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Hedge fund industry performance comes under pressure from market events
research: cluster analysis
Curse of interesting times
We live in interesting times. The Chinese blessing (or curse) seems to be pursuing markets well into 2008. The first quarter looks set to continue its volatile and uneven performance while the US Federal Reserve still appears to have no real plan for…
Isle of Man has ambitious plans to develop fund administration business
The Isle of Man is determined to increase the number of hedge funds doing business on the island. Already it is seen as a leading offshore centre. Margie Lindsay examines why the island is fast becoming a favourite for hedge fund administrators
Hedge fund finds alternative niche
Niche strategies are the way to go for small companies wishing to launch new hedge funds, according to Dominique Grandchamp a partner in Nara Capital.
Hedge funds keen to attract family office investment
Family offices with substantial assets can often be an attractive investor market for hedge funds. Dealing with these family offices, however, can be very different from coping with the typical institutional investor. Sara Utecht and Jamie Wynn-Williams…
Pooled funds may offer investors good value and diversity
launching internal fohfs
Commodities offer alpha win
commodities
Reinvested fund of funds looks to institutions
Corbin Capital Partners
How to survive in a crisis in four easy steps
data security
Market volatility and flight to quality puts gold back in fashion
Physical gold is an extremely liquid asset. It is also the natural hedge against adverse money movements and inflation. While gold has shown strong returns over recent years, its most valuable contribution to a portfolio lies in the fact that it is not…
Future technology needs to reflect business objectives
What are the key questions to ask technology suppliers when selecting a system?
Chasing transparency: replication may be the key
Transparency is something almost all investors into hedge funds want but which hedge funds are reluctant to provide. Phyllis Feinberg critiques a returns-based technique that could provide greater transparency for funds.
Second life
Life insurance securitisation
Offshore insecurity
Securitisation
A retail focus
Retail market
Supply-side economics
Pensions
Living with volatility
Variable annuities
FFAs: rocking the boat?
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) plumbed the depths in early 2008, sinking from record highs in late 2007. Some have blamed derivatives market activity for the sharp fall. Roderick Bruce casts a beady eye over the BDI and asks where prices are heading next
Waiting in the wings
The long-mooted inclusion of the aviation sector in the European Union's emissions trading scheme is finally on the radar screen. Roderick Bruce discovers whether stakeholders are ready for take off
The prepay delay
Municipal natural gas prepayment deals withered in the second half of 2007 as a result of the credit crisis. While this year has seen a trickle of new deals, greater problems may be lurking. David Watkins reports