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New Capital Wealthy Nations Bond Fund: Stratton Street
The Ireland-domiciled Ucits Wealthy Nations Fund invests in investment grade bonds and companies using a database expressing the total assets and liabilities of 128 countries as a proportion of GDP.
Hedge Funds Review | 23 Jan 2012
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 2012
European Commission proposals to limit hedge fund reliance on credit ratings leave industry baffled
European Commission proposals do not want hedge fund managers to rely on credit ratings. The new rule, however, leaves the industry pondering what it means for the way they run their strategies.
Hedge Funds Review | 06 Dec 2011
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 2011
Risk aggregation becomes norm for institutional investors into hedge fund
Institutional investors are becoming more adept at aggregating risk reports provided by hedge fund managers in order to give an overall analysis of risk across an entire portfolio.
Hedge Funds Review | 20 Sep 2011
Black-Scholes creator predicts 'golden age' for quantitative modelling
Quantitative analyst and co-creator of the Black-Scholes option pricing formula Myron Scholes sees a bright future for mathematical finance as it tackles problems thrown up by the financial crisis.
Hedge Funds Review | 25 Aug 2011
Institutional investors rediscover attractions of convertible bond hedge funds
Whether or not funds are capped, hedge fund managers concur the broad post-crisis recovery rally in the $500 billion convertible bond market is over. They now trade around fair value.
Hedge Funds Review | 04 Jul 2011
US hedge funds well positioned after S&P warning on US government debt
S&P's recent warning about the creditworthiness of US government debt is seen as grandstanding by some. Hedge funds remain cautious about US equities and the dollar.
Hedge Funds Review | 21 Apr 2011
Asset-backed securities are making a come back and attracting investor attention
Hedge funds investing in asset-backed securities (ABS) are making a strong case for investor allocations. Returns have continued a strong trend set in 2010 as pricing dislocations offer opportunities....
Hedge Funds Review | 04 Apr 2011
iShares launches first European high yield bond ETF
BlackRock’s exchange traded funds (ETF) platform iShares has launched the world’s first European high yield bond ETF.
Hedge Funds Review | 06 Sep 2010
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