Against the backdrop of difficult market conditions and growing investor…
13/12/2010
As 2011 looms, HFMWeek takes a look back over a turbulent year in hedge funds, where speculation about regulation was turned into concrete legislation, emerging markets boomed and the industry set about adapting to a new investor-driven agenda of transparency and liquidity.
13/12/2010
Smaller hedge funds, spurned by many investors seeking the reassurances that come with size, are also seeing prime brokers reconsider the viability of smaller clients. For a growing number, the answer to fufilling their custodian needs lies in using a trust company
08/12/2010
The second part of HFMWeek's 15th Assets Under Administration Survey turns its eye to the fund of hedge funds (FoHF) sector. Hardest hit by liquidity concerns and redemptions during the financial crisis, FoHFs have begun the slow climb back to pre-crisis levels of AuA, and a restoration of investor confidence. Turn over to see how the FoHF universe has changed in the last six months
24/11/2010
The second HFMWeek AuA Survey of 2010 shows a hedge fund sector that has built on the growth seen six months ago, with a steady increase in assets under administration, but the effects of the financial crisis are still making their presence felt with increased regulatory pressures and consolidation in the admin space. Read on to see which administration firms top the single manager rankings.
17/11/2010
The swelling numbers of Ucits-compliant hedge fund launches over the last two years has shown that the vehicle’s popularity is more than just a fad, and while the challenges of compliance and distribution remain for those looking to launch, a number of platforms have opened up to add managers. HFMWeek charts the ten biggest players in the space and looks at how their platforms are structured
17/11/2010
The recent departure of Gartmore’s star trader Roger Guy, and the firm’s subsequent share-price plummet, illustrates all too keenly the importance of key individuals to performance and investor confidence. But how can managers, and investors, avoid putting all their eggs in one basket?
10/11/2010
The cream of the service provider crop at the HFM US Hedge Fund Services Awards in New York
10/11/2010
New HFR research suggest close to half of all hedge funds are below their high-water mark going into the final quarter of the year. With performance fees crucial to the survival of many smaller funds, can the recent upturn in performance translate into year-end numbers that will keep these firms afloat?
03/11/2010
Market volatility and less-than-stellar returns have encapsulated a difficult year for the hedge fund sector. In the midst of these challenging times, only the most innovative, skilful and committed managers have thrived. Last week, HFMWeek celebrated these three building blocks of success at the 2010 US Performance Awards. The 650 managers, who congregated at New York’s 583 Park Avenue, may have represented a host of strategies and differing asset levels – but all of them were united by truly impressive performance.
03/11/2010
The AIFM Directive, for the past 18 months the source of concern and consternation across the hedge fund industry, and much wrangling among EU politicians, has now reached a final outcome. But does the softening of some of the legislation’s harsher tenets represent a victory for the industry, or is this a compromise where nobody wins?
07/06/2012
Join us and our panel of experts for HFMWeek's Subscribers' Club June's UK breakfast briefing, 'Impact…
31/05/2012
The next US HFMWeek Subscribers' Club breakfast, will take place on Thursday May 31. Join us and…
02/02/2011
HFMWeek's European Hedge Fund Services Awards are designed to recognise companies that have outperformed...
