London Notebook: HF regulations in 1609, VIX to the rescue, and no premature demise for clones
Dec 10th, 2008 | Filed under: Today's Post
Most hedge fund conferences are rather staid affairs, taking place in exclusive hotels or converted castles. In fact, one recent event was held at a hotel described by organizers as “A luxury Mayfair hotel of great repute, it embodies the highest of traditional values…”
But what do you do when your event becomes so popular it outgrows any of these traditional venues? You move into London’s cavernous Excel Centre near London’s storied Canary Wharf.
That’s what French university-affiliated research centre Edhec has done this week for its annual “Alternative Investment Days“. Billed as “bringing academic insights to alternative investments”, it’s a cross between the Detroit Auto Show and an academic symposium that has attracted nearly 800 hedge funds, investors and service providers this year. AllAboutAlpha.com is a media partner of the event and we are on location in the Docklands this week to tell you what’s going on.
Edhec’s Jean-Rene Giraud kicked off the proceedings this morning with a spirited defense of the hedge fund sector. Giraud emphasized that Edhec has never been afraid to criticize the hedge fund industry or to call it out on some of its claims. But in an ironic twist, he says that he now feels compelled to defend the industry against what he sees as unfair attacks by those seeking a scapegoat for the current financial crisis.
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