Special Reports

 Driven principally by demand from investors for greater transparency and liquidity of their investments, the growth of investment in hedge fund strategies through managed accounts continues t »

 The surge of interest in managed accounts over the past two years has opened up the market to third-party investment platforms offered by a range of providers, including notably investment ba »

The past two years have seen a surge in the number of institutional investors seeking to access hedge fund strategies through separately managed accounts, in the development of third-party platform »

Market commentary and discussion on the merits and limitations of alternative Ucits funds continue to generate considerable interest for hedge fund managers and their investors. »

Today alternative Ucits III structures are very much in vogue, but the SEB Asset Selection Fund traces its origins back more than five years, to a train journey to northern Sweden in March 2005. »

Due to the combination of bruising market losses, high correlation among asset classes, unexpected illiquidity and epic scandals, the investment management industry faces a restless, empowered investor base. »

Nearly two years after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers brought home to the global financial industry the seriousness of the crisis that unfolded from the collapse of the US sub-prime mortgage market, the shape of the regulatory environment drawn up as a response to the past three years of turbulence is now taking shape, for better or worse. A major step came on July 21 with the signing into US law of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. »

 PRO   * Tried and tested structure with strong global brand * Regulation, transparency and liquidity meet investor concerns »

 There are questions about their suitability for retail investment, their ability to deliver long-term performance has yet to be proven, and Europe’s regulators could yet seek to rein in »

 Even as the growth of ‘Newcits’ funds in the marketplace accelerates, concern has been growing about their limitations and potential dangers. »