26/10/2011
HFMWeek attended the annual National Association for Pension Funds conference in Manchester last week, to find out how imminent UK pension changes could open up a wealth of opportunity for
hedge funds – providing they understand what makes a pension fund tick
19/10/2011
HFM US Performance Awards 2011
19/10/2011
Proposals for a tax on financial transactions have been on the periphery of the political agenda for a while. But with renewed support for the tax from the EU President, it may be time for the
hedge fund industry to seriously consider the impact of such a measure
12/10/2011
HFMWeek meets Dame Amelia Fawcett, new chairman of the Hedge Fund Standards Board, to discuss the industry response to regulation, and the task ahead of her in expanding the global reach of the
standards
12/10/2011
Plans to share consultancy services are gathering interest among UK local government pension schemes, and while these collaborations could help reduce costs and share investment expertise, there
are some who warn a streamlined approach could lead to a growing short-termism in pensions’ investment outlook
05/10/2011
Pitching to potential investors can make or break a deal, and with competition for new capital as fierce as ever, HFMWeek spoke to investors, consultants and hedge funds to find out how to prepare,
execute and follow-up the perfect pitch
05/10/2011
Man Group’s recently released second-quarter performance figures, showing a dramatic drop in AUM and significant redemptions, may be bad news for the recently merged hedge fund manager, but
many see the results as par for the course in a turbulent year, and a sign of the growing maturity of the post-2008 hedge fund investor
28/09/2011
The French hedge fund industry may be something of an untapped market, but for the three co-founders of recent start-up CIAM, regulatory uncertainty in the UK and close links to Europe make Paris
the place to be
28/09/2011
As the long-discussed details of the EU’s AIFM Directive begin to take shape, with Aima’s recent paper laying bare the potential cost of the despository requirement, the hedge fund
industry must now set about assessing the impact of the proposals and its response
14/09/2011
The 20 first-timer launches to look out for next year