Kris Devasabai
Caia designation gaining momentum in hedge fund industry
The growth of the chartered alternative investment analyst (Caia) designation is a sign of the hedge fund industry's maturity.
The resurgence in M&A volumes should be good news for merger arbitrage hedge funds. Though deal spreads remain tight, the growth in transactions in Q1 is fuelling expectations of higher returns.
Clearstream Investments, an alternative asset manager founded in 2006, employs quantitative models based on optimal pricing theory to forecast price movements in global markets.
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This handy guide reviews the various steps banks are taking to improve their risk management techniques, looking at the benefits and pitfalls of each one.
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Managed futures on the rise as investors chase diversification
Managed futures has grown to become the single largest strategy in the hedge fund universe. Strong inflows and performance have helped make it a popular diversifier for many portfolios.
Benchmark Plus Institutional Partners Real Alpha Fund: Benchmark Plus...
Fund of hedge funds Benchmark Plus seeks to isolate the alpha component of hedge fund returns by benchmarking and hedging the systematic risk embedded in alternative investment strategies.
Investcorp to introduce range of systematic funds
According to sources, Investcorp's launch is the culmination of seven years of research, known internally as the "alpha project"
Quantitative hedge funds start 2011 with strong returns
Equity market neutral hedge fund managers are finding better ways of constructing portfolios and managing risk. Those managers are expected to survive the current downturn and outperform in future.
Venus Relative Value Fund: Venus Capital Management
Venus Capital Management founder and CEO Vik Mehrotra believes relative value strategies can outperform directional investments in emerging markets on a risk adjusted basis over the long term.
Investor profile: SkyBridge Capital
SkyBridge Capital, a $7.4 billion hedge fund investor, is expanding its funds of hedge funds business and pushing into the retail sector at a time when most of its competitors are shrinking.
Volcker rule fuels hedge fund launches in 2011
Wall Street’s top traders are swelling the ranks of the hedge fund industry as financial regulators move closer to finalising rules that would restrict US banks from engaging in proprietary trading.
How can investment banks use grid technology?
Learn how technology is enhancing risk management
Technology can provide a competitive advantage in banking. How it is applied by Tier 1 and Tier 2 institutions, to the benefit for their risk management systems, is discussed.
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