Hedge funds
Few hedge funds applying for AIFMD authorisation
Funds delay on AIFMD authorisation
Bottleneck in buy-side reporting feared
Beware the bottlenecks
Aperios finds value in concentrated emerging market long/short strategy
Aperios Emerging Connectivity Master Fund: Aperios Partners Investment Management
CDS trades litigation possible for funds
As well as Libor proceedings, funds should pay attention to EC investigations into credit default swaps and identify trades suitable for litigation, says Sue Millar of UK law firm Stephenson Harwood
Finisterre denies Ucits rules will hamper returns
Finisterre Capital founder Paul Crean says Ucits rules do not impose significant restrictions on its new fund launched in October
Regulators demand hedge fund look-through transparency
Looking through
Fed action need not stymie credit strategies
Presenting an outlook for 2014, Putri Pascualy of Paamco says there are more legs to alternative credit strategies
Risk warning on volatility and correlations
When volatility and correlations spike together, portfolio managers should simulate realistic stresses and be prepared to deal with the additional risks, warns Investor Analytics
Fixed income specialist Coherence Capital names senior portfolio manager
Coherence Capital Partners makes senior portfolio manager appointment as Legal & General Investment Management names two to its asset allocation team in tactical asset allocation research and strategy
Former Citi COO John Havens resurfaces at hedge fund Napier Park
John Havens, previously chief operating officer at Citigroup, has joined hedge fund Napier Park as a partner and non-executive chairman
Hedge fund derivatives house of the year: Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management
Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management has launched a number of new initiatives in 2013, while continuing to build its core managed account platform
Hedge fund of the year: Chenavari Investment Managers
With around $1 billion deployed in capital relief trades and the same amount in direct lending, Chenavari has found a sweet spot for investors - but a danger area for regulators
Malta sees growth for hedge fund industry
Sponsored forum: Malta
Quants turn to AI for market insights
A Trade Odyssey
MFSA sees AIFMD as stimulus for growth of funds sector
As an early adopter of AIFMD, the Malta Financial Services Authority believes the rules should help boost the alternatives business in the island state
Malta has ambitious plans for development of hedge fund sector
While it is the smallest EU member state, Malta campaigns for development of the financial services sector and the fund industry in particular, keen to make Europe competitive in a global context
US hedge funds threaten EU boycott
As the AIFMD deadline approaches, US firms claim European disclosure rules will expose their top talent to poachers while depository and private placement rules are too restrictive
Future looks bright for continued growth of managed accounts
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
Esma: No 90-day reporting delay for post-Emir trades
News will "come as a surprise" to market participants - and also the UK's FCA, which has misinterpreted Esma rules on its website
Prisma continues growth path with bespoke portfolio construction
12th Annual European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2013
Hedge Fund Lions' Den: Emerging managers learn their fate
The lions compare notes and exchange opinions on the three emerging managers who then face the lions to hear how much - if any - allocation Andrew McCaffery, Luke Ellis and Stanley Fink will make
Lyxor expects demand for alternatives to increase
Close relationships with hedge funds and Lyxor staff are at the heart of its reputation for independent research, asset management, its managed account platform and its other activities globally
Equity long/short FoHF that finds value in manager selection
As many investors return to the most basic hedge fund strategy, equity long/short, European Capital Holdings continues to stick to its winning formula, selecting only Europe’s best managers
NewAlpha sees brighter prospects for seeding in 2014
A major merger with NExT, a specialist in early-stage private equity investment, has pushed NewAlpha into a bigger universe where it can leverage its hedge fund seeding expertise in a wider context