Hedge Funds – Page 3
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds - Technology: The next generation
Advances in artificial technology and computing power are opening paths to new hedge funds strategies
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Asset Class ReportsCryptocurrencies: A match made in heaven – or hell
Cryptocurrencies could offer handsome returns to hedge funds. Or they could be a disaster
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News
Dutch retailer scheme to ditch hedge funds
Pension fund cites high costs, poor sustainability and lack of transparency
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Opinion Pieces
Hedge funds under scrutiny
Last year was good for hedge funds in terms of raising new money. But at the same time the industry suffered its biggest annual loss since 2011
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News
Asset owners ‘should push for strategy, fee innovation’ at hedge funds
Hedge funds too focused on tangential issues, says Willis Towers Watson
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Asset Class Reports
High yield: Coping with a new environment
This year high-yield investors will have to weather not only the winding up of quantitative easing but additional political challenges
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Asset Class Reports
Banking debt: The paradox of bank debt
The peculiarity of bank debt is that it can be issued by institutions with strong balance sheets
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Asset Class ReportsLeveraged loans: Applying leverage
Leveraged loans have performed well recently but regulators are expressing concerns about risks
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Special Report
ESG hedge funds: a contradiction in terms?
ESG hedge fund sounds like an oxymoron. The goals of absolute returns and the ideals of sustainable investing appear to be in opposition – self-contradictory, even
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Asset Class Reports
What future for long/short equity?
Managers are finding new ways to pursue long/short equity strategies
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Asset Class Reports
Time for new alpha ideas
New products are making hedge funds look like an expensive way to access alpha
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Asset Class Reports
Managed Futures: In pursuit of ‘crisis alpha’
Professional stock-picking and portfolio construction are still valid strategies
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds: Activist funds turn up the heat
Several hedge funds are among the most successful activist investors
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NewsTwo-thirds of hedge funds fall short of index returns after fees
Study finds investors typically paid 2.2% in direct hedge fund fees despite underperformance
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NewsABP pays higher fees to hedge funds despite 2017 losses
Dutch civil service scheme posted a 7.6% return for the year across its investment portfolio
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Asset Class Reports
High Yield: New risks and opportunities
The positive global economic outlook brings possibilities for investors in high-yield and credit
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Asset Class Reports
Contingent convertibles: Cocos are here to stay
Investors find cocos a good bet, especially in times of rising interest rates
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Asset Class Reports
Asset allocation: An expanding universe
Sub-investment-grade debt markets are becoming more sophisticated and fund managers have taken note
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News
Dutch schemes’ exodus from hedge funds continues
Combined investment in hedge funds falls to €23.6bn as returns fail to meet expectations
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge funds: No longer out of reach
Hedge funds have become more investor-friendly since the global financial crisis but there is still room for improvement
