Hedge funds
Prop traders switching to Hong Kong hedge funds boost industry
Proprietary traders moving from banks to Hong Kong hedge funds has helped the industry turn a corner, say hedge fund market participants, and an SFC hedge fund report indicates the industry is bouncing back in Asia.
Diggle to re-launch Asia long volatility fund under new vehicle; inflation hedging another target
Stephen Diggle, co-founder of defunct Singapore hedge fund Artradis, which closed after incurring losses of $700 million, will re-launch an Asian long volatility fund under his new vehicle Vulpes Investment Management in May.
Artradis collapse a failure of judgement, not risk management, says co-founder Diggle
Artradis was one of Asia’s most successful hedge funds until it hit difficulties in 2009 and 2010 that resulted in losses of $700 million and culminated in its closure in late February. But the fund’s co-founder says error of judgement and a lack of…
EU's Libyan asset freeze casts cloud over hedge fund FM Capital
FM Capital - a UK hedge fund with ties to Libya - gets HM Treasury licence to keep trading, but dealers are wary
Top 50 Global Custody Mandates Survey 2011
Change and continuity
Asia's wealthy maintain high concentration risk tolerance
Families in focus
Leading private banks target family offices in Asia
Family fortunes
Investcorp to introduce range of systematic funds
According to sources, Investcorp's launch is the culmination of seven years of research, known internally as the "alpha project"
Chinese economic policies will have major impact on global markets in 2011
How will Chinese economic policy affect global markets in 2011?
US pension funds set to increase investment allocations to hedge funds
Wooing pensioners
Venus Relative Value Fund: Venus Capital Management
Alpha of Venus
Hedge funds see potential in European carbon markets
Complex complex carbon
Investor profile: SkyBridge Capital
Google generation appeal
Latest hedge fund and fund of hedge funds launches
The latest listing of hedge fund, fund of hedge funds and structured products.
Three Kingdoms Korea and Yellow Tiger Greater China Funds: Fabien Pictet and Partners (FPP)
Good returns in small packages
Advent eyes expanded role in hedge fund software market
Conventional Geneva
Investable indexes: January 2011 returns
The January returns for investable indexes Dow Jones Investable Indexes, Frontier Capital Multi Asset Platform Fund versus the indexes, Hedge Fund Research Indexes and Lyxor Alternative Index.
Quantitative hedge funds start 2011 with strong returns
Plight of the quants
Corzine outlines MF Global's path from broker to bank
New chief risk officer joins as broker plans move into asset management and retail
Hedge funds need to take individual approach to marketing to family offices
Potential rich pickings