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04/03/2010
HFMWeek is pleased to announce the shortlist for the HFM European Performance Awards 2010. Considering 2009’s broadly positive results, all of the successful candidates enjoyed a particularly
stellar year and thoroughly deserve their moment in the spotlight. HFMWeek looks forward to hosting all the shortlisted candidates at London’s Hurlingham
Club on the 25 March, where the winners will be revealed.
24/02/2010
Booming in 2009, the emerging markets are still bustling. And with the world’s newer economies posting 40.4% returns last year, according to HFRI, it is easy to understand the rationale behind a slew of upcoming fund launches. Investors are equally enthused. Sovereign credit risk may have caused a -1.13% stagger in January, but interest remains tangible. Private and public pension funds are ramping up their exposure – not least the recent $250m allocation by the New York State Common Retirement Fund to Finisterre Capital’s latest vehicle – while private investors are also displaying an interest. In the US alone, $100bn of pension money is expected to be siphoned into this asset class by 2016, meaning a guaranteed period of asset gathering for EM managers for some time to come
18/02/2010
The size of the Ucits-compliant hedge fund universe is, and has been, the subject of much debate, with little in the way of definitive answers. Last week, Hedge Fund Research (HFR) stole a march on the competition, releasing data declaring that, following 18-24 months of escalating growth, the number of such funds now stands at 200+, with around $35bn in AuM.
03/02/2010
Last month, two reports revealed the Gordian knot faced by the hedge fund industry in 2010. Just how can a year of record gains be reconciled with the apparent drop in interest from some investor types?
20/01/2010
With last week's release of new EU council president Spain's first document on the AIFM Directive, and this week's deadline for amendments to the Gauzés Report in the EU Parliament, HFMWeek splits its focus to give an update on the latest progress
24/03/2010
This month’s HFMWeek Subscriber Club breakfast, in association with Advent, will take place on Wednesday 24…
25/02/2010
This month’s HFMWeek Subscriber Club breakfast will take place on Thursday 25 February. Join us…
22/10/2009
An event that celebrates hedge funds and funds of hedge funds that have outperformed their peers.
