Hedge funds
Jersey's rule changes are the platform for hedge fund growth
The hedge fund industry in Jersey and the island's financial regulators have overhauled the existing rules to make business there more efficient and competitive. The benefits are already accruing...
Through the legal looking glass
Legal update
the price is right?
Derivatives valuation
wise old rookie
Profile
finding brahman: in search of the best fund managers
Finding the right managers in the right geographical and investment sectors, and rewarding the best performers, is the key to healthy returns for funds of hedge funds
Back to the futures
Derivatives
Global economic recovery lets emerging markets catch up
Emerging markets
onwards and upwards
Analysts are predicting another good year for hedge funds, although managers will not have it all their own way - innovation will again be an essential factor in generating returns
Sterling economy enables funds to ride the greenback
Retail may be weak, but the strength of the UK economy and currency have caused funds to play it against the dollar
Convertibles set to exploit renewed bond issuance after disastrous 2003
Convertible managers could buy into new issues, but still face low volatility difficulties
time to cash in
Pension funds and others with cash to spare may look first at money market funds to park savings, but hedge funds are also seeing the benefits of using these vehicles
European volatility offers funds a chance to prosper
The Eurozone may be growing, but not everybody believes it. Managers, it seems, must be ready for anything
US distressed managers cross the pond in search of greener grass
Although the US still offers choice, the key is finding distress small enough not to hit the large players' screens
All change
As foreign exchange trading becomes ever more efficient, brokers are finding themselves competing for hedge fund business
Honeyguide proves profitable diversifier for global macros
Fund looks for long-term match of risk and reward in underlying managers
by conor ringland
It's the biggest financial market in the world, it never stops, it's transparent and opportunity keeps knocking. No wonder then that hedge funds are increasingly looking to foreign exchange