ML Capital Asset Management, the investment manager and promoter of the MontLake UCITS Platform, is delighted to present the 9th edition of the quarterly ML Capital Alternative UCITS Barometer (Barometer).

In this paper Geoff Bamber and Vernon West of Skyline Capital Management discuss 2012’s strong showing and ask themselves how they will continue to keep their portfolios’ fresh into 2013?

In this year’s Survey, questions were developed around the following perspectives: assessing the demand for alternative investments, defining barriers to investing in alternatives, understanding key influencers and gaining insight into key implementation issues.

The Russell Investments’ 2012 Global Survey on Alternative Investing was developed to assess the primary factors that influence institutional investors as they evaluate and make decisions about alternative investments, within the context of their objectives for their institutions.

As difficult market conditions look set to remain for the foreseeable future, the search for returns has intensified to almost epic proportions. Find out how to manage those alternative investments in your portfolio.

In January 2012, the FSA issued a discussion paper on the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. This briefing from Bingham McCutchen sets out a summary of the principal issues affecting third country fund managers seeking to market funds within the European Union.

Trusts are created when assets are placed under the control of a trustee for beneficiaries or a specific purpose. This guide provides a general overview of Cayman trusts including the types of trust and their practical uses.

This Allen & Overy briefing paper is the first in a series on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), and provides an overview of the background to, aims of, and key issues arising out of, the AIFMD.

This Macfarlanes financial services regulation update looks at the Government’s consultation on Real Estate Investment Trusts, the recent trends in exchange-traded funds and the issues of shadow banking.

Europe this month reached agreement on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. This briefing gives an overview of the key issues - in particular its impact on 'third country' private equity AIFMs.