17/02/2010
Driven by the prevailing threat of an AIFM regulatory clampdown, many European hedge funds are now looking westwards to access the rich institutional investor pickings in the US. But does the land of plenty have enough to go around?
17/02/2010
China's recent announcement that it is to allow short-selling on its mainland stock exchanges opens up the potential of one of the fastest growing markets in the world. But there may yet be many obstacles in the way of the creation of a genuine Chinese hedge fund industry
03/02/2010
As hedge funds begin to make their way back into investor portfolios, the endowment and foundation industry, traditionally long-term champions of alternative investments, speaks about its experience and expectations in the aftermath of the credit crisis
03/02/2010
January's HFMWeek breakfast briefing examined the state of play in the prime brokerage sector, which, since the collapse of Lehman and the resulting ructions in the financial world, has seen a reconfiguring of the relationship between prime brokers and their hedge fund clients
27/01/2010
Spain's inheritance of the EU Council presidency from Sweden has been the source of some trepidation for the hedge fund industry, fearing an increase in restrictions as the AIFM Directive makes its way into law. HFMWeek reviews the handover and looks at the impact the Spanish presidency will have on the legislation
27/01/2010
Last week's announcement that the Obama administration, led by economic advisory board chief Paul Volcker, plans to curb commercial banks' investment powers may have sent the markets reeling, but some in the hedge fund space see the proposals as a source of opportunity
20/01/2010
In the wake of Lehman, the prime brokerage market may have opened up, giving many smaller players the oxygen to thrive, but will this mini-prime boom be short lived, as the market shrinks and smaller brokerages struggle to retain their piece of the pie?
20/01/2010
HFMWeek spoke to Matteo Perruccio, chief executive officer at Hermes BPK Partners, about the firm's succcessful FoHF launches in a downmarket and why he takes inspiration for investment products from the Apple iPhone
14/01/2010
Following a tough year for commodity trading advisors, HFMWeek spoke to veteran CTA investor Harry Ploss about his success in managed futures, and why there is still money to be made from commodities.
19/11/2009
Hedge funds' performance turnaround this year has seen 2008's talk of mass investor redemptions turn into muted whispers as inflows begin to return to the industry, but, with many funds still holding gated assets, some believe the sector could still be in for an investor backlash.
22/09/2010
This month’s HFMWeek Subscriber Club breakfast will take place on Wednesday 22 September. Join us and…
30/09/2010
The next HFMWeek Subscriber Club breakfast will take place on Thursday 30 September. Topic and…
19/07/10
Following the success of the last year’s HFM US Hedge Fund Performance Awards we...
