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Insparo fund targets Africa and Middle East investment opportunities
Insparo Africa and Middle East Fund follows a multi-strategy approach to investment opportunities in fixed income, equities and local markets relying on intensive first-hand research.
Garratt Property Group sees value in distressed UK properties
Garratt launches UK property fund
Odin Fund Management sees value in offshore oil servicing sector
Odin eyes maritime and offshore energy prospects
Bermuda to emphasise regulatory strengths in bid to gain more hedge fund business
Setting the standard
Exchange traded funds provide SCM with liquidity and transparency
SCM finds value in ETFs
Technology sector buoyant with opportunity
Low-hanging fruit
Prime broker profile: Barclays Capital - aiming for the top
Aiming for the top tier
Politicians and regulators need to focus on supporting financial services
Rearranging the deck chairs
Ucits fund of hedge funds proliferate despite lack of diversitiy and underlying funds
Proliferation of Ucits funds of funds: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Platforms offer route to Ucits hedge fund investment, marketing and distribution
Platform for investment: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Hedge fund managers moving into Ucits ETFs and index products
Innovation leads to expanded product offering: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Luxembourg aims for domination of hedge fund Ucits
Luxembourg hungry for alternatives: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Ireland keen to dominate Ucits hedge fund sector
Ireland follows different path to hedge fund Ucits: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Ucits hedge funds pose challenges for fund administrators
Processing the challenges: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Asian demand spurs commodities boom
Asian demand for commodities continues to be insatiable. Alex Davis looks at how western investment banks are looking to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the growth
European refineries face difficult times
European refining has been in the doldrums for the last few years. Alex Davis looks at the outlook for Europe’s refiners and at how this will affect hedging strategies
The slow growth of the carbon offsets market
Despite the integral role played by forests in efforts to combat global warming, the market for forest-based carbon offsets has been slow to develop. Katie Holliday talks to experts about how this landscape is now changing
US power markets switch to nodal trading
Several North American power market system operators have switched to a nodal system in recent years in search of greater market transparency, more granular and accurate pricing and the ability to manage congestion more precisely. Pauline McCallion looks…
Obstacles in the UK power market
An uncertain landscape for the UK power market is discouraging the participation of smaller electricity companies and preventing the development of healthy liquidity levels, say experts. Katie Holliday investigates the market’s prospects
Risk managers debate at Energy Risk USA conference
Energy risk managers from across North America convened at Energy Risk’s annual US conference in May to discuss the many challenges currently facing the sector, including derivatives regulation and carbon market growth, as Pauline McCallion reports
Managing change in energy markets
Adapting to change is essential for companies in the ever-evolving energy markets. Risk managers are well placed to take a leading role in change management. Jay Jayasuriya and Julie Shochat of Enite set out a change management plan
Overview of US regulatory reforms
US legislators are shoring up a range of sweeping financial regulations to tighten derivatives trading. Pauline McCallion provides an overview to the regulatory changes in the pipeline
Energy firms face capital adequacy squeeze
Impending regulation changes will have a profound impact on the operational side of the energy markets as energy companies face capital adequacy issues. Lianna Brinded investigates how companies will cope and what repercussions the changes will have on…