Hedge Funds – Page 7
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NewsHedge funds with higher fees perform better, study shows
GLOBAL – Managers charging more than 20% saw best net returns over past six years, Preqin says.
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Investors expecting solid returns from hedge funds, survey shows
GLOBAL – Seventy percent of respondents to Preqin survey expect 7-10% returns this year.
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IP Asia
Hedge Funds in 2013 - latest analysis
Albourne Partners’ Richard Johnston reviews returns for the industry in 2012 and looks ahead to 2013.
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NewsHedge funds that revise returns underperform, says report
GLOBAL – Research finds link between future performance and revised voluntarily-disclosed data.
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IP Asia
Hedge funds in Asia - Things are looking better
Albourne Partners’ Richard Johnston reviews returns for the industry in 2012 and finds bright spots in 2013’s outlook
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds: Trust… but verify
Good hedge fund due diligence takes 120 hours plus 90 hours per year ongoing. But responsible investors have no choice but to do it, argues Jerome Lussan
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds: Owning hedge funds
Neuberger Berman has launched Dyal Capital Partners to buy minority stakes in hedge fund businesses. Martin Steward reports on how it changes the dynamics for hedge-fund investors
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds: Changing rules
Joseph Mariathasan loks at the raft of regulation coming the way of hedge funds, focusing on the pros and cons of the EU’s AIFM Directive
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Opinion Pieces
Amin Rajan: 'Pension funds demand discipline, but discipline can stifle hedge funds' creativity'
First, the good news: assets under management in hedge funds have not only surpassed their previous peak of around $2trn (€1.6trn) reached in 2007, but they are also likely to attract another trillion dollars by 2016, according to ‘Institutional Investment in Hedge Funds’, a survey by Citi Prime Finance.
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Asset Class ReportsHedge Funds: Alpha-hunting with funds of funds
Peter Meier, Oliver Liechti and Patrick Dütsch run hundreds of FoHFs through a factor model and find those focused on trading strategies delivering the best returns and the highest alphas
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds: Taking the ‘fund’ out of hedge funds
Martin Steward spoke to PGGM’s Jan Soerensen about how its managed account platform allows it to take control of its hedge funds – and their costs
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds: Changing models
The fund of funds model is having to adapt fast to survive. Joseph Mariathasan finds that the new models also require a different approach to thinking about the hedge fund opportunity set
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NewsHedge funds: What's wrong with a 0% return?
Judge hedge funds' diversification benefits by their optionality, not their risk/return.
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Interviews
Holding hedge funds to account
Bond yields sit at historic lows, growth is sparse and equities aren’t cheap. The result: a search for yield in credit assets and for alpha in liquid alternative investments.
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NewsDutch hedge funds buck global trend in second quarter – DNB
NETHERLANDS – Watchdog attributes performance to appreciation of US dollar against euro.
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News€2.4bn Dutch pension fund abandons hedge funds after loss
TNO's hedge fund portfolio records 7.2% loss, underperforming benchmark by more than 13%.
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NewsHedge funds largely ignorant of ESG principles – Probus Sigma
Research firm says hedge funds often confuse ESG metrics with socially responsible investment.
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NewsHedge funds not big herders, says academic study
Hedge funds do enter crowded trades, but 'nothing like as much as non-hedge fund institutions'.
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News€14bn pension fund for Philips to drop private equity, hedge funds
Philips Pensioenfonds shifts toward commodities, emerging market equities and bonds.
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Are fiduciary consultants neglecting their duty on hedge funds?
The fiduciary model for hedge funds is not unlike a customised fund-of-funds mandate.
