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Substantial increased allocation to hedge funds expected

Investors are planning significant allocations to hedge funds this year. The increased inflow is associated with more rigorous due diligence and risk management.

Hedge Funds Review | 16 Mar 2010

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Mini-prime to offer platform for private wealth and family offices

Broker-dealer SecureVest Financial Group and software provider AIM-TO are teaming up to launch a mini-prime brokerage business aimed at private investment funds and family offices.

Hedge Funds Review | 12 Mar 2010

MSCI to acquire RiskMetrics

The investment analysis company MSCI has agreed a deal to acquire RiskMetrics Group for $1.55 billion in cash and stock.

Hedge Funds Review | 03 Mar 2010

Stock loan exchanges gain traction

Exchange trading of stock loans promises to inject a needed dose of transparency and liquidity into the securities lending business. Hedge Funds Review reports on the latest developments.

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Mar 2010 | secure

Hedge funds pose no systemic risk

After much debate over the possible systemic risk hedge funds may pose to financial markets, the UK regulator has conducted two surveys. The results show little cause for concern

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Mar 2010 | secure

In-house changes: the use of in-house lawyers

The role of in-house lawyers in hedge fund management companies is changing all the time. Hedge Funds Reviewtalks to general counsel about their jobs.

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Mar 2010 | secure

Dynamic risk budgeting through the core-satellite approach

A recent EDHEC-Risk Institute publication on risk control through dynamic core-satellite portfolios of exchange traded funds (ETFs) supported by Amundi1 reviewed a risk management method based on the dynamic......

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Mar 2010 | secure

Ucits hedge funds gain traction

Ucits-compliant hedge funds are here to stay and the universe will expand rapidly, according to a panel of investors.

Hedge Funds Review | 24 Feb 2010

Hedge funds keen to reduce risk to attract asset inflows

Hedge fund managers making operational changes to reduce risk and enhance their attractiveness to investors, according to a study commissioned by Omgeo and conducted by Greenwich Associates.

Hedge Funds Review | 23 Feb 2010

S&P extends index offering to include natural resources and infrastructure

Standard & Poor’s has expanded its family of risk control indexes with a series of launches based on the S&P Asia Infrastructure Index and the S&P Global Natural Resources Index.

Hedge Funds Review | 23 Feb 2010

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