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Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is liquidity. Although, to be honest, that is just the tip of the iceberg of a wish list of factors needed to restore anything approaching the level of trust needed...
Credit as an asset class is one of the largest and, according to Patrick Brennan (pictured), head of credit investments at NewFinance Capital, it is a bubble that is about to pop. Credit risk in the US...
Everyone agrees that 2009 will be a challenge. Just how different the financial markets and overall environment will be for hedge funds is an open question. Some of the leading figures in the industry...
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MENA alpha fraught by conflict
"Do we believe there is an opportunity to look for alpha in MENA? Yes. In the long term it makes sense to look for alpha," says Tarek Sakka (pictured), CEO of Ajeej Capital, an alternative investment manager focused on the emerging broader MENA region...
Fubar markets of 2008 frustrate industry pundits
What was the biggest mistake you witnessed in 2008? Trying to pick the biggest mistake in a year full of colossal errors of judgement, policy and execution is tough. Top of the list comes the debacle following the ill-fated decision of the US government...
MENA fund prospects positive
The outlook for hedge fund industry growth in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region is good, according to Abdul Rahman Al Baker (pictured), executive director, financial institutions supervision, Central Bank of Bahrain. He points to several factors,...
Nick England, CIA
2008 has evidenced one of the most volatile periods in the history of global markets. The end of easy credit, the so-called credit crunch, was swift and brutal. Few would have foreseen the magnitude of the banking and insurance collapses that ensued and...
What will be the key skill hedge funds will need for 2009?
One point everyone appears to agree on is that 2009 will be different. The environment in which hedge funds operate has changed, perhaps changed irrevocably. Managers will need to multi-task as well as be multi-skilled to keep ahead in 2009. A plethora...
CTAs find a profitable course in risky waters
CTA/managed futures funds have been the top performers in the hedge fund world this year. US Editor Kris Devasabai and reporters Stephen Quigley and Jamie Wynn-Williams analyse the risks facing the funds and investors in a volatile market
Colin McLean, SVM Asset Management
2009 should bring good opportunity for the surviving hedge funds, both in longs and shorts. Sectors do not all recover at the same time. Next year there will be some downward trends even as leading sectors recover. Analysts must focus on balance sheets...
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