One In Five Large Hedge Fund Firms Have Changed Ownership in Previous Year Survey Shows

By Hedge Fund Insight staff   Each year advisor to institutions NEPC surveys all hedge funds in place across all clients for whom NEPC advises on hedge funds. The 2017 survey went to 224 managers and 201 responded (Response rate: 90%). Information on 356 funds was provided. – Highlights and trends are summarized here.   Firm-level data – […] Read more »

Pressures to Adapt in Ernst & Young Hedge Fund Survey

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From Ernst & Young This is the Executive Summary of the 2016 Global Hedge Fund and Investor Survey Shrinking returns and escalating investor demands. Downward pressure on fees and unrelenting requirements to have robust operating models. This year, competing forces came together to culminate in the perfect storm. In a year marked by lackluster performance and rising investor expectations, one inevitably […] Read more »

Talent, PB Fees, and Middle Office Outsourcing Highlighted in E&Y HF Survey

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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 »

The Hedge Fund HOT 100 2014

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    By Staff Writers of Hedge Fund Insight, led by Simon Kerr   Welcome to the second edition of The Hedge Fund Hot 100. As last year the aim is to capture what is emerging and trending and growing in the hedge fund industry. The absolute is interesting, and it is covered elsewhere in […] Read more »

Graphic of the Day – Top Strategic Priorities of Hedge Fund Management Companies

By Hedge Fund Insight staff Asked the question “which two or three are the most important strategic priorities to your firm?” hedge fund management companies gave this collective response: source: Ernst & Young 2013 global hedge fund and investor survey   While growth is clearly the top priority of the CEOs running hedge fund management […] Read more »