Investors
Bond strategies performing well despite volatile markets
Relative value strategies are providing a safe haven in rocky markets.
Japanese decline calls for government intervention
Can corporate restructuring help Japan's economic decline?
Rising stars
Fund of funds managers have an increasingly wide choice of portfolios to choose from, but how can they discern tomorrow's top performers?
CFO boom predicted as funds gain in popularity
CFOs are on course to revolutionise the hedge industry
Facing difficulties
Investors are trying to seize opportunities, but the outlook of the current market is making it harder
Hedge funds take root in retail sector
Despite the regulations enforced on hedge funds by the FSA, some of the biggest groups are based in the capital. With an increasing number of funds being launched, advisers have even more opportunities to widen their clientele
Read the small print
With prime brokers becoming an increasingly powerful force in the market, how closely should hedge fund managers examine the underlying agreements with their chosen provider?
Pensions to increase alternatives allocation
A survey of pension funds offered by Axa, IBM UK, TRW, London Pension Fund Authority and Lloyd's of London, reveals an increasing interest in hedge funds
1,000 hedge funds set to close in the near future
short-term outlook is bleak for hedge funds, says manager
Sector-specific managers take place in GFA portfolio
the global sector fund will be managed by piotr poloniecki
Structured ratings
In the second part of Hedge Fund Review's look at the newest way to raise capital, Moody's explains its ratings process for collateralised fund obligations
Let there be light
Philip Gibbs, manager of Jupiter Hyde Park, sees little upside in investment banks or insurance companies, but continues to take long positions in hedge fund companies
Opportunities are opening up in distressed securities
Merger arbitrage has become over-crowded, so other event-driven strategies muscle in on the act
Appleton's Pan-Asian addition planned for 2003
pan-asian fund of hedge funds set to launch in new year
Invesco to reproduce Dublin fund for Hong Kong market
new dual strategy, single portfolio fund for invesco investors
Stand out from the crowd
The prime broker's role has grown in recent years and many offer a multitude of services
New Star Capital Guaranteed fund is 100% invested in cash
FUND IS FEW BASIS POINTS FROM GUARANTEE THRESHOLD ONE YEAR SINCE LAUNCH
Why pension funds do not readily invest in the hedge fund industry
Experts discuss the role of pension fund trustees and giving value for money