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Recovery proves elusive for Russian Federation
Russia's plus points are becoming more difficult to discern amid ever darker economic storm clouds. With an economy and industrial sector mired in Soviet-era techniques, it is difficult to see the upside.
Diving into the dark: dark pools proliferate
Although volumes going through dark venues in Europe remains small, there are signs this type of trading will grow and could soon catch up to the US volume. Margie Lindsay looks at how hedge funds could use dark venues
Ninth European Performance Awards 2009
The ninth annual Hedge Funds Review European Performance Awards winners were announced at a gala black-tie dinner at the Royal Horticultural Halls, London on May 6.
Artful way to make money
Art is not generally seen as an investable asset class. For some hedge funds, however, trading art can be as profitable as any other strategy. Kris Devasabai and Stephen Quigley examine how art is being successfully traded
Summer sunshine: reassessing 2009 at the mid-way point
At mid-point 2009 the hedge funds industry is seeing a lot more than just green shoots - more like a rose garden with serious pruning issues and a tendency to grow wild.
No clear consensus emerging on star strategy performance
What strategy will be the top performer in 2009?
Replicating a winning formula proves tricky
The big question hanging over global macro is whether it can continue to outperform other strategies as it did in 2008. The majority of managers think it could still be a winner.
A steadier ship
Cautious optimism pervaded the fourth annual Structured Products Americas conference, held in May at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables in Miami. Speakers and panellists seemed happy to reacquaint themselves with terms such as volatility, correlation and…
Cap it all
The European Commission published a new set of rules for hedge funds and private equity funds in April. What will new limits on leverage and capital mean for managers accustomed to operating with relative freedom? By Alexander Campbell
In search of the gold standard
Data is fundamental to enterprise risk management systems. Some banks have looked to build single, consistent central sources of information for risk analysis, but how are they tackling this task? Is this goal even achievable? By Clive Davidson
With a bang
Isda's big bang protocol has standardised the credit default swap market, giving buy-side credit firms a voice but also stripping some flexibility from the market. However, the new regime is posing some challenges for end-users. Peter Madigan reports
Playing catch up
With extreme volatility and liquidity concerns hitting Russia in the second half of 2008, large cracks were exposed in the country's bank risk management practices. Alexey Simanovsky, director of banking regulation and supervision at the Bank of Russia,…
Help or hindrance?
The financial crisis has caused significant pain to Russian securitisation issuers. But an amendment by the Bank of Russia to include mortgage-backed securities on the list of instruments eligible for its repurchasing facility is fanning hopes of a…
Reporting riddle
A requirement by the UK Financial Services Authority for financial institutions to run regular reports on their liquidity positions from next year has raised a number of operational challenges. Is this fuelling a move towards enterprise risk management?…
Oblivious to danger
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