Asset management
Cerberus RMBS Opportunities Fund: Cerberus Capital Management
Americas Awards 2012
Profile: Tina Surh, chief investment officer, New York University endowment fund
Americas Awards 2012
Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (Baam)
Americas Awards 2012
York Credit Opportunities Fund: York Capital Management
Americas Awards 2012
All Weather Strategy: Bridgewater Associates
Americas Awards 2012
Youth unemployment in Europe bigger crisis than eurozone in the long term
Frustrated ambition
Titan Masters International Fund (TMIF): Titan Advisors
Americas Awards 2012
Operational due diligence has grown in importance to institutional investment in hedge funds
Continuous surveillance
Investable indexes: June 2012 returns
All hedge fund indexes had declines in June, although performance across sub-strategies was mixed. CTA/managed futures funds fared particularly badly. Equity long/short funds had a better month.
Hedge funds continue run of losses in June
Hedge funds are on a run of losses, ending the quarter down 2.3%. Despite this, most regional mandates had flat to slightly positive returns in June and some strategies made gains for the month.
Interview: Larry Hite, president of Isam USA
Larry Hite, winner of the lifetime achievement award at the Hedge Funds Review Americas Awards 2012, has inspired a generation of commodity trading advisers (CTAs) and systematic hedge fund managers.
Multi-strategy hedge funds benefit in volatile markets
Tactical advantages
Next economic crisis to come from pension funds
Unregulated pension fund industry will be a systemic concern
Legal & General eyes European infrastructure finance bonds
European Investment Bank set to launch project bond pilot scheme in September
Cat bond issuance this year could rival record 2007
New sponsors contribute to near-record first-half activity setting optimistic mood for rest of the year
Longevity modelling must evolve
Longevity modelling must evolve
Evolution of the liquidity exchange
Evolution of the liquidity exchange
Lyxor AM aims to become global asset manager through championship of hedge funds
Defying stereotypes
RAB Special Situations Fund: RAB Capital
Back with better ideas
Investor and regulatory pressures continue to force change in hedge fund corporate governance
Divergent views for tricky problem
Currency hedge funds struggle with political headwinds
Hard currency
Breithorn Fund: Matterhorn Investment Management
Exploring new frontiers