Hedge Funds Review
Digging into due diligence
With the industry quaking from the shock of the financial crisis, due diligence has never been such a hot topic. Hedge Funds Review finds out what investors want to know about funds and managers.
Liquidity mismatch in funds of hedge funds
One aspect of the liquidity crisis which was entirely predictable was the problems at the fund of hedge fund (FoHF) level, says Patrick Fenal, CEO of Geneva-based Unigestion.
Liquidity goes down the drain
Liquidity: investors want it and funds need to provide it. But what this actually means in practice covers a multiplicity of meanings and motivations. Hedge Funds Review finds out what mistakes were made in 2008 and how these can be avoided in future.
Changing times for diverse family
A family that began in the early 1900s faced moving into the new century with an expanded and diverse family where the present generation needed to take control and start planning for the next.
Not quite champagne time
As the anniversary of the Lehman collapse that triggered the worst financial crisis since 1929 rolls around, it is not quite time to start popping Dom Perignon corks. There is still some debate as to whether this will be a V, U or W recession. The talk…
Wary about hedge funds
The German marketplace and government has not been particularly welcoming to hedge funds. Many are seen as a disruptive and negative influence on German companies. Nevertheless, some funds are keen to tap into the significant investor base one of the…
Insparo Africa and Middle East Fund: Insparo Asset Management
Frontier of investment
Finding the right partner
Selecting a fund administrator from the perspective of a hedge fund or fund of hedge funds is a complex and challenging task. As more funds look to administrators to provide additional outsourcing functions, Kris Devasabai discusses the challenges.
Oakley Absolute Return: Oakley Capital
Growing a good idea
Lawyers set for changing times
Despite increasing regulation, the mood in the offshore legal camp is buoyant. Joanne Harris reports
Tamalpais Global Partners Master Fund: Tamalpais Asset Management
Agile and prudent strategy pays off
New blood
Single-family offices are undergoing drastic remodelling to emerge in the image of the younger generation who now controls them. The next generation of family office leaders is making major operational changes, reports Margie Lindsay.
Manager profile: Peter Matthews, founder and managing partner of PJM Capital
Making a mint from science
Shorting and hedging with ETFs
ETFs can be sold short to hedge a portfolio of stocks, bonds, commodities or funds. Securities lending revenue on ETFs can be attractive for investors who own ETF shares. The lending revenue that can be earned on ETFs could more than cover the annual TER…
ETFs in Latin America
In the first five months of 2009, the Latin American exchange-traded funds (ETFs) industry had 11 locally domiciled ETFs, 174 exchange listings and assets of $7.47 billion from two providers on two exchanges.
Basic ETF structure and Ucits
ETFs have distinctive features. Each ETF is designed to track a specific index. They provide access to investment styles, asset classes, markets and different sectors.
Gradual rise in Shariah compliant ETFs
The first Shariah compliant ETF was launched in January 2007. Since then the evolution in the methodologies used by index providers to create appropriate Shariah compliant indices has resulted in well-defined indices acceptable to a broad constituency of…
Hope for a better future
Marketing and distribution of hedge funds in Italy remains difficult. Although the industry suffered a catastrophic fall in assets under management at the end of 2008, signs are the sector is picking up. Hedge Funds Review looks at the future of the…
David Harding, managing director and head of research at Winton Capital
A head for numbers
GAM Trading Strategy: GAM
Prudent approach to trading strategies
Fund trading landscape in flux
The technology requirements of hedge funds vary according to their trading styles and strategies. Jamie Wynn-Williams looks at whether all hedge funds need sophisticated order management systems