Asset management
Risky business - fund of hedge fund managers tackle the thorny issue of non-investment risk
funds of hedge funds and risk management
How to make hay while the sun shines...or doesn't
weather derivatives
Redomiciling your fund in Malta
jurisdictions: malta
Aspect Capital, Aspect Diversified, Anthony Todd - Sep 2005
Aspect Capital is best known for its commodities hedge funds. While this sector is a central pillar of the firm’s trading strategy, there are other strings to the Aspect bow, as Solomon Teague discovered
Observatory Capital, Credit Markets Fund - October 2005
In a grizzly 2005 for credit, Observatory Capital’s Credit Markets fund celebrated its first birthday with a27% gift for its early investors. Shazad Ghaffar and John Bishop blew out the candles.
A perfect storm
Hedge fund investors have pulled billions of dollars out of convertible arbitrage strategies over the past year, but some managers now reckon the market has bottomed out. Is the strategy turning the corner? By Duncan Wood
Economic capital blues
Rating agencies and life insurers have not always got on, with squabbles over how to account for diversification across business lines a prime reason. But could the rise of economic capital management put an end to the arguing?
A disciplined approach
E&P companies tend not to strategically hedge in a rising market. But there are good reasons for them to do so, and some are sticking to their hedging strategies, despite suffering losses on their derivatives contracts. By Joe Marsh
Central/Eastern europe - Eastern promise
Regional focus: Central/Eastern europe
ABN finds the perfect match
Asset management
CRO Forum study released
Industry body the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Forum, which consists of the chief risk officers of Europe's leading insurers, is advancing the case for the use of proprietary internal models under Solvency II with the publication of a new in-depth report.
Great expectations?
Risk and expectation are two sides of the same coin. But could you quantify your own risk appetite? explores some ways to put a price tag on those hazards you can’t avoid Neil Palmer
Investing in the future
philanthropy
The manager's advocate
Morgan Creek Capital Management's Mark Yusko spoke strongly in favour of hedge funds at Hedge Funds Review's recent Bermuda conference. At Morgan Creek, his views are not unusual