Hedge funds
The next frontier
Institutional investors have largely baulked at buying into hedge funds, but research suggests a 10% to 20% allocation is appropriate
Measure by measure
How can the skill of analysts, who provide forecasts of corporate earnings, be accurately measured?
Rate cuts in Canada cause unexpected trend reversals
Range bound euro and falling Canadian dollar cause hard month for forex
Barclays Global follows currency launch with new long/short fund
small-cap long/short fund could be available by fourth QTR
Not all American managers are wearing rose-tinted spectacles
Opinions are split on the US outlook, and how to set portfolios
Arbitrage bites back
Managers expect growing performance from various arbitrage strategies
Total eclipse
A pure credit approach to Threadneedle's Crescendo Credit Fund means its returns are running to schedule
Information exploitation
The managers of Griffin Capital Management's Eastern European Value fund developed a program to make the most of their research database, resulting in 140% returns since its 1997 launch
Dividends play a crucial role
Hedge fund managers who have not kept a check on dividend levels, have missed large portions of markets' total returns
Short-selling for the long term
In volatile times, managers need to look to new instruments to help gear directional positions, and contracts for difference are becoming increasingly popular
'Herd mentality' stops UK pension managers swapping to hedge funds
Fear and lack of courage is preventing UK pension fund managers investing in hedge funds