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Investable indexes: February 2010 returns
The February 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.
Beyond diversification: absolute return funds of ETFs
In the March article we drew on a recent Edhec-Risk Institute publication on risk control through dynamic core-satellite portfolios of exchange traded funds (ETFs) supported by Amundi (1) to look at the dynamic core-satellite approach to risk management…
Splitting up the risk: counterparty risk in a post-Lehman world
Counterparty risk shot to prominence in the financial crisis. Hedge Funds Review looks at the models being proposed by prime brokers to aid fund managers in risk mitigation.
Seeds of change: seeding of hedge funds
The pool of investors willing to provide start-up capital to hedge funds has shrunk significantly since the financial crisis. For the survivors the opportunities have never been greater.
After the storm
Strategy: convertible arbitrage
Taking a wide view
Strategy: global macro
BlueBay Multi-Strategy Fund: BlueBay Asset Management
Pursuing multi-strategy approach to fixed income
Majedie Tortoise Fund: Majedie Asset Management
Tortoise races ahead
Art of FoHF management: interview with Peter Rigg, head of alternative investments group, HSBC Private Bank
Investor profile: HSBC Private Bank
On the right track
Prime broker profile: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Dendrochronology for hedge funds
A spate of recent surveys and studies has confirmed the hedge fund tree is still alive and growing. Reading between the rings, it seems the financial crisis that reversed growth may have been a good thing for the industry.
New approach to risk management
Unencumbered cash is probably “the most important risk management tool at the disposal of a hedge fund,” according to a research paper from Columbia University.
Divergence, convergence and common trends in global industry
Are European and US hedge fund managers diverging?
Russian investment fears put to rest
Profile of Prosperity Capital Management
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…
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.
York Event-Driven Ucits Fund: York Capital Management
Moving into Ucits
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…
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.
Concordia Global Multi-Strategy Fund: Concordia Advisors
Profiting from the relative value cycle
Capitalising on volatility
Strategy: fixed income arbitrage
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.
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.