Institutional investors
Lack of CSAs restricts forex hedging options for Australian institutions...
Returns for hedging via long-term cross-currency swaps are attractive, but few are able to do so because of the lack of credit support annexes in place
CQS, the $12.1 billion hedge fund founded by Michael Hintze in 1999, has ambitious plans for its future as it diversifies its product base and investment capabilities
CEO of the Cern Pension Fund Theodore Economou has moved from the traditional allocation strategy used by most plans to a capital preservation approach based on dynamic risk-driven asset allocation
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Dealers have been cheered by the return of volatility to Japan’s slumbering markets, but ongoing global reforms to bank supervision and derivatives markets are the backdrop to this year’s rankings – and have shaken up some categories. Deutsche Bank...
Cern Pension chief urges others to ‘think like global macro hedge funds’...
CEO of the Cern Pension Fund Theodore Economou says pension funds should use the techniques of the best global macro hedge fund managers to control risk and volatility while producing absolute returns
Absorbing institutional inflows is biggest challenge for hedge funds
Jack Schwager (pictured), best known for his Market Wizards books, sees capacity constraints as a potential problem for hedge funds as strategies become overcrowded and traders lose their edge
European investor appetite for niche FoHF offerings growing
Europe's fund of hedge funds industry has suffered AUM declines since 2008 but there are signs of a rising appetite for niche strategies and bespoke mandates. Stenham has launched two niche FoHFs
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Implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive will change Europe’s hedge fund landscape. Chief executive officer of Amundi Alternative Investments, Laurent Guillet, says the rules will encourage more money to flow to hedge funds...
Various skills needed to run a hedge fund
Despite emphasis on transparency, liquidity and risk reporting, strong performance remains the heart of a hedge fund’s raison d’être and, for managers and investors alike, the overriding consideration
Monitoring daily hedge fund performance when only monthly data is available...
The ability to infer daily performance from less frequently observed returns data can help hedge fund investors understand intra-month gains and losses
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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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