Alternatives
Alternatives | 28 Oct 15
Gibraltar stock exchange to offer ETIs
Gibraltar’s new stock exchange, the GSX, is to offer fund managers the ability to list Exchange Traded Instruments (ETIs) backed by alternative investments from December 2015.
Alternatives | 26 Oct 15
Alternative Ucits – you love it or you hate it
If investors use alternative Ucits funds, they prefer to allocate significant funds to them.
Alternatives | 14 Oct 15
ESMA expands list of countries considered for AIFMD passport
The European Securities and Markets Authority is to begin assessing whether Australia, Canada, the Cayman Islands, the Isle of Man, Bermuda and Japan should get access to the marketing ‘passport’ under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.
Alternatives | 25 Sep 15
Hedge funds experiencing quiet revolution
A quiet revolution is happening in hedge funds. Investors continue to allocate to the asset class, but the way they are allocating is changing, while its investor base is growing broader and becoming more inclusive.
Alternatives | 17 Sep 15
Are currency funds set for a comeback?
Commodity trading advisor (CTA) strategies should benefit if market volatility remains high for a sustained period, and currency-focused funds are a particularly good bet, argues Harmen Overdijk, managing partner at Hong Kong-based Caidao Wealth.