Profile/Regulation
Economic positions
Profile
Emerging from the shadows
Country profile: Switzerland
Exchange evolution
Company profile
Wheat wooed
Corporate profile
Merrill Lynch
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Building a risk culture
Profile
Customer is king
For Ramon Koss picking a good hedge fund for a client can only come after the client fully understands the product
Gartmore growth heads for the stars
While Gartmore may be known best for its star manager Roger Guy and sales head Martin Phipps, it has sought out other stars to boost its team and array of funds
Jeff Rosenzweig
Emission trading
Susan Hinko
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Business as usual at troubled Nvesta
Company profile
Defence the best form of attack for funds of funds
Some allocators are shying away from higher risk strategies as they fear America's "moribund" economy could provide shocks to the financial system
From alpha to gamma
French hedge fund ADI entered the incubation business by launching subsidiary New Alpha Advisors in late 2003. Solomon Teague talks to chief executive Nicholas Gomart
The income alternative
Aiming for an annual dividend yield of 7% for its investors, Forsyth Alternative Income fund of hedge funds takes a different tack on hedge-fund investing. The fund's manager, Rossen Djounov, explains the philosophy and process behind it
Fitch Ratings
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Clear run for China spurs hopes for global macro
Continued growth in China and the return of trends bodes well for commodities and global macro
Go west, young Griffin
London's Griffin Capital Management has expanded its Eastern European hedge fund focus with a Western European portfolio that has returned 12.3% net in its first eight months
Bullish about Bristol
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Reopen for business
As GAM reopens some of its multi-fund hedge portfolios to new investors, David Smith reflects on the hedge fund industry, GAM's progress and staggering intake of money in 2004
Old hand with a new vision
Les Jones has invested in Japan's stock market for 23 years, bringing a wealth of experience to Old Mutual's Pan-Asia fund… and experience of wealth to his hedge fund's investors