Hedge funds
Asia Risk awards 2010: Hedge fund of the year
Asia Risk awards 2010: Hedge fund of the year
Equity investors struggle with high correlation
Dealing with a break-up
Demand for downside puts keeps skew high
The turn of the skew
Cross-asset correlations pose opportunities - and threats
Opportunities and threats
Ban on rehypothecation could increase derivatives costs
A number of hedge funds are now insisting margin posted on derivatives trades is not rehypothecated – a trend that could drive up costs
UK FSA expresses concern about excessive EU rules
Financial Services Authority's Dan Waters says regulators should gather more information about the systemic risks hedge funds pose
15 minutes with: Stacy Williams, HSBC
Senior quant discusses the high levels of cross-asset correlation across today's markets
UK Lehman administration considers spin-off
Specialist firm would provide complex derivatives valuation and advisory services.
Costs could deter hedge funds from learning Lehman lessons
Cutting counterparty risk has a price tag that might prevent smaller funds from changing their ways, experts fear
Swiss hedge fund laws under scrutiny ahead of EU rules
Swiss laws under scrutiny ahead of AIFM
Investor profile: APG Asset Management US
Confidence in the future
Investors inject $360m of new capital into Asian-focused hedge funds in Q2
Hedge funds in Asia were the recipients of large net asset fund inflows during the second quarter of 2010, reversing the trend witnessed in the first quarter
State Street advises institutional investors to move away from modern portfolio theory
New report suggests investors should move away from using normal return distributions under modern portfolio theory
Hedge funds wise up to the benefits of ETFs
More hedge funds are looking to create ETFs using their own funds as the underlying, finds a BlackRock report..
Cesr reveals European financial markets risks, including double-dip recession worry
The Committee of European Securities Regulators (Cesr) has made public for the first time its analysis of trends, risks and vulnerabilities in financial markets
Commodities ‘financialisation’ worries end-users
With recent statistics showing an increasing number of financial institutions jumping into commodities, Lianna Brinded investigates whether this will cause more risks to end-users
European power: Iberian market slow to develop
Market analysts have pinpointed the Iberian power market as one to watch due to recent increased participation from banks, hedge funds and utilities. However, some European energy companies are still highly critical of the market’s structure and…
Hedge fund trading volume rises as algorithms become more popular
Hedge fund trading activity in US equities is growing in contrast to trades carried out by proprietary trading desks, new research has shown.
Deutsche Bank issues leveraged fixed-income ETNs
Deutsche Bank joins forces with Invesco PowerShares to offer fixed-income ETNs for US investors
Hedge funds hit by risk reversal fears in May and June
Hedges funds have grappled with poor performance during the past two months after global stock market tumbled, with investors parking their money in cash as the Greece sovereign-debt crisis weighted heavily on Asian markets
In-depth reports on US and EU regulation, Barclays Capital and Ucits hedge funds
Regulation from the US and EU will impact on hedge funds. Barclays Capital has plans to leverage its acquisition of Lehman’s North American prime brokerage business. Ucits hedge funds explained
Hedge funds caught in EU Capital Requirements Directive
New European Union compensation rules affect hedge funds before AIFM comes in force
AIFM first reading vote delayed until September
Belgium is set to take over negotiations for the alternative investment fund managers (AIFM) directive after talks between the European Union council and parliament broke down last week.
Liquidnet debuts offshore alternative trading in New Zealand
New Zealand is poised to have what is believed to be its first offshore dark pool when Liquidnet launches its trading operation on June 22.