26 Apr 2010
Managed futures up 2.43 per cent in March
Managed futures experienced positive performance in March as managers were able to capitalise on long exposures to equities and industrial…
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25 Apr 2010
Risk protection to help focus on alpha
Everyone’s talking about risk. Investors are asking about it, and it’s no longer enough that managers simply report on…
Risk management at heart of outperformance through the crisis
Appreciation of the importance of risk management before it was brutally brought home to the industry in 2007 and 2008 was central to the…
Super strategies for the new era
Recent events in the world economy and in Western politics have led to an increase in global volatility.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cRecent…
Bermuda proposes changes to investment provider code
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has proposed a series of changes to the general business conduct and practice code of conduct issued under…
Gottex AUM down 4.3 per cent in Q1
Gottex Fund Management had assets under management of USD7.46bn at 31 March 2010, a fall of 4.3 per cent from USD7.80bn at 31 December…
IRS post-trade services market to reach USD500m in 2012
The post-trade services market value in the interest rate swaps space is expected to skyrocket from USD200m in 2009 to USD500m in 2012,…
23 Apr 2010
Eversheds launches investment funds team in Ireland
Law firm Eversheds has launched its Irish investment funds team in Dublin headed by new partner Stephen Carty.Carty joins Eversheds Ireland…
Belstar moves to new Manhattan office to manage expansion
Belstar Group, a private investment firm specialising in alternative and hard asset investment strategies, has relocated to 1330 Avenue of…
22 Apr 2010
Hedgeweek Awards 2010 - The winners
Best Hedge Fund AdministratorFortis Prime Fund SolutionsBest Hedge Fund AdministratorFortis Prime Fund SolutionsOur readers say: “Strong…
Hedge fund managers move cautiously in an uncertain world
While the crisis that afflicted the hedge fund sector in 2008 and early 2009 may be essentially over, with market conditions remaining…
Collaboration across the hedge fund ecology
Advent has been investing heavily in its platform for a number of years, working with industry leaders on building out our functionality.…
Building on the platform
Today’s financial era has brought out the importance of the role of managed account platforms in the alternative investment…
EU should not stray from G20 path on hedge fund regulation, says Aima
The European Union should not diverge from the path already set by the G20 on hedge fund regulation, the Alternative Investment Management…
Dynamic strategy decisions at play
The Gottex flagship market neutral products, which now have a track record exceeding 10 years, demonstrated excellent performance last…