Hedge funds
Hedge funds wary of betting on rates
Managers cite 2013 fixed-income rout as reason for caution
July deadline for Fatca compliance looms
Many prime brokers will require global intermediary identification numbers even in Model 1 IGA jurisdictions
Dynamic factor modeling reveals hidden risks
Risk management must be folded into investment decision-making process
Alfi rebuffs pro-Irish domicile report
Luxembourg assets "at all-time high" as the domicile continues to attract new fund initiators
Hedge fund directors lack credibility, says survey
Investors say directors should provide active oversight
Markowitz attacks hedge fund diversification claims
Nobel prize winner Harry Markowitz says alternative investments may not deliver the diversification benefits sought by investors
Commodities investing is still fundamentally sound
Commodity investors may have had a bad year, but putting money into commodities of finite supply continues to makes sense
Global Advisors’ Masters looks ahead to commodity rebound
Daniel Masters, the former head of energy trading at JP Morgan and co-founder of hedge fund Global Advisors, has seen his share of ups and downs. Alexander Osipovich reports
European Single Manager Awards 2014 nominations open
The 14th European Single Manager Awards recognise the best performance of managers and funds based in Europe. The judging process takes into account qualitative and quantitative criteria
Mena brightspot for fund flows
Funds of hedge funds, India and commodities strategies see redemptions but Mena focuses attract flows
Questions over prime broker/depository discharge
Game of blame
Hedge fund size determines performance
AUM and performance appear intrinsically linked
Paquin: AIFMD a ‘concentrating catalyst'
Coping with complexity
GLG: coaching corrects behavioural biases
Coaching correction
Cyber threat real for hedge funds
Under attack
No increased possibility of 2014 equity correction
Unpredictable equity
Small managers lagging on AIFMD compliance
Size matters
Emerging markets volatility lucrative for discerning investors
Lucrative volatility
Commodities investing down but not out, Masters says
Global Advisors co-founder believes short-term woes will give way to long-term rally
LEI issuance well below targets as Emir reporting begins
Finnish issuer expects to hand out 10,000 identifiers, but had only reached 1,166 last week - and the story is similar elsewhere
AIFMD applications face timing pitfalls
Timing applications
Prime brokers to escape AIFMD segregation burden, sources say
Regulators have agreed a solution in row over client asset segregation, according to five industry sources
Single-stock futures skirt US dividend-equivalent withholding
Skirting the tax
Video Q&A: Chenavari Investment Managers
With around $1 billion deployed in capital relief trades and the same amount in direct lending, Chenavari Investment Managers has found a sweet spot for investors. Loïc Fery, CEO & Co-CIO, talks to Risk about Chenavari's investment strategies, which lead…