Hedge funds
Natural gas market tempts hedge funds
Filling up
Alternative Fund Administration Survey
Single-manager hedge fund admin assets prosper while FoHFs suffer
Japan trade captivates macro hedge funds
Top hedge fund managers at the Salt conference in Las Vegas are brimming with enthusiasm for Japanese equities as Abeconomics helps weaken the yen and boost economic growth
Hedge funds expect more alpha in mortgage trades
Despite a spectacular run-up in prices since 2010, US residential mortgages continue to offer strong opportunities for hedge funds. Investors should continue to see gains throughout 2013
Paulson touts merger, credit returns as gold bet turns sour
John Paulson gets back to his roots as an event driven investor and finds profits in mergers and restructurings in the first quarter while his big bet on gold as a hedge against inflation fails to win
Absorbing institutional inflows is biggest challenge for hedge funds
Shifting situations
Hedge funds benefit from lower prime broker fees
Hedge funds can lock in favourable rates for prime brokerage services as competition forces banks to rethink pricing, says former BlackRock managing director David Geffen who now runs a consultancy
FX prime brokers welcome CFTC relief
CFTC provides last-minute relief for FX prime brokers, having listened to arguments that the market could be seriously impeded by business conduct rules
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
Harbert Value Fund: Harbert Management Corp
Opportunistic player
Tōkum Strategy: Perella Weinberg Partners
Healthy profits
Hedge funds need positive public relations campaign
Searching for truth
Cayman corporate governance reforms face legal challenge
Efforts to enhance the corporate governance framework for hedge funds in the Cayman Islands have run into opposition from local fund directors, who take issue with the regulator’s plans to create a public directors’ database
Standardised OTC swaps spice up futurisation fight
Returns of the Mac
36 South opens volatility hedge fund for US pensions
US pension funds are attracted by the low correlation to mainstream asset classes offered by 36 South's flagship fund, says its CIO. He says European funds should not ignore the US market
AIFMD is catalyst for expansion
Sponsored Q&A: Amundi Alternative Investments
Japan-focused hedge funds show strong gains in first quarter
Japan-focused hedge funds surprise investors with continued strong performance as Russia also produces better returns than normal. Securitised credit still strong favourite but returns segmented
Clearing chaos: US OTC industry braces for June deadline
Clearing – and present danger
Falling correlations could give hedge funds bumper returns
A fall in asset-to-asset correlations could mean a good year for many hedge fund strategies, even though volatility is expected to remain relatively low, according to research from Axioma
EU equivalence requirements set to hit trade with India
India has no plans to become an equivalent country under EU regulations on financial services. India’s decision is likely to foreshadow problems with other emerging countries trading with the EU
Renminbi may never be fully liberalised, says GSAM’s O’Neill
As China relaxes controls on its currency, the yuan is set to become more widely used. However, government control is likely to be maintained. Full convertibility may never happen, says Jim O’Neill
Hedge fund Everest Capital heads for the frontier
Inefficient frontiers
Hedge fund Mariner navigates turbulent markets
Navigating turbulent markets