Articles by Jamie Wynn-Williams
Fivemore Fund -- November 2008
As a man who was once the youngest specialist trader on a German stock exchange, Johannes Minho Roth, partner, co-founder and head of trading operations at Five T Capital, is one of those rare cases of a person who has fulfilled early potential and…
Dexion Trading - April 2008
Dexion Trading was originally launched in November 2004 following the success of Dexion Capital’s previous listed fund of hedge funds, Dexion Absolute Limited and Dexion Equity Alternative.
Corbin Capital Partners - March 2008
If you need an example of a fund of funds manager that has a particular penchant for the foundation and endowment sector, then one need look no further than Tracy McHale Stuart, chief executive officer at Corbin Capital Partners.
Latin American markets offer mixed opportunities for hedge funds
Country focus: Latin America
Mixed verdict from market on benefits of 130/30 strategy
Assets under management in 130/30 or similar type equity strategies, also known as short extension products, are currently estimated by a variety of sources at around $75bn on a worldwide basis. In these strategies the manager shorts a certain percentage…
Liquidity issues challenge hedge funds as market turmoil persists
Alyce Campbell, product manager at Calypso Technology, believes there are two definitions for liquidity risk.
Fund manager and investor demands
Fund managers and investors have similar needs. They both want timely, accurate and secure information about a fund's value, operations and trades. How they receive this information and the detail of it, however, is where the IT solutions for fund…
Dexion Trading: Dexion Capital
Dexion Trading sees continued value in macro fund of funds
Germany cold shoulders hedge funds
The German government is relatively hostile to hedge funds, but institutional investors see the advantages of these investment vehicles. Jamie Wynn-Williams examines the legislative and regulatory environment and discusses the future of German industry.
Market volatility and flight to quality puts gold back in fashion
Physical gold is an extremely liquid asset. It is also the natural hedge against adverse money movements and inflation. While gold has shown strong returns over recent years, its most valuable contribution to a portfolio lies in the fact that it is not…
Investable indexes - December 2008
Credit Suisse /Tremont Hedge Fund Index - Dow Jones Hedge Fund Benchmarks - Frontier Capital Multi-Asset Platform Fund - Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index - HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index - Lyxor Global hedge Fund Index