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Collateral replacement
At the height of the financial crisis, manufacturers were quick to mitigate mounting counterparty risk concerns by deploying products issued by collateralised special purpose vehicles. But now, as the yield junkies return and retail appetite for…
Wrestling with correlation
The correlation risk inherent in most structured products represents an ongoing headache for manufacturers. While new regulatory proposals would affect how much risk banks keep on their books, market dynamics are at play, especially the rise in…
On again, off again: onshore vs offshore
On or off? Regulated or unregulated? As hedge fund managers dither and investors vacillate, lawyers are finding it even more difficult than usual to offer definitive advice. Hedge Funds Review finds out how lawyers are managing.
Open for business: a look into prime brokerage
Prime brokers are prepared to ramp up their lending to hedge funds but demand for leverage remains low.
Valuation under the microscope
Hedge fund valuation is coming under more scrutiny than ever before. Kris Devasabai speaks to industry experts about best practices in this area and how the framework of the US Financial Accounting Standard Board’s classification of financial assets…
Investors embrace equity long/short
Strategy: equity long/short
A positive turn of events
Strategy: event-driven
Battling against the tide
Jurisdiction overview: Isle of Man
Going Dutch
Marketing and disribution: The Netherlands
Alive and kicking
Interview with Courtenay Wolfe, president and CEO of Salida Capital
Moving up the food chain
Prime broker profile: Deutsche Bank
Moving into alternatives
Investor profile: Universities Superannuation Scheme
Hedge funds vie for investor favour - and money
How, if at all, will marketing and distribution of hedge funds and funds of hedge funds change in 2010?
Spanner in the works
Do not get too comfortable. The global economy is by no means out of the woods yet. And hedge funds are facing one of their most challenging years, not in terms of ability to outperform, but to survive the vagaries and interference of politicians and…
European power: Nord Pool Q&A
Eric Thrane is chief executive of Nord Pool, Europe’s largest marketplace for physical and financial power contracts
European power: Can the Nordic market be replicated?
In the second of a series of in-depth features looking at power markets in Europe, Rachel Morison examines the strengths of the Nordic market as a model for the rest of Europe and finds out what lessons can be learnt
Innovative plans for exchange
Malta: hedge fund industry gains momentum
Malta at a glance
A quick guide to Malta.
What they say about Malta
Malta: hedge fund industry gains momentum
Growth continues
Malta: hedge fund industry gains momentum