Hedge Funds Review
Convertibles set to exploit renewed bond issuance after disastrous 2003
Convertible managers could buy into new issues, but still face low volatility difficulties
time to cash in
Pension funds and others with cash to spare may look first at money market funds to park savings, but hedge funds are also seeing the benefits of using these vehicles
European volatility offers funds a chance to prosper
The Eurozone may be growing, but not everybody believes it. Managers, it seems, must be ready for anything
US distressed managers cross the pond in search of greener grass
Although the US still offers choice, the key is finding distress small enough not to hit the large players' screens
All change
As foreign exchange trading becomes ever more efficient, brokers are finding themselves competing for hedge fund business
Honeyguide proves profitable diversifier for global macros
Fund looks for long-term match of risk and reward in underlying managers
by conor ringland
It's the biggest financial market in the world, it never stops, it's transparent and opportunity keeps knocking. No wonder then that hedge funds are increasingly looking to foreign exchange
Speaking the right language
Is there a need for prime brokers and those serving hedge funds to have staff in continental Europe, as regulators make their markets increasingly friendly to hedge funds?
Risk control
The debate continues between those calling for capital protection and those calling for extra leverage in hedge fund portfolios
a changing landscape
Derivatives debate
Patience pays off
Platinum Capital Management has launched a new distressed debt fund after a long process of analytical research
Japan comes of age
As the economic climate changes in the Land of the Rising Sun, hedge funds are rapidly expanding to become a high-profile investment option
The long and the short of it
Early signs of improving global economic conditions are causing fund managers to reassess their portfolios - with all eyes on US long/short
One broker or two?
Prime brokerage
alphabeta soup
Analysing returns
Pole position
Refco Alternative Investments is knocking on pension funds‘ and institutional investors‘ doors with a range of diversified and single strategy funds of hedge funds, and a passive indexed product, too