Hedge Funds Review - February 2015
Articles in this issue
Oil promises better investment environment for hedge funds
Price drop not short-lived, and is boon for investors
BlueBay: "ever higher" market dislocation, mispricing of risk
But bank deleveraging problem loans creates opportunities
Managed futures ‘not a tail risk strategy'
Investors should not try to time allocations, says Abbey
CTAs beat hedge fund rivals in 2014
Investors hope that CTAs’ fortunes have changed for good
Bond holdout provisions ‘could be challenged as oppression'
Hedge fund activism - trends and predictions for 2015
Complexity and returns behind PFZW decision to ditch hedge funds
Dutch pension fund to focus on controllability and intelligibility
Allianz plans to expand low-risk alternatives
Doubling in assets shows demand for low-return investments
Mifid II to cause shake-out in hedge fund derivatives trading
New requirements may lead to consolidation among small funds
Ukip sees influx of hedge fund money
Hedge funds have donated more than £160,000 to the UK Independence Party
Mariner: improve liquidity with non-bank broker dealers
Hedge funds need to step in, says CIO Williams
Event driven boosted in 2014 by $43 billion flows
Activist strategies account for approximately $14 billion of total
Evolving post-trade requirements in the new regulatory environment
Sponsored feature: DTCC
One in 12 alternative firms to face SEC action
In 2013 SEC increased formal orders of investigations by 20%
Primes re-pricing and exiting their tails
Start-ups struggling to establish multiple PB relationships
‘Grexit’ and radical Greek bond restructuring not expected
Extension of maturities and lower interest rates more likely
FCA's Annex IV reporting system back up and running
Regulator will be lenient on latecomers as glitches resolved