Global true cross-border funds and registrations kept increasing in 2023 – according to PwC Luxembourg’s annual GFD Poster.
Over the next two years, 99 per cent of fund managers believe it will become much harder to navigate regulatory complexities, and this will fuel greater levels of outsourcing and a stronger focus on innovation. This is according to new research from Carne Group, a leader in fund regulation and governance solutions for the asset management industry.
European pension schemes are turning to cash and away from equities as funding ratios improve, a survey of the continent’s defined benefit (DB) plans from Goldman Sachs reveals.
Peter Hobbs, Managing Director, Private Markets, at bfinance, writes that the ‘Listed Real Asset’ (LRA) appellation has only recently gained recognition: a catch-all term signifying REITs, Listed Infrastructure and other tradeable securities with strong exposure to underlying ‘real assets.’
Amid a challenging fund-raising environment, regulatory changes and technological advancements, distribution strategy is more important than ever, according to Adrian Whelan, Managing Director at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH).
Confidence in the continuing strength of bitcoin and Ethereum is driving wider interest in altcoins and other digital assets, according to new global research by London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management (Nickel).
n response to the increased attention to climate change risk, institutional investors, asset managers, and asset owners in the US are committed to implementing a variety of measures to address climate change and reach their net-zero goals, according to Cerulli Associates.
Regulatory and compliance issues are the most significant barriers to investment in private debt, according to 63 per cent of respondents to a Tradeteq survey of more than 200 finance professionals from the private debt and trade finance arena. Meanwhile, 86 per cent of trade finance professionals believe that trade financing will expand from banks and alternative lenders into embedded lending.
Alternative fund managers are concerned about the growing threat they are facing from money laundering risks and their organisation’s focus on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) management is set to increase over the next 24 months, according to new research from compliance firm Ocorian.
Higher inflation, increased volatility, difficulty reaching investment goals, and challenges in recruiting and retaining investment staff have institutional investors who five years ago wouldn’t have considered outsourced chief investment officers (OCIOs) looking at these solutions for the first time, says Cerulli Associates.
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