Hedge funds
Fund derivatives and financing
IGS Group's Michael Romanek observes a certain amount of give and take in negotiating the right fund financing
US and UK firms become allies in the fight for futures
Chicago, home to the futures exchanges, is an obvious draw for fund managers, but the partnership strategies of local players are further opening up the market, suggests Astor's Robert Stein. By Phyllis Feinberg
How granular profits could profit hedge funds
A confluence of supply and demand stresses could see corn and other grains make hedge funds trading in them some handy money, as David Walker explains
Knowledge is power
Edhec's Noël Amenc and Mathieu Vaissié outline the information that investment firms' activity reports should contain if they are to measure and manage their risk effectively
Beyond stock loan and margining
Merrill Lynch's Jeff Penney explains why the leading prime brokers have gone beyond talking about margin and lending, and why those such as Merrill Lynch have moved into the more elegant sphere of financial engineering for their hedge fund clients
Enter the dragon, via Hong Kong
Chinese firms continue coming to market, but Hong Kong is where the value is best, writes Solomon Teague
Derivative products, but an original approach to prime broking
Andrea Angelone, head of the equity finance desk at JP Morgan's equity derivatives group (pictured, left) and Neil Taylor, executive director, equity finance, from JP Morgan explain how the prime broker specialises in derivative solutions, and what…
Short investing for the long haul
Today's short selling processes may be more refined, but industry best practice is still a way off, says Michael Marburg of Ramsey Asset Management
Full steam ahead of the fund floating boat
The rush to launch permanent capital vehicles has not slowed, despite the grandfather of London's closed-ended, listed vehicle market replacing the manager of one of its key funds of funds due to what it saw as underperformance as David Walker reports