Asset management
RMF: a consistent performer
Profile
Trading transparency tug-of-war
Prime brokerage
Deciding hedge fund allocations
Pension funds
Virtual funds
Replication
A surreptitious stampede
Credit derivatives
Equity long-short strategies
Sponsor’s statement
What everybody ought to know about this credit business
CDS guide: introduction
Bayer: a bitter pill to swallow
Credit of the month
Flexibility is the key
Asset and liability management
A changing landscape
Asset-backed securities
Modelling the unthinkable
DATABASES AND MODELLING
Terrorism insurance - Modelling the unthinkable
In November, the US government passed a law requiring all insurers to underwrite terrorism risk, forcing them to find a way to price this exposure. Could terrorism risk models be the answer?
Opportunities arise in debt as more companies face spectre of insolvency
The present global economy is boosting the distressed debt market
A tighter reign
The SEC, America's market regulator, is set to introduce regulations which could transform the way hedge funds with a US connection do business
Complementary pairing
The managers of Gartmore's AlphaGen Avior Fund run it alongside a long-only UK unit trust, but this is to neither funds' detriment
Talent always bounces back
The hedge fund bubble sustained even the mediocre players, but now it has burst only the most skilled will survive
Looking at the alternative
Hedge funds are a perfect investment for with-profits funds, with their aim of offering smoothed investment returns. The challenge for hedge fund managers is getting noticed by the life offices which manage them