Investors
Champagne performance at Charlemagne
London emerging markets managers Charlemagne Capital have seen steady returns from the OCCO Asia hedge fund, while adding other emerging market products to its suite.
The index link
index-linked products
Under-researched market offers value for Japan hedge fund managers
Japan long/short
Forum emerges from the pack
LW Asset Management's Mark Weiss explains the case for emerging markets and the firm's Forum Absolute Return Fund
Quantifying hedge funds' operational risks
Operational risk
Managers holding out for US election and rate decisions
Hedge fund strategies have struggled of late, so managers are waiting to see what happens in America before selecting strategies to trade
Battle of the Benchmarks
investable indices
The oil baron whodigs gold
HFR talks to Daniel Masters of Global Advisors about prospecting for profit as the fissures open up in oil, energy and metals prices
Technology tightens its grip
technology
Emerging European growth shines as the EU's new entrants converge
EMERGING MARKETS
Macro economics makes going tough for managers
Several strategies have proved less than lucrative as troubled times leave markets without direction
Systematic profits
Trading in around 100 futures markets, Aspect Capital's Trading Fund has produced a net return of 45% since its inception in 2000. While the programme behind the fund is completely systematic, Martin Lueck, research director at the London firm, explains…
Taking requests
Investec Private Bank has been selecting hedge fund managers for many years to create bespoke investment portfolios for its ultra-high-net-worth clients. Sophie Huang, on behalf of Investec Private Bank, explains the process behind finding and selecting…
Striking gold or pitfalls in bond prospectuses
convertible bonds
Pensions funds spoil the hedge fund party
Matthew ridley
AIM high for a floating target
public listing