Book contributions by Risk Staff
Portfolio Construction and Management
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Articles by Risk Staff
Avoiding the SEC's own sales targets
John Mollloy of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge discusses the ins and outs of marketing in light of recent SEC rulings
From alpha to omega
It's all about higher moments. The kind where you decide what is really important about what you do and how you allocate your resources. Lionel Martellini presents the Edhec guide to hedge fund enlightenment
At your service
Hedge Funds Review gathered 10 of the administration industry's great and good to share their thoughts on the most pressing issues facing the industry today...
Unearthing value early
London's CDCapital, investing in pre-IPO commodities firms, draws its initials from those of its founder Carmel Daniele, but they may just as easily stand for 'Chinese demand ' when it comes to finding profitable exits from trades, as Carmel Daniele…
Crystal ball gazing
tete à tete: strategies
All software systems are Go! as Asia and Japan get algorithmically well connected
Some Asian exchanges have been less well equipped to handle algos, writes David Walker. Now, that is all changing - to hedge funds' delight...
Home ground disadvantage
Christopher Donoho and Marc Gottridge of Lovells discuss whether US Bankruptcy Court 'avoidance' powers bring up more risks for investors in, and prime brokers to, hedge funds
The charge of the lite brigade
With 130/30 funds predicted by some to pull in $1trn in five years and attracting allocators like CalPERS, Phyllis Feinberg went to see who was offering them, and if hedge fund managers should be worried...
On FASB, hedge funds and fair value...
If you thought all acronyms were born equal, Grant Thronton's Michael Patanella begs to differ. He explains why one called FAS 157 could help managers show why their fund isn't one of the pack, either, when it comes to valuations
Repricing the loan market
The advent of loan CDS trading has highlighted a huge differential between yields on cash and derivatives in this asset class. Laurence Neville asks whether loan CDS will force a major repricing of the cash loan market
India publishes credit derivatives guidelines
New guidelines from the Indian central bank are intended to kick-start development of the credit derivatives market in the region. But are the restrictions too limiting to be of any use?
John Addeo
Make the most of high-yield liquidity: it won't last for ever, says the portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management in Boston. Interview by Dalia Fahmy
Talking point: exchange-traded credit
Talking point
Fears over LatAm consumer credit boom
A lending spree by Latin American banks has led to a massive rise in consumer debt. Banks are content to securitise these loans, but what happens when consumers start defaulting?
Islamic finance supplement - Sukuk: caveat emptor
Demand for Shariah-compliant investment opportunities is exploding, but is the global market for sukuk guilty of ignoring the risks? Philip Moore investigates
Bondholders turn up the heat in covenant battle
While 'covenant-lite' loans are grabbing headlines in the loan markets, issuers are being forced to add stronger covenant protection to get bonds away. Matthew Attwood reports