The 'Hedgeweek Awards 2010' special report comprises 18 separate articles listed below, these can be read individually or as a sequence.
Hedgeweek Awards 2010 - The winners
Hedgeweek Awards 2010 - The winners
Best Hedge Fund Administrator
Fortis Prime Fund Solutions
Playing defence in a rally
Playing defence in a rally
Following a period in which high-yield corporates and equities have rallied roughly 80 per cent off their lows, much of the ‘easy money’ has already been made.
Hedge fund managers move cautiously in an uncertain world
Hedge fund managers move cautiously in an uncertain world
While the crisis that afflicted the hedge fund sector in 2008 and early 2009 may be essentially over, with market conditions remaining volatile and investors still cautious, there is no prosp
Collaboration across the hedge fund ecology
Collaboration across the hedge fund ecology
Advent has been investing heavily in its platform for a number of years, working with industry leaders on building out our functionality. It is the strength of our relationships with our client partners and working with them that has led to our position in this space.
Building on the platform
Building on the platform
Today’s financial era has brought out the importance of the role of managed account platforms in the alternative investment industry.
Risk protection to help focus on alpha
Risk protection to help focus on alpha
Everyone’s talking about risk. Investors are asking about it, and it’s no longer enough that managers simply report on risk.
Risk management at heart of outperformance through the crisis
Risk management at heart of outperformance through the crisis
Appreciation of the importance of risk management before it was brutally brought home to the industry in 2007 and 2008 was central to the ability of many of those hedge fund and fund of funds manag
Super strategies for the new era
Super strategies for the new era
Recent events in the world economy and in Western politics have led to an increase in global volatility.
Dynamic strategy decisions at play
Dynamic strategy decisions at play
The Gottex flagship market neutral products, which now have a track record exceeding 10 years, demonstrated excellent performance last year, outperforming all major fund of funds indices by b
Positive outlook for prime brokerage business
Positive outlook for prime brokerage business
Jefferies picked up the award for Best Prime Broker at the 2010 Hedgeweek Awards, and we are thankful for the recognition shown by our clients for outstanding service and the quality platform
Robust relationships key to fund administration success
Robust relationships key to fund administration success
Fortis Prime Fund Solutions’ receipt of the Best Hedge Fund Administrator award at the 2010 Hedgeweek Awards is a result of our uniqueness.
Institutional attitudes to the fore in the post-crisis world
Institutional attitudes to the fore in the post-crisis world
In the space of less than three years, the landscape of the hedge fund industry has changed fundamentally.
The Geneva connection
The Geneva connection
Advent has long been a key provider to the buy-side industry, and we have seen significant changes in the levels of service firms are providing to their institutional and high net worth clien
Hedge fund accounting in the investor’s spotlight
Hedge fund accounting in the investor’s spotlight
Transparency is one of the watchwords of the age.
Working in harmony for long-term success
Working in harmony for long-term success
Rothstein Kass was voted Best Accounting Firm in the inaugural hedge fund service provider awards conducted by Hedgeweek based on voting by registered users.
Traditional structures under challenge as industry looks to the future
Traditional structures under challenge as industry looks to the future
One of the most striking changes that has emerged within the hedge fund industry in response to the upheavals of the past three years is a rethink of the structures through which managers off
Trading opportunity for multi-strategy fund
Trading opportunity for multi-strategy fund
Investcorp and Interlachen are proud to accept the award as Best Multi-Strategy Fund in the 2010 Hedgeweek Awards, recognising the excellent returns produced by the Investcorp Interlachen Mul
Standing out from the crowd
Standing out from the crowd
For more than a decade, hedge funds of every size and strategy have turned to Walek & Associates to look after their visibility, reputation and brand.