From Hedge Fund Insight staff A new set of real-time economic indicators using satellite imagery and big data to show environmental change is now available from Alternative data specialist QuantCube Technology. The indicators are aimed at hedge funds, asset management firms, pension funds, investment banks and corporate treasurers and relate to four phenomena: Urban growth index […] Read more »
‘Front-Office First’ Approach Sought For Investment Research Management/Monitoring
By Henry Price, CEO of Red Deer In this article Henry Price responds to FCA Chief Executive Andrew Bailey’s keynote speech on MiFID II at the European Independent Research providers association today. Ongoing client issues: Where investment managers have implemented legacy or non-compliant systems, or attempted to solve a problem manually, there is now a significant push […] Read more »
Current UK Legal and Regulatory Issues for US Fund Managers
From Claire Cummings, of Cummings Law Introduction The two major topics for US managers wishing to manage or market funds in the UK from a legal and regulatory perspective are currently MiFID II and the AIFMD. Although the rules of both Directives generally apply to EU managers based in the EU, they are likely […] Read more »
Market Research as a Source of Insight for Hedge Funds
From Hedge Fund Insight staff and Surveygoo.com The staff of Hedge Fund Insight have taken the view that just publishing the info-graphic below without some context would leave too many readers baffled as to the relevance. There will be readers that do not get the significance of market research for hedge funds. In an […] Read more »
Talent, PB Fees, and Middle Office Outsourcing Highlighted in E&Y HF Survey
By Hedge Fund Insight staff One of the public services Hedge Fund Insight provides is mastication: HFI will chew over a major piece of work to give you the highlights. Each year Ernst & Young publish a Global Hedge Fund & Investor Survey*. As usual there were some interesting and surprising results in the […] Read more »
Organising Research & Staff Development in Equity Hedge – A Podcast with Stuart Mitchell
An interview with Managing Partner and CIO STUART MITCHELL of SW Mitchell Capital The interview focuses on staff recruitment and development, and how investment research is conducted at the firm. How do you develop your investment staff? What do you look for in a recruit on your investment side? How do you remunerate them? […] Read more »
Hedge Funds’ Access to Investment Research Under Change
By Vicky Sanders, Co-CEO and Founder RSRCHXchange Quality Crowded Out For most hedge fund managers, research is a problem when it should be a resource to make your life easier and help you produce more alpha. Despite having a well-paid sales contact at every sell-side firm, there is little to no filtering or […] Read more »