Hedge funds
Risk Committee meets to raise reporting standards
Managers, insurers and institutional investors reach a consesus agreement on information requirements
Scottish Mutual positions to attract more retail investors
another UK life firm makes a hedge link up for with profits
Asia remains the driving force behind the market
Emerging markets still favour Asia, with Latin America underperforming
Working in Harmony
Time is a crucial factor in trading and the Harmonic Grid can assist in this
Specialist managers see more shorting activity
Accounting anomalies and heavy debt mean shorting is on a roll
Fund of funds offer wide scope
Examining the tax and regulatory differences compared to single manager portfolios
Benefiting from the ups and downs
Long-only managers take advantage of the added market volatility caused by hedge funds
Success strategies
Since launching two strategy funds in 1999, ORN Capital has gone from strength to strength and is following up this success up with the launch of a European distressed debt strategy next month
Spanish regulators reinforce hedge funds' exposure limits
Open-Ended ucits fund of funds forced to reduce holdings
measuring performance
A meaningful methodology to assess hedge funds is difficult to find