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Investors size up emerging funds

Investors size up emerging funds

01/02/2012

Amid the discussion and predictions at last week’s GAIM USA 2012 conference in Florida, the popularity of smaller managers was a prominent topic for those identifying industry trends for the year ahead

Cloud control

Cloud control

01/02/2012

As an increasing number of hedge funds make the switch to cloud computing, HFMWeek explores the technology’s potential benefits and costs

D.C. World

D.C. World

25/01/2012

The concerted shift from Defined Benefit to Defined Contribution pension schemes means hedge funds must get to grips with a different breed of investor 

The future of 2 and 20

The future of 2 and 20

25/01/2012

After a year of disappointing performance, the question of how much hedge funds charge for their services is once again on the agenda, with a combination of competition and investor pressure leading to a re-evaluation of the traditional 2/20 hedge fund fee structure

State of the industry: Reader survey 2012

State of the industry: Reader survey 2012

18/01/2012

Following last week’s interviewee-led 2012 preview, HFMWeek has put the crystal ball in the hands of its readers. A range of questions – covering topics from returns and industry assets, to allocations and launches – were answered by 66 respondents, covering a full complement of industry roles. 

Adapting to change

Adapting to change

18/01/2012

As the specifics of the EU restrictions on naked short-selling of credit default swaps become clear, the hedge fund industry is now setting about the task of assessing the impact of the new proposals in time for their introduction in November this year

2012: What lies ahead

2012: What lies ahead

11/01/2012

In what promises to be an unpredictable year for hedge funds, HFMWeek takes on the unenviable job of predicting the main themes to look out for in the coming 12 months

Impact assessment: Getting to grips with Solvency II

Impact assessment: Getting to grips with Solvency II

11/01/2012

Solvency II, forthcoming legislation that will overhaul the European insurance market, has been largely overlooked by the hedge fund industry. But as its introduction draws closer, funds are waking up to its potentially far-reaching implications

2011 Review of the Year

2011 Review of the Year

14/12/2011

Using the best December for a decade as a springboard, hopes for a strong 2011 were further buoyed by several bits of good news in early January

Foundations for growth

Foundations for growth

14/12/2011

HFMWeek speaks to Lionel Erdely, CEO of Lyxor US, about the benefits of the strong US base that the firm has built over the past two years, and his expectations for the industry in the coming year

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29/02/2012

UK: Opera Standards: The Challenge and Opportunities of Standardising Hedge Fund Risk Reporting

Join us and our panel of experts for HFMWeek's Subscribers' Club February's UK breakfast briefing…

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29/02/2012

US: Endowments and Foundations in Hedge Funds

The next US HFMWeek Subscribers' Club breakfast, will take place on Wednesday February 29. Join…

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European Hedge Fund Services Awards 2012

HFMWeek's European Hedge Fund Services Awards are designed to recognise companies that have outperformed...

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