Tricky choices
Choosing a hedge fund strategy that will perform well in 2012 is difficult. With unprecedented ambiguity about what 2012 will bring, strategies need to cope with market volatility and uncertainty.
Fund Catalyst’s John Purcell talks to GSCGI about the hedge fund investing process
Choosing a hedge fund strategy that will perform well in 2012 is difficult. With unprecedented ambiguity about what 2012 will bring, strategies need to cope with market volatility and uncertainty.
Investors should be looking more closely at how funds calculate fees as well as pressing for better terms.
Hedge fund strategies will struggle with wildly fluctuating markets in 2012 but see a promise of better returns from emerging market opportunities.
The financial crisis easy money in emerging markets is over. Institutional investors, expecting continued declines in Western markets, are set to increase allocations to emerging market managers over the next few years.
Can CTAs generate positive returns despite the eurozone sovereign debt debacle and slow global growth?
By reinventing itself the funds of hedge funds industry hopes to survive and thrive.
Brazilian hedge funds have outperformed in a volatile year by staying market neutral and focusing on domestic stories.
Why do investors think that volatility extracted from the option market does not reflect the true volatility of the index?
Independent directors are a relatively new concept for the hedge fund industry. Various hedge fund domiciles are struggling to find the best way to manage them.
Why institutional investors and hedge fund managers are embracing managed account platforms as a credible alternative to direct investment.