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High corporate default rate to persist into 2010

In a recent report Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has said the default rate was likely to have peaked at 13.1% in the third quarter of 2009, according to its annual European corporate credit outlook. However,......

Hedge Funds Review | 21 Dec 2009secure

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Continued high default rate in 2010 predicted by S&P

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) expects between 55 and 75 West European companies with speculative-grade credit ratings to default in 2010, continuing an above-average default rate.

Hedge Funds Review | 02 Dec 2009

Irish regulated hedge fund targets distressed hedge fund assets

Sapphire Global Fund I is launching at the end of March the first tranche of a distressed opportunities investment fund purchasing hedge fund assets and other investment grade illiquid securities. The......

Hedge Funds Review | 14 Mar 2009secure

Citadel hedge funds drop over 50% in 2008

Citadel Investment Group's main hedge funds, the $10 billion offshore Kensington Global Strategies and its onshore mirror version, the Wellington fund, are estimated to have lost 53% for 2008.

Hedge Funds Review | 08 Jan 2009secure

Fund of Hedge Fund Awards 2008

The best of the funds of hedge fund (FoHF) business were honoured at the Hedge Funds Review's 2008 European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards gala dinner. The winners of the 18 categories highlighting the best......

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Dec 2008secure

Beware of credit markets

Credit as an asset class is one of the largest and, according to Patrick Brennan (pictured), head of credit investments at NewFinance Capital, it is a bubble that is about to pop. Credit risk in the US......

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Dec 2008secure

Nedgroup finds value in lending

Premium Portfolio, launched in February 2008 by Nedgroup Investments, is a fund of hedge funds (FoHF) designed to exhibit low sensitivity to equity markets. It invests in strategies such as asset-backed......

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Oct 2008secure

Changes in hedge fund industry open opportunities for family office investors

The credit crisis has exposed flaws in many families' investment strategies, according to Guy Paterson, CEO of the family investment office at Unigestion. He says the hedge fund market had been going through......

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Oct 2008secure

Exotic options effective way to hedge risk and counterparty exposure

Exotic options are attracting more interest from hedge funds despite the problems inflicted on the sector by the subprime debacle. Stephen Quigley and Jamie Wynn-Williams in London and Phyllis Feinberg......

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Aug 2008secure

Halbis enjoys the best of both worlds

Halbis's fund offerings are as broad as they are interesting, writes David Walker

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Feb 2008secure

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