Hedge funds
Looking to the futures
Thanks to their flexibility, universal stock futures are seeing an increase in popularity with a record number of trades
The retail debate
There is little support from both the long-only and alternative community to open up hedge funds to the retail market. But whose interests are the detractors looking out for?
Demand rises for cheap ASP-based risk technology systems
customers more comfortable using web-hosted technology
Structured solutions
Structured products linked to a diversified portfolio of hedge funds open the door to investors with little appetite for risk, those with possible legal/tax/compliance constraints, or those who require regular income payments
Ivy blooms as investors demand hedged products
Ivy Asset Management has tripled its assets under management since 2000 and is now scouring Europe for new managers and investors
Abria opens hedge fund product up to Europeans to raise assets
managers make portfolios available to continent
New issuance in the convertible bond market puts it ˜back on track'
Cheapness of fund raising and new features attached to corporate debt have led to a resurgence in the sector