Investors frustrated by banks Institutional investors are lining up to buy the loan books of European banks but are struggling to put money to work as banks sit tight on their credit portfolios Bankrupts better off with hedge fund help The involvement of hedge funds increases the chances that a struggling company will emerge from bankruptcy protection rather than be liquidated, according to academics, who claim much-maligned hedgies are more like "guardian angels" than "vultures" High risk = high return belief is questioned A recent study shows low risk, low volatility stocks outperform their high risk counterparts, defying conventional theory that high risk should mean high reward The fatal effect of the "career risk" fear Markets can stay irrational for longer than customers can bear, which inevitably results in assets being withdrawn, writes James Mackintosh, who thinks investors or fund managers cannot triumph over human nature What a difference a decade makes, or not Outsize fees charged by hedgies and other alternative types remain a citadel to be stormed, writes Steve Johnson, who looks back over 10 years of FTfm Rules deal body blow to Korean warrants Regulation may have actually increased the speculation it was supposed to limit, but it has certainly decimated turnover Holdouts get paid, the rest can pray John Dizard looks at some hard lessons for bondholders coming from Greece and thinks there is no avoiding the uncomfortable truth - the underlawyered should look for spiritual, not financial, comfort This entry was posted by Emma Boyde on Sunday, May 13th, 2012 at 19:44 and is filed under Uncategorised.