Hedge funds
Diapason launches hedge fund strategy playing energy arbitrage opportunities in liquid futures
Independent commodity asset manager Diapason Commodities Management is launching a hedge fund trading spreads between commodity future contracts using a proprietary model of the refining industry.
US firms returning to iron ore derivatives after SGX and CFTC clear regulatory obstacles
The CFTC’s no-action relief letter issued late last year and SGX’s upcoming iron ore futures contract have ended uncertainty and brought back hesitant market participants
Mariner absorbs Concordia as hedge fund consolidation gathers pace
Concordia Advisors, which manages around $1 billion in relative value-oriented interest rate, credit and equity strategies, is to merge with $10 billion hedge fund Mariner Investment Group.
Northern Trust to shadow BNY Mellon at Bridgewater
Northern Trust appointed to replicate middle- and back-office functions of existing administrator BNY Mellon at $140bn hedge fund
Operational risk in the asset management industry
Poor returns have forced asset managers to focus on efficiency - including preventing operational risk losses
Derivatives trader 2.0: Sun is setting on old-school risk-takers
Traders of the lost art
Hedge funds house of the year
Hedge funds house of the year
Ranking results highlight important role played by service providers in hedge fund industry
Service Provider Rankings 2012
Time running out for buy-side clearing docs negotiation, dealers warn
Buy-side firms need to begin negotiating OTC clearing documentation now or risk being forced to adopt one-size-fits-all standard templates
Orphan bonds could be source of absolute value
Value can be found in bonds despite central bank interventions that are impacting spreads. Absolute value is hard to fund with the exception of orphan bonds, says GAM fixed income expert Haywood.
Asian hedge funds looks for volatility opportunities
Still waters
Long-dated options best way to hedge tail risk, says 36 South
Investors and hedge fund managers are trying to find effective and cost-efficient ways to tackle tail risk. One way to hedge this risk is through long-dated options, because they offer convexity.
Americas Awards 2012 winners and profiles
The best performing single manager and FoHF in the US, Canada and Latin America were recognised at the Americas Awards 2012. Individuals were also honoured for their contribution to the industry.
Hedge fund enables insurers to capitalise on bank deleveraging
Tenax Capital fund will buy bank loans and provide debt capital to corporates
The Kawa Fund: Kawa Capital Management
Americas Awards 2012
CSat Market Neutral Fund: CSat Investment Advisory
Americas Awards 2012
All Weather Strategy: Bridgewater Associates
Americas Awards 2012
Interview: Larry Hite, president of Isam USA
Larry Hite, winner of the lifetime achievement award at the Hedge Funds Review Americas Awards 2012, has inspired a generation of commodity trading advisers (CTAs) and systematic hedge fund managers.
Whitebox Concentrated Convertible Arbitrage Fund: Whitebox Advisors
Americas Awards 2012
STS Partners Fund: Deer Park Road Corporation
Americas Awards 2012
Axonic Capital
Americas Awards 2012
Quant Congress USA: SEC using models to look for the next Madoff
A decision by the SEC to invest in quantitative research is paying off, with recent enforcements in the hedge fund space a result of warnings generated by models, says SEC chief economist