Hedge Funds Review - July 2010
Articles in this issue
Bermuda to emphasise regulatory strengths in bid to gain more hedge fund business
Setting the standard
Politicians and regulators need to focus on supporting financial services
Rearranging the deck chairs
Garratt Property Group sees value in distressed UK properties
Garratt launches UK property fund
Neptune fund focuses on Russian stock exchanged listed securities
Neptune Investment Management sees potential in Russian markets
Luxembourg aims for domination of hedge fund Ucits
Luxembourg hungry for alternatives: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Exchange traded funds provide SCM with liquidity and transparency
SCM finds value in ETFs
Insparo fund targets Africa and Middle East investment opportunities
Insparo Africa and Middle East Fund follows a multi-strategy approach to investment opportunities in fixed income, equities and local markets relying on intensive first-hand research.
Investable indexes: May 2010 returns
The May 2010 returns for investable indexes including Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index, Dow Jones Investable Indexes, Frontier Capital Multi Asset Platform Fund versus the indexes, Hedge Fund Research Indexes and Lyxor Alternative Index.
Challenges abound for hedge funds struggling to implement better corporate governance
Hedge funds move to strengthen corporate governance foundations
Prime broker profile: Barclays Capital - aiming for the top
Aiming for the top tier
Ucits fund of hedge funds proliferate despite lack of diversitiy and underlying funds
Proliferation of Ucits funds of funds: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Hedge funds forced to innovate against ETF invasion
“Do exchange traded funds (ETFs), replication products and passive indexes give investors a better option than direct investment into hedge funds? How can hedge funds compete?”
Aberdeen’s FoHF Orbita Global Opportunities Strategy emphasises manager relationships
Aberdeen’s alternative investment strategies seek growth
Ireland keen to dominate Ucits hedge fund sector
Ireland follows different path to hedge fund Ucits: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Hedge fund managers moving into Ucits ETFs and index products
Innovation leads to expanded product offering: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Wermuth Asset Management looks for value in Russian markets
Value search in Russian markets
Risk management and compliance for hedge funds migrate to the front office
Front office gains in stature
Ucits hedge funds pose challenges for fund administrators
Processing the challenges: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Energy strategy remains promising for hedge funds despite its volatility
Fund managers see value in energy strategy
TCG IndiaStar Fund: Chatterjee Asset Management Services (CAMS)
Breaking taboos
Odin Fund Management sees value in offshore oil servicing sector
Odin eyes maritime and offshore energy prospects
Translating overnight and intraday returns to improve daily volatility forecast accuracy
Lost in translation: Accuracy versus profitability of intraday, overnight and volume information for volatility-based trading
Technology sector buoyant with opportunity
Low-hanging fruit
Mudrick Distressed Opportunities Fund: Mudrick Capital
Investing through the cycle
