Uncategorised posts
Chinese growth prompts further inflation fears
The Chinese economy refuses to slow down. The latest GDP growth figures have once again surprised on the upside, prompting new fears about inflation.
GREG BRIGHTJanuary 25, 2011
The latest
Uncategorised posts
New research on sovereign funds from EDHEC Asia
New thematic research programs examining sovereign investment funds management and a more general initiative on best investment practices will be a part of the academic work of the recently opened Asia office of Europe’s EDHEC-Risk Institute.
GREG BRIGHTJanuary 25, 2011
Uncategorised posts
Investors suffer as Asian hedge funds ossify
As institutions take over from high-net-worth individuals and family offices as the main investors in hedge funds around the world, those hedge fund managers, too, are becoming institutionalised. This is not always a good thing for investors.
GREG BRIGHTJanuary 19, 2011
Uncategorised posts
The Devil Wears UBS … revised edition
Style is not really the forté of the Swiss so it may come as no surprise that the London arm of Swiss investment bank UBS got itself into a pickle after it published a 44-page dress code for employees late last year.
GREG BRIGHTJanuary 19, 2011
Uncategorised posts
Life’s a beach for hedge funds in Caymans
The US-based Hedge Fund Association, which last year opened a UK chapter in competition with the established Alternative Investment Management Association, has now started a Cayman Islands offshoot. HFA announced this week that the new chapter was a response to demand from Cayman-based hedge fund participants and reflected the importance of the zone as a […]
GREG BRIGHTJanuary 12, 2011
Uncategorised posts
As hedge funds recover lost ground, the big are getting bigger
The hedge fund industry has taken a well-publicised caning over the past few years but, as the dust starts to settle on the global financial crisis, some interesting and probably long-lasting trends are emerging. Principle among these is a massive increase in concentration of mandates among the larger hedge funds.
GREG BRIGHTJanuary 12, 2011