Investors
Coutts banks on raising £100m for protected plan
private bank aims to meet demand for less volatile offering
Under fire
Are hedge funds the cause of volatility in investment markets?
A tough nut to crack
Legal impediments and excessive taxation have stunted the German hedge fund market. If these are eased there should be massive growth
measuring performance
A meaningful methodology to assess hedge funds is difficult to find
Appleton to expand its portfolio with two funds
Group plugs gap left by scott campbell's resignation
Sharpe practice
Schroders' emerging markets Astra fund is aiming to achieve good returns with a Sharpe ratio of about one and two-thirds the volatility of its benchmark
Reality check
Equity hedged portfolios with a bias toward the US are popular in the market at present
GHK's debut hedge fund targets institutions and funds of funds
the GHK first equity hedge fund lists on the irish exchange
Getting a head start
COO of Avocet Capital sets out five lessons to follow when starting up a hedge fund
Change of focus as fixed managers look to LatAm
Interest has turned towards South America for fixed interest managers
Regulators consider opening hedge funds up to retail investors
Hedge fund operators ready themselves for momentus operational changes to their marketing strategies
Managers face pressure to reduce fees to boost returns
JP Morgan Chase favours multi-strategy funds
Structured vehicle link to fund of funds to widen client base
CDOs have been restructured for the fund of hedge fund market
A new fixed income hedge fund brought into play by Julius Baer
launch | the fund aims for absolute return of libor + 9%
RAB runs absolute returns in its equity fund
Schehrezade Sadeque and Philip Richards concentrate on large-cap mainstream European stocks with the RAB European Equity Strategy fund and have seen assets rise to e758m