Bond market: Investment opportunities on yield curves
Anticipations on future monetary policy and risk aversion linked to systemic threats create investment opportunities on the yield curves of US and Euro bonds. However, those opportunities cannot be seized before two fundamental questions have been (...)
Forex, a value added in an allocation between real and financial assets
The foreign exchange market (Forex) is not an extra asset class but all asset classes together in the same market. It can be a real source of diversification and performance subject to a systematic, disciplined and rigorous (...)
Convertibles: a good trade-off in the current crisis!
The profile of the convertible bond-holder base has changed radically and the vast majority of the market is now held by long-only funds whereas in 2008 highly-leveraged hedge funds were the main holders.
Private equity funds invest in companies equities in order to take control of them. The shares held by these funds are not traded on financial markets. Their influence is moderate : According to Bain & Company, the global assets they hold is up to 3% of the value of (...)
Jérôme Teiletche: «Replicators are complementary to hedge funds. They are also more liquid and transparent than investable indices »
Lombard Odier has been among the first asset management firms to launch investment vehicles which replicate hedge funds. We carry out an assessment with Jérôme Teiletche, the head of systematic investment strategies…
GAM launches next generation of multi asset solutions with target return range
The GAM Star Target Return Fund and GAM Star Target Return Plus Fund aim to deliver consistent returns of Libor +3% and +5% per annum, respectively, without significant equity, duration or credit risk.
François Lhabitant : «We have received dozens of proposals but only one long / short manager passed our selection ! »
Established in 2001, Kedge Capital manages the assets of the Bertarelli family. The company invests successfully nearly $ 6 billion in hedge funds, for a net return of 6.7% annually since its inception...
Systematic managers call into question the status of core European sovereign debt as a risk-free asset
Global Macro managers explicitly follow defensive strategies: short exposure to equities (around -20%) and long exposure to the US sovereign debt. On their side, CTAs managers are more aggressive...
Jean-Louis Nakamura and Jérôme Teiletche : «risk-parity portfolios provide real diversification »
According to Jean-Louis Nakamura, CIO Asset Allocation and Jerome Teiletche, Head of Systematic Strategies and Alternative Portfolio Construction at Lombard Odier, the Risk parity approach is a growing interest to pension funds (...)
Management of hedge fund portfolios during crisis periods: the contribution of systematic overlays
The implementation of systematic overlays can be considered as an alternative to short-term rebalancing of hedge fund portfolios, or as an active component of alternative allocations.