Hedge funds
BlueBay Asset Management appoints alternative sales director
BlueBay names a director for its alternative sales team as Harmonic Capital appoints a managing director for North American distribution. Law firm Walkers adds to its Hong Kong funds group
FCA quizzes hedge funds on interest rate exposure
Regulator wrote to large hedge funds in August, following volatility in UK interest rates market
Demand for alternative Ucits funds remains strong
AUM in alternative Ucits funds grew by 8.3% from €96.6 billion in March 2013 to €104.6 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2013, breaking the €100 billion barrier for the first time, says Alceda
High-touch hedge fund model could be salvation of industry
Up close and personal
Appetite still strong for Ucits hedge funds
Alluring aspects
Martin Currie continues to back alternative Ucits funds
Investor choice
InfraHedge tops annual MAP survey
Mapping the future
Hedge funds use specific criteria for prime broker selection
Picking a partner
Hedge funds urged to promote risk management benefits to investors
Emphasise the positive
India-focused hedge funds continue seesaw performance
Mena funds outperform EM peers
EM sell-off a buying opportunity, says Ada
Changing times
Hedge funds tread carefully around Detroit bankruptcy
Unsettling bankruptcy opportunities
BBH disappointed burden of proof reversed in AIFMD
Quotes of the quarter
Hedge Funds Review Service Provider Rankings 2013 open for voting
Hedge Funds Review Service Provider Rankings cover a wide range of services including prime brokerage, fund administration and accountancy. They give an insight into what managers and investors value
Citi heads mandate wins with £10 billion Nationwide appointment
Citi picked up a £10 billion custody mandate from Nationwide Building Society while RBC and BNY Mellon also registered major wins
Newedge research shows CTA capacity concerns overblown
Research from Newedge suggests growth in assets will have muted impact on CTA performance
Mixed picture emerges on hedge fund fee structures
Hedge fund management fees on average are rising while incentive fees fall. However, FoHF performance fees are rising as management fees drop, according to a fee structure study by eVestment
EM currency turmoil reflected in hedge fund performance and flows
Institutional investors may start pulling back from emerging market-focused hedge funds as performance figures in July show a mixed story for the sector as a whole. Flows have slowed significantly
Deconstructing hedge funds: book provides a useful guide
Hedge fund lawyer Timothy Spangler offers a comprehensive guide to the what, why and how of hedge funds and private equity for the uninitiated in his debut book, One Step Ahead, published in September
Ada expands EM footprint with Behavior Capital merger
A pair of research-focused hedge fund managers are merging their operations to create a global emerging markets platform
Hedge funds need to tackle insider trading perception
Avoiding greater fools
Everest Capital bets big on frontier markets
Finding frontier value