Conventional hedge fund classifications, as taught by bodies such as the CFA Institute and CAIA, are based on asset managers’ investment techniques, processes and instruments: equity hedge,

The 2022-2024 period has provided new tests for investors’ fixed income and alternative credit portfolios, thanks to the repercussions of heightened interest rates and ever-extending expectations

The universe of strategies that invest across multiple liquid asset classes is increasingly large, diverse and complex. A new taxonomy helps investors to understand the space and develop a robust

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Institutions have increasingly turned to multi-asset strategies – now a diverse menu – for the promise of diversification and a more “all-weather” return profile.

With investors honing in on the potential for greater operational efficiency, external fund hosting services are becoming increasingly popular, with a diverse range of banks, asset managers and

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One of the key recommendations in the CMA’s Provisional Decision report is a new mandatory requirement. UK pension funds should, they say, conduct a “competitive tender” when appointing a

Multi-asset fund performance has been under fire in the first quarter of 2018. Many investors were left underwhelmed by 2017 results and journalists have been on the front foot, as exemplified

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