Articles by Margie Lindsay
ETFs still flying high
Exchange traded funds have become established as popular investment tools. There are still challenges ahead, but there is no doubt of the growing importance of ETFs to investors. Margie Lindsay examines the future prospects for these vehicles.
David Harding, managing director and head of research at Winton Capital
A head for numbers
Changing times
If any doubters remain, they are few and far between. The hedge fund world, even before the imposition of widescale regulation and oversight, has fundamentally changed. How the industry will develop, however, is not certain.
Regulation is a waste of resources says economist
"There is a naive belief among legislators that laws inhibit criminality. It's not true," says Roger Nightingale, a global economist and strategist.
Lyxor explores risk options
The Lyxor managed account platform is one of the beset ways for investors to achieve exposure to hedge funds with maximised transparency and liquidity, believes Hela Dammak, managing director, and Pierre Matussiere, managing director, family wealth…
Russia cannot be ignored
Liam Halligan is a one-man cheering section for the investment opportunity in Russia. As a former Economist and Financial Times correspondent in Moscow, Halligan is far from naive or gullible. His views on the Russian economy are firmly based on economic…
Singapore fund targets Far East opportunities
The road to the formation of Republic Investment Management (RIM) was unconventional. Two factors made it happen.
Blackwater eyes UK property
"I take the approach of buying in difficult times, asset managing and selling to achieve profit," says property investor Henry Gwyn-Jones, general manager of Blackwater Asset Management. He is not shy about his talent. "It is fair to say that in my…
JP Morgan re-opens long/short fund for investors
People, process and performance are at the heart of JP Morgan's Europe Dynamic Long Short Fund. Closed until relatively recently, JP Morgan has decided to open it again to investors.
Commodities key to portfolio diversification
Shaun Port, chief investment officer at Fitzwilliam Asset Management, is passionate about commodities. He has been running multi-managers since 1995 and multi-strategy funds since 2003. Commodities, he believes, should be an essential part of any…
Investors demand good investment products
There is no doubt there is a great deal of potential investment money available in the Middle East, some of which could be placed in hedge funds. Margie Lindsay looks at the prospects for managers looking to tap into the market
Unintended consequences of regulation
What politicians set out to do when drafting and implementing regulations often turns out quite differently than intended. The current rush to legislation bears all the hallmarks of over-hasty and ill-conceived rules that could come back to bite the hand…
Knowing the unknowns is important says Crazon Capital
Corazon Capital chairman Ian Morley believes the only thing that goes up in a down market is the correlation of the non-correlated assets of a portfolio. In a critique of the current investment environment, Morley was scathing about the "beta providers…
Foreclosed US properties offer investment opportunities
Most people would find little value in buying portfolios of foreclosed residential property in the US. Chris Ryan, chief operating officer of Merrick Road Properties, disagrees
Biomass project targets Scottish electricity grid
Founded in 2001 by CEO and chairman Mohammed Yusef and managing director Niall Bamford, Invicta Capital has come up with an interesting investment proposition in biomass. The latest scheme by the company, which has so far raised over £1.3 billion, is the…
Iveagh leads the way for family offices
Experience and intensive analysis coupled with sound processes produce results for Iveagh
British politicians need to make some hard decisions
The extraordinary measures being taken to counteract the financial crisis are storing up problems for the future. How governments, and the UK in particular, react to these future problems could determine the financial landscape for many years. Hedge…
Interview: Stanley Fink, chief executive, International Standard Asset Management (ISAM)
Experience coupled with a big heart
Ninth European Performance Awards 2009
The ninth annual Hedge Funds Review European Performance Awards winners were announced at a gala black-tie dinner at the Royal Horticultural Halls, London on May 6.
Diving into the dark: dark pools proliferate
Although volumes going through dark venues in Europe remains small, there are signs this type of trading will grow and could soon catch up to the US volume. Margie Lindsay looks at how hedge funds could use dark venues
Getting back to basics: Switzerland reviews its position
Under attack for its liberal tax policies and confidentiality laws, the alpine idyll is trying to rebuild its reputation after some embarrassing lapses in judgement.
Pragmatic regulation boosts competitiveness of Mauritius
Politically stable with a developed democratic government, the island nation of Mauritius is exploiting its geographical position near Africa and its network of double-taxation treaties to develop its financial services sector and in particular the hedge…
Comfort in managed accounts
Various surveys show a significant number of investors are seriously considering putting at least a proportion of their investments through managed accounts. Hedge Funds Review weighs the pros and cons.
Absolute Income UK Equity Market Neutral Fund: Insight Investment
Absolutely looking for alpha returns