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Aperios finds value in concentrated emerging market long/short strategy
Aperios Emerging Connectivity Master Fund: Aperios Partners Investment Management
Finisterre denies Ucits rules will hamper returns
Finisterre Capital founder Paul Crean says Ucits rules do not impose significant restrictions on its new fund launched in October
Lynton Jones laments IPE's hesitation over electronic trading
Lynton Jones, the IPE’s former chief executive, tried hard to promote electronic trading in Brent futures. But those efforts met with strong resistance, he tells Mark Pengelly
Avoid one-size-fits-all capital approach, says Osfi’s Zelmer
Regulators have increasingly been pushing for less reliance on bank internal models, but Osfi’s deputy superintendent of the regulation sector, Mark Zelmer, thinks internal models have a place
UK's Tier One Capital seeks secondary structured products
Listed products are secondary nature at Tier One Capital
Future looks bright for continued growth of managed accounts
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
Prisma continues growth path with bespoke portfolio construction
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
Lyxor expects demand for alternatives to increase
Close relationships with hedge funds and Lyxor staff are at the heart of its reputation for independent research, asset management, its managed account platform and its other activities globally
Equity long/short FoHF that finds value in manager selection
As many investors return to the most basic hedge fund strategy, equity long/short, European Capital Holdings continues to stick to its winning formula, selecting only Europe’s best managers
NewAlpha sees brighter prospects for seeding in 2014
A major merger with NExT, a specialist in early-stage private equity investment, has pushed NewAlpha into a bigger universe where it can leverage its hedge fund seeding expertise in a wider context
Man takes advantage of GLG funds to create in-house FoHF
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
Regulation could be saviour of Europe’s FoHF business
While many moan about the EU’s AIFMD and other rules, one fund of hedge funds leader is optimistic the regulations will stimulate activity in Europe and bring assets back to the industry
Risk management at heart of Prima Capital FoHF success
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
Senator Crapo urges Dodd-Frank tweaks and CFTC-SEC merger
United Senate?
GAM looks at whole portfolios to advise on alternatives
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
Swedish FoHF adopts different approach to CTA manager selection
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
IASB: Liquidity buffers seek a safe home
Fair-value friend
Philippine Stock Exchange partners with SGX for equity futures – Hans Sicat profile
PSE chief Hans Sicat views cross-border partnerships as vital for development of Asean exchanges, although domestic regulation creates some obstacles
Structured products can underperform a simple stock and bond portfolio, study finds
A group of PhDs churned through 18,000 structured products issued by 13 leading banks, including Barclays, Goldman Sachs and UBS, to find out what investors in the products earned. In November, they published their results. Yakob Peterseil talks to one…
Private clients benefit from regional reach of HSBC Alternative Investments
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
Small FoHF proves experience and nimbleness produce performance
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
Merrill Lynch Investment Solutions shows alternative Ucits platform model still popular
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
Building better benchmarks in Dubai: DME's Chris Fix on running an oil exchange
Top of the agenda for the Dubai Mercantile Exchange and its chief executive, Christopher Fix, is assuring the integrity of its crude oil benchmark. He talks to OpRisk about the operational challenges stemming from the exchange’s unique regulatory…
Tradition's Mike Anderson cheerful despite headwinds for energy brokers
Regulatory change and tough market conditions are creating deep uncertainty for energy brokers. But Tradition’s Mike Anderson remains optimistic about the business, he tells Stella Farrington