Incisive Views from Professionals
UCITS hedge funds were not exempt from the impact of the shrinking of the global hedge fund industry, as shown by the number of closures in 2017, which was a good year for hedge funds in terms of performance. More than half of the UCITS funds listed in the Eurekahedge database charge up to 1% management fees. On the other hand, only 26.7% […] Read more »
By Shane Brett, Chief Executive of Global Perspectives INTRODUCTION In April 2014, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) introduced new reporting requirements for all funds in Ireland. The Resident Money Market and Investment Funds Return (MMIF) must be completed for all UCITS (Undertakings for the Collective Investment of Transferable Securities) and hedge funds resident […] Read more »
From Eurekahedge UCITS hedge funds have maintained a strong pattern of growth in 2014, with the industry delivering modest returns and also attracting plenty of new capital from investors. Currently the size of the industry stands at a record high of US$275.2 billion, overseen by a population of 1,016 funds. The onset of the Eurozone […] Read more »
From Citi Investor Services Taken from the Citi Investor Services’ 5th Annual Industry Evolution survey (published July 2014) Read more »
The first Hedge Fund Insight Podcast is an exploration with Dr. Ian Heslop of how his team operates and it explores some of the structural decisions they have made to manage capital quantitatively at Old Mutual Asset Managers (OMAM). Ian Heslop is Head of Quantitative Strategies, running a team of five, and he is co-Fund […] Read more »