Hedge funds
The new orthodoxy
Introduction
Optimise this
One of the reactions to recent energy trading difficulties has been a shift away from speculative activities towards portfolio optimisation, but what does the term really mean, ask Tim Essaye and Brett Humphreys
Building a risk-efficient portfolio
Investing
A clear winner
Review
Trading places
Recruiting
RMF: a consistent performer
Profile
Trading transparency tug-of-war
Prime brokerage
Deciding hedge fund allocations
Pension funds
Virtual funds
Replication
A surreptitious stampede
Credit derivatives
Equity long-short strategies
Sponsor’s statement
Opportunities arise in debt as more companies face spectre of insolvency
The present global economy is boosting the distressed debt market
A tighter reign
The SEC, America's market regulator, is set to introduce regulations which could transform the way hedge funds with a US connection do business
Complementary pairing
The managers of Gartmore's AlphaGen Avior Fund run it alongside a long-only UK unit trust, but this is to neither funds' detriment
Talent always bounces back
The hedge fund bubble sustained even the mediocre players, but now it has burst only the most skilled will survive
Looking at the alternative
Hedge funds are a perfect investment for with-profits funds, with their aim of offering smoothed investment returns. The challenge for hedge fund managers is getting noticed by the life offices which manage them
Parkway plans merger and loses Ian McVeigh to long-only world
McVeigh leaves Parkway for Jupiter as the company prepares to merge with Real Return Holdings
Positive performers
The inclusion of a convertible arbitrage hedge fund strategy in a well-diversified alternative assets portfolio makes sense, especially in the current climate