Hedge Funds Review - 2002-07-01
Articles in this issue
Managers face pressure to reduce fees to boost returns
JP Morgan Chase favours multi-strategy funds
Regulators consider opening hedge funds up to retail investors
Hedge fund operators ready themselves for momentus operational changes to their marketing strategies
Sidera offers two funds over next three months
Ex-orbitex sales director and iim set up hedge fund business
Change of focus as fixed managers look to LatAm
Interest has turned towards South America for fixed interest managers
Getting a head start
COO of Avocet Capital sets out five lessons to follow when starting up a hedge fund
Returns should prove to be steady but uninspiring
Downward trends have caused investors to ease off European convertibles
GHK's debut hedge fund targets institutions and funds of funds
the GHK first equity hedge fund lists on the irish exchange
Reality check
Equity hedged portfolios with a bias toward the US are popular in the market at present
The Italian attraction
Tax incentives are enticing investors to the Italian hedge fund market, to such an extent that the market is expected to double by the end of 2002.
Media money-spinner
The manager of the Lindsell Train media hedge fund has a simple objective ' to make money and the proliferation of media distribution platforms is helping him to meet his aim
Parkway will open its global macro fund in July
fund aims to take advantage of change in economic cycle
Making the most of europe
While the rules are onerous and due care needs to be taken, funds can be sold into most EU states
Rothschilds offers fund of market neutral funds
Rothschilds takes a historic step away from its traditional multi-manager structure with focused product
Hedge funds excluded from Ucit-qualifying portfolios
directive restricts exposure to short-selling
Sharpe practice
Schroders' emerging markets Astra fund is aiming to achieve good returns with a Sharpe ratio of about one and two-thirds the volatility of its benchmark
Options in both robust and troubled US market
With rationality returning to the US markets, long/short investment is a popular and effective strategy
Standardised process would cut time needed for approval
Single strategy funds looking for added flexibility
Appleton to expand its portfolio with two funds
Group plugs gap left by scott campbell's resignation
Russia rules in Eastern European long/short
Hedge managers are treading carefully in Western Europe but are finding profits from low correlation in Eastern Europe, notably Russia
measuring performance
A meaningful methodology to assess hedge funds is difficult to find
Spanish regulators reinforce hedge funds' exposure limits
Open-Ended ucits fund of funds forced to reduce holdings
