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Institutional investors shift portfolio allocations to hedge funds
Institutional investors are set to allocate 11% more to hedge funds this year, according to a Deutsche Bank survey. Less money is flowing to FoHFs while emerging managers are in favour.
Hedge funds with a significant presence in Europe are invited to enter the European Single Manager Awards. The awards recognise the best hedge funds, judged on quantitative and qualitative criteria.
Hedge funds need to address transparency and risk reporting standards to avoid punitive capital treatment under Solvency II, as European insurance companies are keen to increase the current 1% allocation....
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Hedge funds finished 2012 in positive territory, according to eVestment. Despite reports of investor dissatisfaction, performance contributed with $116.3 billion increasing overall AUM in 2012.
Cheyne Capital continues to find opportunities and performance in five...
Cheyne has distinguished itself through a division of five investment teams each investing by specific asset classes: corporate credit, real estate debt, event driven, convertible bonds and equities.
Overall hedge fund performance needs to remain positive to keep investor...
Hedge fund performance needs to rise in 2013 in order to ensure institutional investors do not lose heart with alternatives. But new EU rules could distract managers from focusing on performance.
Turning points: Frédéric Lasserre, Belaco Capital
Recent years have seen an outflow of commodity derivatives talent from banks towards hedge funds and independent traders. This is the path trodden by Frédéric Lasserre, former head of Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking’s commodity...
Diapason launches hedge fund strategy playing energy arbitrage opportunities...
Independent commodity asset manager Diapason Commodities Management is launching a hedge fund trading spreads between commodity future contracts using a proprietary model of the refining industry.
US firms returning to iron ore derivatives after SGX and CFTC clear...
The CFTC’s no-action relief letter issued late last year and SGX’s upcoming iron ore futures contract have ended uncertainty and brought back hesitant market participants
Mariner absorbs Concordia as hedge fund consolidation gathers pace
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