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BAML Ucits hedge fund platform offers strategy diversity to investors

With 14 managers on its Luxembourg-based Ucits platform, Bank of America Merrill Lynch is able to offer institutional investors a wide diversity of hedge fund strategies within a regulated framework.

Hedge Funds Review | 12 Dec 2011secure

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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 2011secure

Technology and transparency is key to reinvention of funds of hedge funds

Funds of hedge funds are using technology to achieve the level of transparency and evaluate underlying managers as increased operational risk management becomes critical.

Hedge Funds Review | 31 Oct 2010secure

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 2010secure

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 2010secure

State Street upgrades risk analytics tools

State Street has updated its risk analytics and servicing tools to help institutional investors and managers understand portfolio dynamics and sources of risk.

Hedge Funds Review | 20 Aug 2010secure

Cesr lays out exposure guidelines for Ucits IV

Hedge fund managers running Ucits funds have been given guidance by the Committee of European Securities Regulators (Cesr) on how to calculate risk when Ucits IV comes into force next year.

Hedge Funds Review | 28 Jul 2010secure

Ucits hedge funds pose challenges for fund administrators

Hedge fund administrators see the move to Ucits hedge funds are challenging but fund aministrators believe expertise with complex strategies and valuations and daily processing will win more business....

Hedge Funds Review | 04 Jul 2010

Merchant Capital offers hedge fund managers Ucits strategy compliance check service

Merchant Capital is offering a Ucits service known as strategy assessment and feasibility evaluation (Ucits-Safe).

Hedge Funds Review | 17 Jun 2010secure

Questions abound over Ucits hedge funds

The directive on alternative investment fund managers (AIFM) will not necessarily allow professional investors to buy the funds offered to them. Controversy around the directive, together with uncertainty......

Hedge Funds Review | 08 May 2010secure

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