Private equity
Private equity: Advanced modelling techniques for pricing and valuations
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Non-banks disappointed by Europe’s CRR escape hatch
Proposed alternative prudential regime still doesn’t reflect the true risks of non-banks, say critics
Model firms vie to pinpoint ‘X factor’ in private equity, property
Difficulties gathering data plague efforts to determine correlation between private and publicly traded assets
Alternative assets under administration fall – survey
But growth strong in private equity and real estate
How many ways to win in swaps?
Citadel's success – and talk of swap desk spin-offs – suggest era of greater diversity
Custody Risk European Awards 2015: Private Equity/Real Estate Fund Administrator of the Year
Sponsored feature: RBC I&TS
Revenue put options gain popularity in US power markets
Morgan Stanley seen as top dealer in emerging risk management niche
Infrastructure funds focus on de-risking energy investments
Investors see opportunities as utilities divest underperforming assets
Aussie sovereign wealth fund readies for lower future returns
Future Fund takes a flexible approach to deal with ongoing deleveraging
Third-party admin adoption all but complete for hedge funds
Segmentation expected between providers serving large versus emerging managers
Financial firms must be prepared for cyber infiltration – panel
Focus needs to be on reacting, not stopping every threat
TrailStone's Silbert says the best is yet to come
Former Deutsche Bank commodities head optimistic about new venture
The creation of structured products and Societe Generale's role in this innovation
Sponsored interview: Societe Generale
Private equity provides buyers as insurers divest
Regulators set sights on PE firms as they snap up life businesses
Japan banks to sidestep Volcker private equity restrictions
Parallel fund structures given the go-ahead by the US
Insurers to ramp up private equity exposure in 2014
Insurers are rethinking their investment strategies and beginning to increase their exposure to private equity. Some are even looking at it from an asset-liability management perspective.
Insurers boost allocation to private equity
Blackrock survey finds more than half of firms likely to increase investment in asset class
Deconstructing hedge funds: book provides a useful guide
Hedge fund lawyer Timothy Spangler offers a comprehensive guide to the what, why and how of hedge funds and private equity for the uninitiated in his debut book, One Step Ahead, published in September
Alternative Fund Administration Survey
Single-manager hedge fund admin assets prosper while FoHFs suffer
Mandate Watch: BNY Mellon leads the pack
Mandates trend to alternatives
AIFM Directive: investment managers ‘must prepare now’
Preparations must be made before AIFM Directive implemented on July 22, 2013
Flurry of deals as big asset managers target stakes in hedge funds
The past couple of months have seen six established hedge funds sell minority stakes to large fund managers, including Neuberger Berman and GAM
MKP sells stake to Dyal and bolsters senior management team
Private equity fund Dyal Capital Partners has made its fifth hedge fund investment with the purchase of a minority stake in MKP, a hedge fund manager specialising in global macro and credit strategies.