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Gapstow Capital Partners finds new opportunities in credit

Chris Acito, Gapstow’s CEO and CIO, believes that the definition of credit extends well beyond high-yield and distressed, and that the asset class offers powerful portfolio diversification to institutional investors
Wadhwani builds on long-standing systematic macro fund credentials

Wadhwani Asset Management’s long-running ‘techno-fundamentals’ quantitative approach is generating solid performance at a time when investors are seeking alternatives to CTAs
Former Goldman pair gains momentum with Aperios domestic small-cap emerging market equity strategy
Ex-AIG duo turn fortunes around with IStar CTA rejig

Opinion

ESMA: travelling in the wrong direction?

Will UCITS revert to being a vanilla product?
Will FoHFs fall prey to The Innovator’s Dilemma?

Few FoHFs coordinate their activities to achieve cooperation as they view each other as competition
Do FoHFs have a ghost of a chance?

Instead of a large number of institutional FoHFs products, the future seems to point to just more than
Investable indices are distorting commodities and futures

Especially for investors in VIX futures, indexers have had a substantial effect.

Coverage of the 2013 Absolute Return Symposium

Writeups for the event, including those of keynotes Andy Redleaf and Boaz Weinstein.
More big names join top-level speaker line-up for key Paris Summit in May

With just under two months to go before the event, the programme is coming together for the big annual EuroHedge Summit, which will be held again at the magnificent Palais de la Bourse in Paris on 22-23 May

Composite

Composite

Global	Apr 13	YTD	%
Composite	0.74%	3.96%	86%
Emerging Market Debt	1.05%	1.81%	93%
Emerging Market Equity	0.59%	4.49%	93%
Equity	0.50%	5.65%	83%
Event Driven	0.77%	4.32%	72%
Macro	0.74%	2.69%	77%
Managed Futures	1.40%	2.89%	90%
Single Manager African	0.66%	4.48%	100%

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