Risk Management at Citadel

From Hedge Fund Insight   Chicago-based Citadel LLC, through it’s two huge flagship funds, put in a good first quarter performance with a gain of 6.35%. The $29bn firm is one of the biggest hedge fund managers in the world, and has been run by CEO Ken Griffin since inception. He oversees more than 675 investment […] Read more »

Gold, the Yen, Upside in Equities and Petroleum Week With Archbridge Capital

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In this article Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight, has a Q&A session with global macro manager  Hakan  Kocayusufpasaoglu, CIO of Archbridge Capital.   Hedge Fund Insight: You had a good year in 2013, with your macro fund up over 19%. In which asset classes did you make the most money, and how much […] Read more »

A Case For Convertible Bond Arbitrage In 2014

By Paul Sansome, Ferox Capital LLP Part One of this article discusses the main reasons to own convertible securities in the current environment. Part Two looks at why convertible bond arbitrage is an attractive investment strategy now.   Part One We see four main reasons to own convertibles: 1. Strong new issuance 2. Dispersion in […] Read more »

Winton’s Futures Fund is primus inter pares

David Harding There has been a lot of comment in the hedge fund industry on the asset gathering of Winton Capital this year. David Harding’s firm has attracted inflows of over $7bn in 2011, which equates to over 10% of the whole industry’s capital inflows. This is a remarkable market share of the growth for […] Read more »