Recent research by Citywire, a leading fund research firm, has revealed that the average fund will only retain its fund management team for two-and-a-half-years. The analysis, which concentrates on UK funds, is the most comprehensive conducted yet and includes 5 years of data. The survey examined 1,741 funds and found that over the … Read more
London, July 7th, 2008 — Opalesque, the world’s largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry, has just launched the seventh issue of its groundbreaking Roundtable Series: Opalesque U.K. Roundtable (download here: http://www.opalesque.com/index.php?act=static?=RoundtableUK) Remember a couple of years ago various reports claimed funds of hedge funds were doomed because of … Read more
Institutional investors are increasingly demanding more transparency around the controls and procedures of hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity funds and managed account manager. There are four key operational risk areas that fund managers should focus. Here we take a quick look at “The Experience of Operational Personnel”. Investing in bank debt requires dedicated … Read more