Hedge Funds

144 white papers and resources

Hedge funds are a managed group of investments. Generally they will undertake a mixture of trading activities and have a wide array of investment strategies and techniques. They will be active in both domestic and international markets. They are in pursuit of the highest return as well as their traditional aim being to reduce risk. Risk Library provides a range of hedge fund white papers on key issues organisation need to consider including positions, markets, expected returns, rate of investment, time-frames, diversity and techniques.

ESG strategies special report

This Risk.net special report sponsored by SAS features a series of articles that reflect on the latest initiatives for consistent standardised global frameworks for measuring ESG, consider the methodologies investors are using to make measurable progress for people and the planet, and discuss some…

SPIVA® institutional scorecard

In this white paper, we measure how well actively managed funds stack up against their index benchmarks over short- and long-term periods. We aim to enable the institutional community to judge managers’ true skill without the possible distortions that fees may create, and illustrate the…