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Fat tails
Hedge fund investors get creative with tail hedges
Possible economic disaster has led to a proliferation of tail risk strategies giving investors more ways to protect against extreme events. A diversified approach to tail risk could yield best results.......
Hedge Funds Review | 23 May 2012
Investors focus on risk reduction as hedge fund performance becomes secondary issue
Institutional investors are now the main money behind hedge funds. While expectations of absolute return have been scaled down, focus is on maximising risk adjusted returns through bespoke portfolios....
Hedge Funds Review | 03 Feb 2012
Institutional hedge fund investors seek tail risk protection
Pension funds, endowments and funds of hedge funds and family offices are all looking to hedge their portfolios against tail risk. Some are doing it through a comprehensive hedging overall process.
Hedge Funds Review | 15 Apr 2011
Calpers suggests different portfolio construction and risk management approach
Ho Ho, a quantitative portfolio manager in the global equity unit at Calpers, believes return distributions exhibit considerable fat tails and negative skew most of the time.
Hedge Funds Review | 05 Oct 2010
Hedge funds cope with risk challenge in variety of ways
What are the main risk factors hedge funds face over the next 12-18 months?
Hedge Funds Review | 05 Oct 2010
Funds of hedge funds face double whammy of volatile markets and risk management challenges
Disappointing returns have raised questions about the ability of fund of hedge funds (FoHFs) to manage risk effectively in a volatile market environment. Risk management is now top of the agenda.
Hedge Funds Review | 05 Oct 2010
Realism and pragmatism at root of good investment advice
There is no magic formula to making good investments. The majority of successful investors find a piece of good advice has been a useful compass in charting their way through the maze.
Hedge Funds Review | 07 Sep 2010
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