Italian fund buyers will increase their exposure to alternative equity products over the next 12 months.
Category: Alternatives
Are hedge funds going to be squeezed
Talk of the decline of hedge funds has been rumbling on in one form or another for years but the industry took what many see as a particularly grievous blow this week. PMT said on Friday they will divest their hedge fund portfolio of €1bn, according to IPE. Their hedge fund portfolio, which holds less […]
A new crisis ahead
The portents for another major financial crisis are
becoming stronger, so investors would better prepare for the storm.
Gold and oil trackers in favour with investors
Gold and oil ETP’s are seeing the longest stretch of consecutive positive flows since October 2012
Be careful to invest in alternative UCITS or smart beta, says Mattias Hagen – part 2 of 2
In part two of this interview series, head of manager research for SEB Wealth Management Mattias Hagen explains why one should be very careful to invest in alternative Ucits and smart beta funds.
Fund managers not prepared for AIFMD
With the AIFMD-deadline of 22 July approaching, the majority of fund managers active in Europe have not yet filed an application.
European millionaires increase alternatives
Europe’s high net worth individuals have increased their weighting to alternative investments by almost 50% over the past year.
Massive boost for long-short equity funds this year
European investors have significantly increased their investments in long-short European equity funds.
Spanish fund selectors turn to alternative
The majority of fund buyers attending Expert Investor Spain in Madrid yesterday are planning to increase their allocation to alternative equity products.
German fund selectors look for absolute return
German fund selectors turn to absolute return strategies in an attempt to diversify their investments.