Hedge Fund Risk Management is “A Work in Progress”
By Simon Kerr For a long period I was unable to carry on reading SEI’s fifth annual global survey of institutional hedge fund investors beyond this summary point: “RISK MANAGEMENT IS A WORK IN...
View ArticleBridgewater Associates and the Aussie Dollar
Introduction by Simon Kerr Over the last decade Bridgewater Associates has managed an unusual feat - adding a lot of value to its investors at the same time as adding a lot of assets under management....
View ArticleOaktree Capital Sets Out To Seize Control in Europe
Howard Marks of Oaktree Capital Management There are a number of managers of distressed assets who are able to take a medium-to-long-term macro view about the viability of the opportunity set in front...
View ArticleChart of the Day is the Technical Position of the Aussie Dollar
A recent article here cited a short in the Australian Dollar as a position held by Bridgewater Associates at the turn of the year. Often global macro investors like both a fundamental case and a...
View ArticleHedge Fund Radio on the 2nd April
Make sure you listen out for the Monday, April 2nd edition of the three time Sony Awards-nominated N@ked Short Club on Resonance FM [104.4FM within London/online worldwide on the internet here]: 1 hour...
View ArticleManaging An Existing Macro Position - Aussie Dollar Example from Bridgewater...
Having been asked what would a trader or macro manager do now on the Aussie Dollar position mentioned in a couple of articles (here and here) here is a response. Below in graphic one is the original...
View ArticleHedge Fund Industry Assets Recover to Last Summer’s High
Highlights from HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report 1Q 2012 Total capital invested in the global hedge fund industry increased to $2.13 trillion, surpassing the previous record of $2.04 trillion set...
View ArticleEarly View of Last Month from FRM
Fund of funds manager Financial Risk Management (FRM) produces a monthly “Early View” reviewing the hedge fund and market themes and sector performance for the previous month. The highlights for...
View ArticleThe End is Nigh for Smaller Funds of Hedge Funds
For some time there have been questions raised about the sustainability of the business models of funds of hedge funds as a category. There is no doubt that they will continue to exist and that there...
View ArticleSeed Capital for Hedge Funds
Contributed article from Ka Ng, CAIA and AVP at Merrill Lynch
View ArticleSpecialist Manager Series - Selecting Oil Stocks with RoundRock Capital
Selecting Oil Stocks “Hedge Fund Insight” will feature a series of articles to share the expertise of specialist equity managers. The first explores the approach taken by RoundRock Capital Partners,...
View ArticleCo-Opting Marketing Resources for Hedge Funds - Part One
Murano Systems, A Lead Generator In one of the coincidences that inspire, recently two aspects of hedge fund marketing came into view. The first was coming across a small hedge fund using Murano...
View ArticleCo-Opting Marketing Resources for Hedge Funds - Part Two
Preqin - Building On A Database The previous and following articles in this series cover lead generator companies in the hedge fund business who make great efforts to explain that they are not...
View ArticleArticles Over There
There are a number of articles which have appeared on "Hedge Fund Insight" but not here. Click on the links to see the whole story: Family Offices Seen As Most Important Source Of Capital By Hedge...
View ArticleUpdate of 13th July
New articles on Hedge Fund Insight: How Effective Are The FSA/SFO And SEC At Handling Misconduct? New research from leading securities litigation law firm Labaton Sucharow LLP has today revealed the...
View ArticleUpdate of 3rd August
These stories have been posted on www.hedgefundinsight.org: http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gross-staff-turnover-is-not-the-issue-at-citadel/ Citadel LLC, the $11bn AUM Chicago-based hedge fund group,...
View ArticleSpecialist Manager Series - Selecting Healthcare Stocks with Rhenman & Partners
Selecting Healthcare Stocks “Hedge Fund Insight” features a series of articles to share the expertise of specialist equity managers. The second looks at the approach taken by Rhenman & Partners...
View ArticleFortress' Logan Circle At The Tipping Point
Across its funds businesses Fortress Investment Group has put in some good returns this year, including from its hedge funds. Should the superior returns continue, the Group will be well placed to...
View ArticleAnd How Have The Internal Processes Developed At The Endowment To Invest In...
One of the best things about the flows into the hedge fund industry coming from American investing institutions is that a good proportion of them are from public bodies. Consequently there is very...
View ArticleTop Quotations From Battle Of The Quants
Latest four stories on Hedge Fund Insight: Top Quotations From Battle Of The Quants London "An edge in analysis of social media is much more feasible than in analysis of news - there are only six...
View ArticleLatest stories on HFI
FRM’s Current Preferred Hedge Fund Strategies In its latest outlook, FRM, Man Group’s $19.5 billion fund of hedge funds and managed accounts business, identifies three potential sources of return for...
View ArticleHedge Fund Insight Stories Of the Last Month
Most Frequently Shorted UK Shares By Simon Kerr The FSA has been gathering information on the short positions held by investors for some time - it has been part of the Hedge Fund Survey for several...
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