years
Inflows into gold exchange-traded products have hit their highest levels since February 2013, according to ETF Securities.
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Managing a hedge fund remains a struggle
Hedge fund managers have difficult times behind them because of QE-distortion. And things are not looking to get better soon.
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video alt ucits fees
On Expert Investor Europe’s Alternative Ucits Congress in Versailles we asked some delegates whether and how they try to bring down fund fees.
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“We must get used to lower returns” – Niclas Hiller, part 1 of 2
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.
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Investors in Munich grapple with market upheaval
The current cocktail of falling asset prices and increasing volatility, combined with still high valuations, seems to confuse fund selectors and managers alike.
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“We need bond managers who can implement a short idea” – Omar Gadsby, part 1 of 2
Omar Gadsby, head of fixed income fund selection for Credit Suisse’s private banking arm, explains how he is trying to move away from fixed income benchmarks.