The Long-Short

This week we speak to two of the key speakers at AIMA’s Next Generation of Mangers Forum that was held in London last month, as well as hearing from Fiona Treble who co-ordinates AIMA’s efforts with our emerging and next generation of fund managers.In part one, we speak to Lawrence Obertelli, Director of Prime Brokerage Sales at Cowen, while in part two we premiere our first on-location interview, taking place in the wings of the next gen conference where we sat down with Priya Mehta, Partner of Buzzacott, an international accounting and HR consultancy to discuss how emerging manager clients are faring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we speak to Jaclyn Bouchard, Head of ESG at Preqin, to compare the challenges of applying ESG principles to private and public markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, marking the launch of AIMA’s careers guide, The Long-Short speaks to Katherine Abrat, COO of Arkkan Capital, and Eleanor Davidson, Quantitative Researcher at Aspect Capital – two of the guide’s contributors - and to AIMA’s Aniqah Rao, Associate – Markets, Governance and Innovation, who authored the paper, to learn more about career opportunities within the global hedge fund industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following AIMA’s sold-out inaugural digital asset event in New York last week, The Long-Short caught up with the keynote speaker Eric Peters, CEO of One River Asset Management, who offered an update on the latest trends in the market that dominated discussion on the day.The Long-Short also spoke to conference attendee Alex Botte, head of client, and portfolio solutions at Runa Digital Assets, who gave offered her analysis after a tumultuous week in the crypto space, driven by the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin, and discussed what it means for the digital asset space going forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we welcome Nilesh Sudrania, CEO and founder of Sudrania Fund Services to discuss how the fund administration industry is moving onto a more digitised footing, with new services being offered to alternative investment funds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we recorded from AIMA’s Singapore Annual Forum. In part one we speak to the event’s co-chairs Natalie Curtis, partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, and Thomas Scott-Barton, COO at Trovio Group, who offer their insights on the key trends of the alternative investment industry in APAC right now.In part two, The Long-Short sits down with Kher Sheng Lee, AIMA’s co-head of APAC based in Singapore and deputy global head of government affairs, to hear more about the efforts of AIMA’s APAC team to support our members in the region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another opportunity to listen to some of the remarks made by guests that joined The Long-Short over the past three months. Guests that feature in this special episode include, Bill Kelly CEO and President of CAIA, Robyn Grew, COO of Man Group, global fintech and crypto consultant Henri Arslanian and Henry Neville of Man Group. The Long-Short will return with a set of fresh new episodes next week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Radical change is coming to the US hedge fund industry. The barrage of proposals introduced by the SEC will significantly impact the way alternative fund managers operate. If approved in their current form, these far-reaching proposals would represent a serious overhaul of existing market practices.Not since AIFMD was introduced by the EU have we faced such disruptive changes to the rules affecting our members.AIMA continues to work closely with the SEC and other rule-makers to highlight our concerns and the views of our global members. Members can access all our latest submissions, guidance and commentary on these, as well as all our other US regulatory work. The Long-Short spoke to Daniel Austin, Director of US Policy and Regulation at AIMA, to unpack each major regulatory requirement, including why they are being proposed, and what they mean for the alternative investment industry in the US and globally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recently, the UK government divided opinions in the pensions and asset management communities by underscoring its commitment changing the rules around how defined contribution pension schemes can invest in less-liquid products, including the launch of a new investment vehicle—the Long-Term Asset Fund—and the removal of some performance fees from the charge cap.To untangle exactly what is being proposed and what it means for the alternative investment industry, pensions schemes, and everyday savers, The Long-Short podcast welcomed guests from each side of the aisle. Karen Hurst, Senior Policy advisor for the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, explains why some in the pensions community are hesitant, while Nick Smith, Director, Private Credit, at the Alternative Credit Council, outlines why asset managers endorse the changes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Freddie Parker, Co-Head of Prime Insights & Analytics, at Goldman Sachs, shares the findings of his research into the growing universe of hedge funds that are adding private market exposure to their strategies, with potentially disruptive consequences for the traditional venture capital model. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.