header_ads_text

Barclays capital

Hedge fund investors look to share classes for currency risk management

Part of the currency hedging process is managing the exposure gained through hedge fund share classes, another aspect of risk management, which is becoming more of a focus for investors.

Hedge Funds Review | 30 Jan 2012secure

Life preserver floating on binary data

Hedging pressure-based long/short commodity strategy used for third generation commodity index

Edhec has constructed a long/short commodity strategy capturing the risk premium in commodity futures markets and that can be used to design a third generation commodity index.

Hedge Funds Review | 20 Jan 2012

Barclays Capital forecasts major changes in hedge fund allocations for 2012

Report predicts steady flow of new capital into hedge funds. Reallocation of exiting allocations across strategies and managers could be the big story in 2012 as money flows top 2007 figures.

Hedge Funds Review | 16 Jan 2012secure

Fund managers could be hit by exit of Italian bonds from BarCap index

Further downgrades for Italy would cause its inflation-linked bonds to drop out of a Barclays Capital index, prompting mass selling by fund managers. Dealers want the ECB to expand bond-buying remit.

Hedge Funds Review | 10 Jan 2012secure

Hedge funds see opportunity in beaten-down commercial mortgage-backed securities

Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) offer attractive returns for investors prepared to ride out short-term volatility. The revival is driven by better than expected performance by legacy CMBS.......

Hedge Funds Review | 03 Oct 2011secure

Long/short equity hedge fund managers capture little alpha in volatile markets

Sovereign debt uncertainties, market volatility and disregard of company fundamentals are giving little comfort to equity long/short hedge fund managers in the remaining months of 2011.

Hedge Funds Review | 31 Aug 2011secure

CQS ABS Fund: CQS

Winner: Best non-directional hedge fund over three years; Shortlist: Best fixed income hedge fund

Hedge Funds Review | 18 May 2011

CQS Convertible and Quantitative Strategies Fund: CQS

Shortlist: Best convertible arbitrage/volatility hedge fund

Hedge Funds Review | 18 May 2011

Aviva G7 Fixed Income Fund: Aviva Investors

Shortlist: Best non-directional hedge fund over three years

Hedge Funds Review | 18 May 2011

CQS Directional Opportunities Fund: CQS

Winner: Best multi-strategy hedge fund and Winner: Best directional hedge fund over three years

Hedge Funds Review | 18 May 2011

Most read

Updating your subscription status Loading

Newsletters

Sign up for Hedge Funds Review email alerts

Register for the twice a week email newsletter, receiving news directly into your in-box