Hedge Funds Review - 2004-11-01
Articles in this issue
The objective advocate
business profile
Keeping a handle on the client's money
With $280bn in private clients' assets, as at 30 June 2004, HSBC Private Bank has been using hedge funds for its customers since 1989. Simon Paul, head of private wealth management at the bank, answers questions about how and why HSBC Private Bank uses…
British Virgin Islands vs Malta
international financial centres
From Russia... with gloves on
Shareholder activism in Russia has historically been a distinctly dangerous pastime, but for investors in The Hermitage Fund and its manager William Browder, it has produced returns of 990% since 1996.
Client/server meets the hedge fund
andrew thompson
The place to do business in the sun
international financial centres
Asia keeps things interesting in difficult trading conditions
While oil prices continue to influence equity markets and volatility remains low, managers are seeing opportunity in emerging markets, distressed and Asia
Alternative investments: asset allocation in multimanagement
asset allocation
Slave to the rithm
algorithmic trading
Island shopping
jurisdictions
Robust foreign exchange market suffers from a blip of low volatility
foreign exchange
Sand, sea and securities
international financial centres
Hermitage Capital Mngmnt, Hermitage Fund, Bill Browder - November 2004
Shareholder activism in Russia has historically been adistinctly dangerous pastime, but for investors in TheHermitage Fund and its manager William Browder, it hasproduced healthy returns. This profile looks at the fund's 990% returns since 1996, before…
HSBC Private Bank - November 2004
Simon Paul from HSBC Private Bank explains why the bank has been using hedge funds for its customers since 1989. There is also a focus on due diligence.