Kris Devasabai
UK government scheme spurs creation of direct lending hedge funds
A UK Treasury scheme aimed at promoting more lending to small and medium-sized enterprises is fuelling interest in direct lending strategies run by hedge funds.
The move to central clearing of OTC derivatives is meant to reduce systemic risk. It also creates plenty of headaches for the buy-side. Some hedge funds may not be ready before the March deadline.
Hedge funds remain the single largest allocation for US university endowments but an extended period of lacklustre returns is leading some in the endowment community to question their value.
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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
SEF confusion stymies buy-side move to electronic swap execution
Faced with regulatory confusion, operational complexity and market fragmentation, the buy-side has been slow to embrace changes in the OTC markets.
Pressure on prime broker funding model threatens to drive up financing...
Faced with mounting regulatory pressures and changing market practices, prime brokers may have to increase financing rates and scale down the amount of leverage they provide to hedge funds.
Ex-Citadel managing director's structured credit hedge fund secures...
Grosvenor Capital Management has committed $85 million in seed capital for a structured credit hedge fund started by a group of former Citadel executives.
Mariner absorbs Concordia as hedge fund consolidation gathers pace
Concordia Advisors, which manages around $1 billion in relative value-oriented interest rate, credit and equity strategies, is to merge with $10 billion hedge fund Mariner Investment Group.
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.
Hedge fund industry seeks solutions to Solvency II challenges
Hedge funds need to address transparency and risk reporting standards to avoid punitive capital treatment under Solvency II. European insurance companies are keen to increase current 1% allocation.
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