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Kris Devasabai
Editor-in-chief, Risk.net
Kris Devasabai is the New York-based editor-in chief of Risk.net. Previously, he was bureau chief and US editor of Risk magazine. He manages the editorial team. Prior to joining Risk, Kris covered hedge funds, asset management, cross-border investing and law for several publications.
Kris holds a bachelor’s degree in law and government from the University of Manchester, and he completed his legal training at the Inns of Court School of Law in London. He was called to the bar of England and Wales in 2003.
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Articles by Kris Devasabai
Japan continues to defy hedge fund bears
Hedge funds have long been fascinated with Japan’s large and growing public debt burden but shorting the country continues to be a losing proposition. Any Japan trade needs to be tightly hedged.
SkyBridge Multi-Advisor Hedge Fund Portfolios - Series G: SkyBridge Capital
Best diversified fund of hedge funds over three years
Corbin Opportunities Fund: Corbin Capital Partners
Best specialist fund of hedge funds over one year
Investcorp Silverback Arbitrage Fund: Silverback Asset Management
Best non-directional hedge fund over three years
Interview: Larry Hite, president of Isam USA
Larry Hite, winner of the lifetime achievement award at the Hedge Funds Review Americas Awards 2012, has inspired a generation of commodity trading advisers (CTAs) and systematic hedge fund managers.
Whitebox Concentrated Convertible Arbitrage Fund: Whitebox Advisors
Winner: Best non-directional hedge fund over 10 years
Jobs Act a boon for marketing savvy hedge funds
The Jobs Act will radically change the way hedge funds are marketed and sold. There will be winners and losers but the industry as a whole will benefit from increased competition and visibility.
Hedge fund investors get creative with tail hedges
Possible economic disaster has led to a proliferation of tail risk strategies giving investors more ways to protect against extreme events. A diversified approach to tail risk could yield best results.
Hedge funds eye retail investors through use of mutual fund wrappers
Investor demand for hedge fund strategies in mutual fund and registered investment company (RIC) vehicles is surging but many question if retail investors are a viable client base for hedge funds.
Investor cash flows into hedge funds exploiting complex structured credit strategies
Capital is flowing into hedge funds investing in structured credit markets where dislocations, inefficiencies and supply and demand imbalances provide opportunities to earn attractive returns.
Seeking out hedge fund alpha is goal of JP Morgan’s FoHF unit
JP Morgan Alternative Asset Management’s conservative reputation masks a passion for unearthing untapped sources of hedge fund alpha. It readily embraces niches ignored by most hedge fund investors.
CTAs turn to fundamental models in search of diversification
A growing number of commodity trading advisers (CTAs) believe fundamental strategies can help improve the return profile of trend-following managed futures programs.
US public pension funds double down on hedge fund allocations
Worryingly low return expectations for stocks and bonds have left US public pension plans with little option but to raise allocations to hedge funds.
China-focused hedge fund gains on domestic bets
Hedge fund CSV Capital Partners sees Chinese domestic sectors rising even as economic growth slows. The fund backs companies with exposure to the Chinese consumer as retail sales continue to grow