Hedge Funds Review - March 2010
Articles in this issue
In-house changes: the use of in-house lawyers
The role of in-house lawyers in hedge fund management companies is changing all the time. Hedge Funds Reviewtalks to general counsel about their jobs.
Ambitious plans: profile of Newedge
A few years ago Newedge was considered a niche broker. Hedge Funds Review discovers how the prime brokerage has expanded significantly and reveals some of its plans for the future.
Different players, different game
A few years ago the secondary market was dominated by one or two names. With the increase in gates, side pockets and illiquid assets, secondary trading of hedge funds has blossomed. More players are in the market, although few are expected to stay the…
Developed country debt default sends shivers through the system
What would be the repercussions of a developed country defaulting on its debt?
Dynamic risk budgeting through the core-satellite approach
A recent EDHEC-Risk Institute publication on risk control through dynamic core-satellite portfolios of exchange traded funds (ETFs) supported by Amundi1 reviewed a risk management method based on the dynamic core-satellite approach that we apply to the…
Acting up
Strategy: activist
Paradigm shift
The financial world has undergone a paradigm shift. A bold statement that many would support and probably an equal number would question. Whatever the view, there has been a profound and possibly permanent change that will define this decade, maybe even…
Galena Special Situations Fund: Galena Asset Management
Mining the situation
Happy with regulation
Tiny Luxembourg may be the smallest EU member state but in the investment fund world it is a giant. Hedge Funds Review finds out what it can offer to hedge fund managers.
Not so grim up North
Hedge fund allocations in the Nordic region vary widely from country to country. Hedge Funds Review digs into the market to find out why.
Capitalising on volatility
Strategy: fixed income arbitrage
Concordia Global Multi-Strategy Fund: Concordia Advisors
Profiting from the relative value cycle
Stock loan exchanges gain traction
Exchange trading of stock loans promises to inject a needed dose of transparency and liquidity into the securities lending business. Hedge Funds Review reports on the latest developments.
Investable indexes: January returns
The January 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, Greenwich Investable Indexes, Hedge Fund Research Indexes and…
York Event-Driven Ucits Fund: York Capital Management
Moving into Ucits
