Hedge Funds Review - February 2013

• Single manager

Cheyne Capital continues to find opportunities and performance in five asset classes

Opportunistic collaborators

• 01 Feb 2013

• Hedge funds

SEF confusion stymies buy-side move to electronic swap execution

Future shock

• 30 Jan 2013

• Strategy

CTAs are an inexpensive and effective tail hedge, says AHL

Momentous times

• 30 Jan 2013

• Investors

Overall hedge fund performance needs to remain positive to keep investor interest

Beginning again from the end

• 01 Feb 2013

• Hedge funds

KPMG's Robert Mirsky talks about challenges facing the hedge fund industry

Regulatory shock

• 18 Jan 2013

• Strategy

China-focused hedge funds produce outstanding performance in 2012

China-focused hedge funds performed well in 2012 and tend to show significantly lower volatility compared with their equity benchmark. Event driven and special situation funds were a positive for 2012.

• 28 Jan 2013

• Hedge funds

Continuing confusion in markets caused by political and central bank interference plagues hedge funds

Feeling the beat

• 23 Jan 2013

• Single manager

Eiffel Credit Opportunities: Eiffel Investment Group

Eiffel capitalises on catalysts in European credit through long/short hedge fund

• 23 Jan 2013

• Hedge funds

Pressure on prime broker funding model threatens to drive up financing costs for hedge funds

Big squeeze

• 23 Jan 2013

• Investors

Hedge fund due diligence process considers myriad aspects of qualitative and quantitative factors

Attention to due diligence

• 29 Jan 2013

• Technology

Technology takes centre stage as hedge fund compliance and investor reporting increases

Performance anxiety

• 28 Jan 2013