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Illiquid securities
Citco see opportunities for fund administrators with exchange clearing of OTC derivatives
Citco expects more money to flow into the hedge fund sector in 2012 but with it comes more demanding conditions imposed by institutional investors keen to have transparency and better risk controls.
Hedge Funds Review | 12 Dec 2011
Secondary hedge fund market continues to dispose of illiquid assets
The October/November secondary market period has seen early indications of sellers entering the market to clear illiquid assets by year end.
Hedge Funds Review | 01 Dec 2010
Risk appetite of long-term investors shows mixed attitude towards illiquid assets
Academic research and survey results on portfolio construction and the relative merits of investing in illiquid assets such as hedge funds for long-term institutional investors show diversity is key.
Hedge Funds Review | 05 Oct 2010
Plethora of service offerings
How will the increasing pressure to have independent validation of pricing impact fund administrators?
Hedge Funds Review | 10 Apr 2010
Different players, different game
A few years ago the secondary market was dominated by one or two names. With the increase in gates, side pockets and illiquid assets, secondary trading of hedge funds has blossomed. More players are in......
Hedge Funds Review | 01 Mar 2010
More secondary market supply through liquidations
The December 2009/January 2010 period has seen an increasing supply of liquidating share classes and side-pockets.
Hedge Funds Review | 02 Feb 2010
Luminous Capital
Distressed credits offer a fertile hunting ground for managers looking to take advantage of the fallout from the credit crunch. Hedge Funds Review talks to one manager who is exploiting the situation....
Hedge Funds Review | 11 Jan 2010
Report predicts investment in managed accounts will hit $790bn by 2011
The hedge fund industry is recapturing assets by addressing concerns over transparency, liquidity and fraud are top of the list according to a study* published by TABB Group.
Hedge Funds Review | 05 Nov 2009
Fund performance raises specific issues
Unlike the returns of common stocks and mutual funds, hedge fund returns are generally not normally distributed.1,i This has considerable consequences on a number of hedge fund risk measures, as presented......
Hedge Funds Review | 12 Oct 2009
Profession struggles with varying models
What are the challenges from the accounting standards’ (IFRS versus US GAAP) different valuation models – mark to market versus mark to comparators versus mark to model and different types of assets......
Hedge Funds Review | 10 Oct 2009
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