Strategy
Opportunities are opening up in distressed securities
Merger arbitrage has become over-crowded, so other event-driven strategies muscle in on the act
Speculate to accumulate
Combining sector themes with individual stock picking underlines John Bennett's approach to running the GAM Long Short European fund
Double exposure
Hedge funds are allocating more to distressed strategies following lack of opportunities elsewhere
Appleton's Pan-Asian addition planned for 2003
pan-asian fund of hedge funds set to launch in new year
Tech and media stocks are good value
Long opportunities in media and technology sectors follow the recent slump
Invesco to reproduce Dublin fund for Hong Kong market
new dual strategy, single portfolio fund for invesco investors
New Star Capital Guaranteed fund is 100% invested in cash
FUND IS FEW BASIS POINTS FROM GUARANTEE THRESHOLD ONE YEAR SINCE LAUNCH
European debt market loses yet more leading players
Accounting fraud and financial scandals are draining investor confidence.
Oxley in talks with potential investors for Chess Capital
ex- watson wyatt consultant aims to launch by november
Shrinking asset swap market hits convertibles
Corporate scandals have had a negative impact on the convertible arbitrage sector
3A's ACE changes its Cayman listing to Luxembourg Sicav
Investors have choice of five strategies in 10 sub-funds
Thames River Capital unveils Japan and Turkey portfolios
rod birkett, martin taylor and volkan sari in manager roles
Aiming to keep risk to a bare minimum
The Bahamas-registered Hasenbichler GHS fund aims for lower volatility.
Managers shift to neutral as UK equities look attractive
Bias towards short positions has ended as valuations look more realistic
Risk equals opportunity
Even though the past year has been tough, many managers are starting to see returns on their sector bets.
Strategy sentiments
Managers are playing it safe as geopolitical issues continue to dominate the markets ' but favourites are manager and strategy specific
The ratings game
In part one of HFR's look at the benefits of CFOs, Standard & Poor's explains its criteria for fund of fund managers By Christopher Howley and Vivek Kapoor
Can fund databases be relied upon?
Hedge fund databases are in their infancy and this creates problems for users who are demanding up-to-date information.