The European Long-term Investment Fund (ELTIF), a new type of regulated fund that can provide a steady income stream for pension administrators, insurance companies, foundations, and other entities seeking long-term returns, entered into force on Wednesday.
Property valuations are close to if not at peaks in the view of Schroders head of multi-manager Marcus Brookes.
Pictet Asset Management has expanded its Total Return fund range with the launch of PTR-Phoenix, an equity market neutral fund investing in Asia.
Some non-EU fund managers are forgoing European investors because of the compliance headaches associated with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), reports Cerulli Associates.
Investors are favouring multi-alternative funds in the selections for their alternatives allocations, despite evidence they are more correlated with other asset classes, according to Natixis Global Asset Management.
Concerns that the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) does not offer enough protection to investors has been one of the most persistent responses from European asset managers this year, according to new research.
The strong rise in precious metals prices seen last month has sparked a bout of profit taking, with gold and silver investors selling and buyer numbers falling, according to BullionVault.
Gibraltar’s new stock exchange, the GSX, is to offer fund managers the ability to list Exchange Traded Instruments (ETIs) backed by alternative investments from December 2015.
If investors use alternative Ucits funds, they prefer to allocate significant funds to them.
The European Securities and Markets Authority is to begin assessing whether Australia, Canada, the Cayman Islands, the Isle of Man, Bermuda and Japan should get access to the marketing ‘passport’ under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.
A quiet revolution is happening in hedge funds. Investors continue to allocate to the asset class, but the way they are allocating is changing, while its investor base is growing broader and becoming more inclusive.
Commodity trading advisor (CTA) strategies should benefit if market volatility remains high for a sustained period, and currency-focused funds are a particularly good bet, argues Harmen Overdijk, managing partner at Hong Kong-based Caidao Wealth.
