Articles by Kris Devasabai
AQR puts academic theory into practice
Putting theory into practice
Breton Hill Master Fund: Breton Hill Capital
Americas Awards 2013
Winners announced for Americas Awards 2013
Citadel, Blackstone AAM, Hildene and SkyBridge were among the big winners at the Hedge Funds Review Americas Awards 2013. Paloma Partners' Donald Sussman received the lifetime achievement award
Armistice Capital Fund: Armistice Capital
Next small thing
Tree Capital Equity Fund II: Tree Capital
Americas Awards 2013
BlueMountain Credit Alternatives Fund: BlueMountain Capital Management
Americas Awards 2013
400 Capital Credit Opportunities Fund: 400 Capital Management
Americas Awards 2013
Gapstow Opportunity Fund: Gapstow Capital Partners
Americas Awards 2013
KSA Capital Partners: KSA MidOcean
Americas Awards 2013
Prosiris Global Opportunities Fund: Prosiris Capital Management
Independent thinker
SEC lifts hedge fund ad ban amid some uncertainty
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to adopt the Jobs Act rules on advertising private offerings but hedge funds will have to jump through regulatory hoops to take advantage of the change
Quants tackle hedge fund operational risk
Quantifying operational risk
Hedge funds escape Japan rout with minor losses
Global macro hedge funds show no signs of bailing out of the ‘Abe trade’ after weathering the sudden reversal in Japan. Global macro and managed futures funds lost on average 0.6% on the day
FoHFs begin recovery
Separate accounts and advisory mandates boost FoHF growth
HSBC preps international prime finance service
HSBC's plans to establish a global prime services platform will culminate with the launch of a full international prime finance service for US hedge funds in 2014
Japan trade captivates macro hedge funds
Top hedge fund managers at the Salt conference in Las Vegas are brimming with enthusiasm for Japanese equities as Abeconomics helps weaken the yen and boost economic growth
Hedge funds expect more alpha in mortgage trades
Despite a spectacular run-up in prices since 2010, US residential mortgages continue to offer strong opportunities for hedge funds. Investors should continue to see gains throughout 2013
Paulson touts merger, credit returns as gold bet turns sour
John Paulson gets back to his roots as an event driven investor and finds profits in mergers and restructurings in the first quarter while his big bet on gold as a hedge against inflation fails to win
Hedge funds benefit from lower prime broker fees
Hedge funds can lock in favourable rates for prime brokerage services as competition forces banks to rethink pricing, says former BlackRock managing director David Geffen who now runs a consultancy
Cayman corporate governance reforms face legal challenge
Efforts to enhance the corporate governance framework for hedge funds in the Cayman Islands have run into opposition from local fund directors, who take issue with the regulator’s plans to create a public directors’ database
Hedge fund Mariner navigates turbulent markets
Navigating turbulent markets
CTAs eye swap futures
Future of managed futures
Hedge fund valuation practices under scrutiny
Under pressure from regulators and investors, hedge funds are establishing robust pricing policies for hard-to-value assets.Rubber stamping the manager's pricing model is no longer acceptable