Hedge funds
People profile: John van Verre
Managing change
Mandate Watch: BNP harvests cross-border Mongolia mandate
BNP harvests cross-border Mongolia mandate
HSBC Next Generation Fund: HSBC Alternative Investment
Moving into the unknown
Step change risk governance in hedge funds due to investor demand, not regulations
Shrinking risk, growing governance
Hedge funds begin 2012 with gains across strategies and regions
All hedge fund strategies had gains in January, reports Eurekahedge. As markets rallied, macro hedge funds had a record month and CTAs/managed futures funds also had a strong start to the year.
Investable indexes: January 2012 returns
Hedge funds started 2012 on a strong note, with gains across nearly all strategies as equity markets rallied, US economic data was positive and fears for the future of the eurozone were allayed.
News analytics holds promise of alpha for hedge funds traders
Trading the news
Hedge funds eye European corporate credit with caution
Cautious credit stance
Customised mandates have transformational impact on Gsam hedge fund group
Adapting to a changing world
Whitebox Multi-Strategy Fund: Whitebox Advisors
Asking the right questions
Roubini forecasts continuing danger for global economic outlook in 2012 and beyond
Ticking economic timebomb
Sothic Capital European Opportunities Fund: Sothic Capital Management
Distressing opportunities
Alcentra belives leveraged loans will take off as an asset class
Alcentra says sub-investment grade leveraged loans are becoming an accepted asset class in Europe as the market develops. Institutional investors are the norm in Europe compared with retail in the US.
Poor performance for hedge fund strategies in 2011 as assets under management increase
Despite lacklustre performance across many strategies, hedge funds had good inflows, ending 2011 with total AUM of $1.71 trillion. Fixed income was the best performer and equity long/short the worst.
Investable indexes: December 2011 returns
Broad hedge fund performance was down or flat for the end of 2011, with returns for the year in negative territory. There was some positive performance to be found in specific strategies.
Hedge fund investors look to share classes for currency risk management
Hedging currency bets
Emerging market hedge funds struggle to find alpha in volatile environment
Emerging from the gloom
New Capital Wealthy Nations Bond Fund: Stratton Street
Rating the rich
M&A lull poses challenge for event driven equity funds
Running short on deals