Genna GarverBy Genna Garver, John Brunjes, and Cheri Hoff of Bracewell & Giuliani -- On Oct. 27 the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009 (H.R. 3818) moved one step closer to becoming law with the 67-1 approval of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services (the "Bill").

By Joe Randle -- Web-based systems have made client communications for hedge fund managers more efficient and economical than ever before, but the question remains: How secure is your data? 

By Dani Holt-Lyman -- After a period marked by unprecedented declines in alternative assets under management, institutional and private investors are now scrutinizing funds' operational support infrastructures more closely than ever as they begin to return to the sector.  

By Oliver Prock -- The already written off hedge fund sector has reinvented itself after last year’s crisis. Everybody is talking about “UCITS hedge funds” as a new and innovative concept for meeting clients’ increasing demands of consistent returns, market independence and capital protection.

Graham MillerBy Graham Miller – High-frequency trading (HFT) could use a good image consultant.  Everyone from Floyd Norris to Chuck Schumer (D-NY) have questioned the validity and even legality of high-frequency strategies, as they have taken over from exchange floor specialists as the mainstream media’s favorite whipping boy. 

By Charles Hage -- Hedge fund investors should be alert. Some fundamental practices in wide use contain significant levels of misguidance that undermine the quality of the investment process.

By Burton Weinstein -- Corporate bonds have posted among the best returns of any asset class in 2009.  Specifically, the Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Index and the Merrill Lynch High Yield Master Index have returned 34.9% and 37.4%, respectively, through August 31. 

Grellan O'KellyBy Grellan O'Kelly -- This article reviews the dominant regulated European retail fund, the UCITS, and its emergence as a leading global fund vehicle that combines robust investor protection with financial innovation opportunities, primarily accessed through the use of financial derivatives.

By the Essvale Corporation -- High-performance computing (HPC) can be described as the use of (parallel) supercomputers and computer clusters; that is, computing systems comprising multiple (usually mass-produced) processors linked together in a single system with commercially available interconnects.

James BibbingsBy James Bibbings – Over the past four years I have worked with countless CTAs to steer them through a variety of regulatory and business problems.