Hedge funds
G7 Fixed Income Fund: Aviva Investors
13th Annual European Single Manager Awards 2013
Astellon Special Opportunities Fund: Astellon Capital Partners
13th Annual European Single Manager Awards
‘Required return’ framework aids hedge fund allocation decisions
Rethinking risk and return
Japan dealers pitch volatility swap trade to keep up with demand for Topix options
Institutions are creating demand for Topix options, outweighing supply
Performance pick-up for equity long/short
Equity long/short regains its glamour
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
Career advice for aspiring hedgies
Building for the future
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
Indian hedge funds barred from investing in currency derivatives to check rupee volatility
Sebi bans the newly formed local hedge fund industry from forex and commodity derivatives to curb speculation in these markets.
Triple-scoring strategy for commodities generates superior risk-adjusted performance
Triple scoring of commodities: momentum, term structure and idiosyncratic volatility
Hedge funds take collateral management to heart
Protecting collateral
Natural gas market tempts hedge funds
Filling up
Alternative Fund Administration Survey
Single-manager hedge fund admin assets prosper while FoHFs suffer
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
AIFM directive changes relationships for prime brokers
Coming into force in July, the AIFM directive will likely to curb the freedom for prime brokers to reuse assets pledged by hedge funds for collateral, resulting in higher fees for services including leverage, says Patrick Colle, general manager of Paris…
Absorbing institutional inflows is biggest challenge for hedge funds
Shifting situations
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
Harbert Value Fund: Harbert Management Corp
Opportunistic player
Tōkum Strategy: Perella Weinberg Partners
Healthy profits
Hedge funds need positive public relations campaign
Searching for truth
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