24 Nov 2010
M&A investment opportunities to strengthen through 2011, says Bernheim Dreyfus
The M&A sector will continue to grow through next year creating an exceptional range of investment opportunities, says Paris-based…
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Managed futures leads DJ Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index gained 1.92 per cent in October and is up 8.02 per cent year-to-date. Nine out of ten…
NYSE Euronext to launch six strategy indices
NYSE Euronext is expanding its range of strategy indices with the launch of six new products based on the CAC 40 index. Three new leverage…
Comment: Opportunities should arise from Tactical Trading and Arbitrage hedge fund strategies in 2011
Philippe Gougenheim, Head of Hedge Funds at Unigestion, says periods of sharp volatility in markets should lead to significant…
Cutler Capital Management launches absolute return fund
Cutler Capital Management has launched the Cutler Absolute Return Fund, a fund designed to provide institutional investors with positive…
Asset allocation changes may add more value than stock selection, says Mellon
Skill in adjusting exposures to various asset classes over time could be the most valuable part of the investment process for hedge funds…
23 Nov 2010
Edhec-Risk proposes optimal investment strategy for sovereign wealth funds
The Edhec-Risk Institute has released a publication which proposes a formal analysis of the optimal investment policy and risk management…
22 Nov 2010
Fraud remains key due diligence driver
By Doug Nairne - One of the most important changes in the global financial industry over the past three years, and indeed the business…
Risk industry adapts to challenge of “unknown unknowns”
By Simon Gray - Risk is the element that hedge fund managers above all others, are supposed to thrive on, but members of the industry long…
Operational risk, IT and outsourcing
By Paul Compton - The traumatic crisis that engulfed the industry two years ago prompted a renewed concern among many hedge fund managers…
Best practice in post-crisis risk management
By Lance Smith - The market turbulence of the past three years has exposed a number of flaws and limitations in traditional approaches to…
After investors, regulators home in on risk issues
By Simon Gray – The alternative investment management industry has already had to come to terms with a wholesale shake-up in attitudes…
Moody's publishes approach for rating hedge fund managed accounts
Moody's has extended its hedge fund Operational Quality Rating Methodology to encompass managed accounts. Moody's will use the same OQ…
BH Credit Catalysts publishes prospectus
The prospectus of Brevan Howard Credit Catalysts has been approved by the UK Listing Authority following the announcement by Brevan Howard…
Managers turn to forex experts as rate changes evolve
The ongoing “competitive devaluation” in the foreign currency market has seen forex trading continue to thrive as funds seek to mitigate…
