Cross-border registrations of investment funds reached a record 143,617 in 2025, marking continued long-term expansion at a 10-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.7 per cent. The number of cross-border funds increased to 14,769, indicating a stabilisation following the previous year’s decline.
They have spent a decade in the shadow of their large cap counterparts, but 2026 looks like the year smaller companies stage a comeback.
New research from Carne Group (Carne) reveals that fund managers are entering 2026 with renewed confidence about growth and fundraising, even as institutional investors grow more concerned about valuation-related conflicts of interest and systemic risk across private markets.
The world’s largest pension funds will favour a total portfolio approach (TPA) rather than focusing on individual asset classes, research from the Thinking Ahead Institute reveals.
Research in Finance has announced the release of the second annual edition of its European Active ETF Report, titled “Unlocking Growth in Europe’s Active ETF Market.”
USD 84 billion drained from global sustainable funds in 2025, with investors spooked by geopolitical tensions, anti-ESG sentiment, regulatory uncertainty and mixed performance, according to figures from Morningstar Sustainalytics.
APAC insurers are planning to significantly increase private market and hedge fund holdings, from 20 per cent to 33 per cent of portfolios within five years but face significant operational challenges that could determine competitive winners and losers, new research from Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN) shows.
A survey from Royal Bank of Scotland International (RBSi) has found that 71 per cent of alternative investment funds see digital transformation as their greatest operational challenge.
Fundamental professional investors working for hedge funds, asset managers and pension funds are set to boost spending on alternative data this year reflecting increased demand and senior management support for its use in investment research, new research f
Kepler Cheuvreux has announced the launch of ETF One, a new platform designed to bring together its full suite of ETF capabilities to address the entire spectrum of ETF needs for institutional investors.
