Despite two years of strong returns, investors continue to favour long equity strategies. Emerging markets are particularly favoured by many analysts, citing a superior growth outlook compared with advanced economies and attractive valuations, given that these stocks have not gone up as much as o...

2025-04-15T11:32:31+0100

Rising operational costs, as well as the increasing complexity of funds and the demands of managing capital flows and reporting requirements, mean that many hedge funds are now looking to outsource non-core operations. That trend is likely to continue, with hedge funds anticipating a further sign...

2025-04-01T09:57:40+0100

Asset managers are in full-scale retreat from environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, with action on climate change the latest casualty. Campaigns against ESG investing in the US have escalated in recent years, but while US asset managers have led the withdrawal, their counterparts ...

2025-03-19T14:50:26+0000

With President Trump pushing digital assets, other countries following suit or mulling plans to do so, and institutional investors entering the sector en masse, 2025 could be the year that digital assets finally enter the mainstream.

2025-03-05T16:28:20+0000

Trump’s appointments to the Treasury and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signal a complete break with the hostile approach to hedge funds and other areas of financial services pursued by the Biden administration. European and other global regulators are likely to follow any US lead t...

2025-02-19T16:27:42+0000

The election of Donald Trump in November has been celebrated by hedge funds, who believe the Trump administration will adopt a more favourable regulatory attitude towards the industry. Given intense competition to attract hedge funds globally, other markets could follow the US lead.

2025-02-04T15:11:47+0000

Prime brokers provide a variety of critical services to hedge funds, including the provision of leverage and helping raise capital to fund their launch and expansion. Moreover, as markets grow and become more complex, with intensifying competition and an evolving regulatory landscape, the relatio...

2025-01-21T09:10:00+0000

The build-up of US debt and hedge fund bets against US Treasuries have prompted warnings that a sharp sell-off in US government bonds could cause hedge funds to dump their holdings, setting off a doom loop that sends financial markets into a tailspin.

2025-01-07T10:27:00+0000