The Long

Editor's view: 19 August 2010

Gwyn Roberts

Gwyn Roberts

Who’d be a hedge fund operational professional? In the good times they are anonymous; hidden by the shadows of over-achieving portfolio managers. In bad times they are often the last bastion between survival and destruction.

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Comment: Andrew Baker

Andrew Baker

Andrew Baker

"It’s all too easy to attack ‘speculation’ because it is almost impossible to differentiate between speculation and trading in general"

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FSA bonus rules could dent tax take

Gwyn Roberts

Gwyn Roberts

With the UK trying to tame a record deficit, it would be a reckless Treasury that let tax pounds slip through its fingers. Yet this may well be the unintended consequence if current FSA proposals for bonus restrictions are applied to hedge funds.

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Editor's view: 12 August 2010

Gwyn Roberts

Gwyn Roberts

Is the Ucits-dream over? Probably not, but one does sense that a year of hubris could be halted in its tracks after a disappointing July and new Lyxor research flagging up the performance drag of these structures.

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Comment: Christopher Miller

Christopher Miller

Christopher Miller

"I simply fail to see how some of these measures, when related to most asset managers, contribute to financial stability and prudential soundness"

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Hedge funds begin to adjust to Volcker

Tony Griffiths

Tony Griffiths

There’s no smoke without fire. After months spent fanning the hidden flames inside its hedge fund businesses, the first whiff of Wall Street’s reaction to the Volcker Rule is pluming into view.   

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Editor's view: 29 July 2010

Gwyn Roberts

Gwyn Roberts

Like Paris in the spring, the lure of the Ucits space is proving a heady experience for many managers. First Europe fell for the charms of these onshore products, now the Americans are joining in a communal swoon.  

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Comment: Amy B Hirsch

Amy Hirsch

Amy Hirsch

"It is imperative that investors of all types ensure they understand the relationship between the introducing party and the manager"

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Investors sit tight on impaired assets

Zaki Abushal

Zaki Abushal

Playing the ‘what if’ game can be fun but, depending on the number of variables in question, it can get a little out of control. Apply this conceit to the hedge fund sector's performance during the financial crisis and the possible permutations become legion.

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Editor's view: 22 July 2010

Gwyn Roberts

Gwyn Roberts

Journalism’s palette extends to mostly black, with a smidgen of white. Hardly a spectrum of colours, but effective enough if you want to paint an unsettling picture. Hedge funds frequently fall victim to this particular school of art; a series of unsubtle brush strokes rendering the industry as the unacceptable face of capitalism.

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