Hedge Fund Alert: Looking Around the Corner for More Risk and Opportunity

How do current market activities, regulatory changes and dislocations potentially impact the ability of hedge funds to prosper going forward? The huge changes occurring in the markets are having a significant impact on hedge funds, including short sale restrictions, disclosure requirements and the effective elimination of the investment banking model and its attendant impact on sources of funds to provide leverage and liquidity.

Current and potential hedge fund investors should be aware of changes in the market and should monitor investments closely, including asking additional questions of their hedge fund managers and gathering vital market and regulatory information. Fiduciaries should not take a “wait and see” approach, but should pursue key information in order to make prudent decisions.

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GIC, Temasek eye trillions of growth in climate adaptation market

GIC, Temasek eye trillions of growth in climate adaptation market

Singapore’s two largest asset owners, GIC and Temasek, see attractive opportunities in climate adaptation solutions – a relatively underfunded area compared to decarbonisation. The former has already made selective adaptation investments and said the opportunity set across public and private debt and equity could increase to $9 trillion by 2050.

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Europe’s instos need ‘thorough rethink’ on regional splits

This latest research by MSCI Barra Research analyses the equity allocations of European institutional investors, arguing the practice of separating international equities allocations into regional mandates at a strategic level “deserves a thorough rethink” mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

When should you choose an alternative to passive investing?

New research by Russell Investments’ co-chair of global investing, Don Ezra and senior lecturer at the Australian National University, Geoff Warren,  presents a framework for deciding when to choose an alternative to passively investing in capitalisation-weighted indices within any particular asset class, and highlights how the debate over active versus passive investing needs to be

Neuberger Berman alternatives strategy outlook

This paper from the Neuberger Berman fund of hedge funds team analyses the near-term prospects of distressed investing and volatility arbitrage, offers observations on the importance of managing the beta profiles of long and short positions within long/short equity portfolios, and explores the effects of reduced competition on hedge fund managers. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1

Collective investments for pension saving: lessons from Singapore’s CPF scheme

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Investing in climate change 2010

In this white paper by DB Climate Change Advisors, led by global head of climate change investment research Mark Fulton, the drivers of climate change for 2010 are examined in the context of strategic asset allocation. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

What a difference a year makes

  A joint study by LIMRA , the International Foundation for Retirement Education and the Society of Actuaries into the effects of the financial crisis on how retired individuals with investable assets make decisions about investing their assets and purchasing financial products has found they are more risk averse and less confident post the crisis.

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