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Riding the waves – how to achieve low correlation in volatile equity markets
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HFWG sets hedge fund best-practice standards
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The drive for convertibles
Hedge funds are exploring opportunities in convertible arbitrage, a trade that appeared to have gone out of fashion permanently back in 2005. With the promise of lucrative returns having put this strategy firmly back on the map, investors now need to be…
Hedge Fund of the Year - Stark Investments
Risk Awards 2008
Roundtable: Sounding out the buy side
With the markets still reeling from the liquidity crisis, Credit gathered together three luminaries from the buy side to discuss the effects of the summer slowdown and, more importantly, how things will pan out over the next few months
FSA “no light touch” on hedge funds, says Sants
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Hedge funds start to police themselves
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Funds of funds surge back into credit
Lured by the return of relative value, funds of funds are once again investing in credit. In these troubled times, they argue that the diversification of their strategies offers safer investments than single-manager credit hedge funds. Nikki Marmery…
FSA highlights hedge fund market abuse concerns
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Bad luck, bad timing and bad bets ..
Extreme levels of volatility and parched liquidity have shaken up the global hedge fund industry. Nikki Marmery reports on the winners and losers in the summer's relentless ride
Amaranth report to ring changes
Release of report into collapse of energy hedge fund Amaranth Advisors looks set to change the way OTC markets operate in the US
Hedge fund working group to review best practice
A working group of 13 primarily UK-based hedge funds is to review best practice in the industry and examine the possibility of industry-wide standards.
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FSA issues new guidelines for hedge funds
FSA clarifies hedge fund activism stance
FSF calls for action on hedge funds
FSF makes recommendations on hedge funds
EU finance ministers call for hedge fund transparency
Rapid growth of hedge funds leads politicians to call for tighter rules and more transparency.
Hedge funds back under attack
A group of socialist MEPs calls on the European Commission to take action on hedge-fund regulation
PWG recommends principles based guidance for hedge funds and private equity
PWG recommends principles-based guidance for hedge funds
No need for more hedge fund regulation, US group says
Despite its growth over the last seven years, there is no need to improve regulation of the private investment industry, a US government working group reported yesterday.
Hedge funds are "disasters waiting to happen", says report
At least 30% of hedge funds have poor risk management that makes them "disasters waiting to happen", according to a report from consultancy Deloitte & Touche.