Hedge funds
Hedge funds favour collaborative outsourcing
Collaborative approach
CTAs eye swap futures
Future of managed futures
Hedge fund valuation practices under scrutiny
Under pressure from regulators and investors, hedge funds are establishing robust pricing policies for hard-to-value assets.Rubber stamping the manager's pricing model is no longer acceptable
Exchange order types prompt fears of HFT conspiracy
High-frequency traders have been viewed with suspicion for some time. Now critics claim exchanges are conspiring with the traders to develop tools that benefit them and disadvantage ordinary investors. Is the threat real? Laurie Carver reports
Tough stance on insider trading at hedge funds getting results
David Kirk, the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s chief criminal counsel, says "dubious trading activity" has fallen by 50% in three years as FCA vows to continue crackdown on hedge fund traders
US warns EU over financial transaction tax
The US will not allow the EU financial transaction tax to happen, according to the head of US Chamber of Commerce Thomas Donohue. Co-ordination between G-20 countries on financial regulation is needed
Various skills needed to run a hedge fund
Tricky path to success
Myriad factors impact major currency pairs, says Gallo
Clashing currencies
Monitoring daily hedge fund performance when only monthly data is available
The ability to infer daily performance from less frequently observed returns data can help hedge fund investors understand intra-month gains and losses
Hedge Funds Review Americas Awards 2013 open for entries
Hedge Funds Review is now accepting entries for the Americas Awards 2013. These awards recognise the top-performing hedge funds and funds of hedge funds in the US, Canada and Latin America
Risk management central to hedge fund capital raising, says survey
As more institutional investors opt for hedge funds, robust risk management is being seen as a central function needed in order to raise capital, according to a survey by Prmia and SunGard APT
LGT Capital Partners opens China office
People moves
Frontier hedge fund investors eye Iraq
A slate of telecoms IPOs and efforts to modernise banking regulations have some frontier market hedge funds enthused about prospects for Iraqi equities as institutional investors sit on the sidelines
Mariner picks ex-BlackRock rates head for macro strategy
Eric Pellicciaro, the former head of global rates investments at BlackRock, will manage a global macro portfolio for Mariner’s newly launched incubation fund
Armajaro plans hedge fund diversification and expansion
Staying power
United Arab Emirates amends rules on private placement of hedge funds
UAE rules have changed to exempt registration for private placement of foreign funds, overturning regulations adopted in 2012 that lengthened the process of offering hedge funds to local investors
Adelante Emerging Debt Fund: Adelante Asset Management
Makeover formula
Hedge funds face continued global economic uncertainty
Search for meaning
Convertible arbitrage hedge fund strategies continue to outperform
Developed Europe-focused funds report positive gains
Hedge fund investors divided on SAC probe
SAC hopes to put an insider trading probe by the US Securities and Exchange Commission behind it after agreeing to pay a record fine, but hurdles still remain
Hedge fund managers challenged to provide investor solutions, not products
Hedge funds are under pressure to differentiate and explain their worth concludes a survey by SEI. Managers need to work with investors to find portfolio solutions rather than offer products
Commodity trader CF Partners launches first hedge fund
CF Partners, active in the commodities market since 2006, has launched a long/short equity hedge fund after hiring Alvaro Ventosa from Spanish fund manager Cygnus Asset Management