Alternative Investment

GLOBAL - Hedge funds have gates on less than 5% of industry assets, down from 35% at the peak of the financial crisis, fund brokers Tullett Prebon said.

SWITZERLAND - Swiss & Global Asset Management and Swiss Hedge Capital have launched the first single manager hedge fund to be regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

Only a handful of pension schemes will be able to take a direct stake in National Air Traffic Services when the government sells its holdings due to the complex risks involved, consultants say.

As pension funds increasingly look to diversify sources of return, a low-yield environment and threats of inflation, alternative investments have returned to the fore.

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Trustees risk being fleeced by underperforming investment managers after it was revealed management fees jumped 11% last year on the back of improved market conditions, a consultant says.

Introducing unnecessary detail to new Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive measures could harm investors, the Investment Management Association warns.

EUROPE - The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has called for the implemented form of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) to be flexible, proportionate and based on the principles of openness and transparency....

Third-sector multi-employer fund The Pensions Trust has changed its investment strategy across all member schemes in a shift away from quoted equities.

Investment managers have been forced to lower fees for non-traditional asset classes as schemes look to cut operational costs, Mercer research reveals.