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Emerging Markets Special: Opalesque Exclusive: Emerging markets specialist Exotix on the long term values of emerging markets, looking to develop involvement in the Iraqi stock market, Stocks traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange have doubled over the past year, Inflation is putting emerging markets companies` at risk

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  1. Islamic Finance - Islamic financial institutions' assets top $822bln[more]

    From Business24-7.ae: Islamic financial institutions hold assets that exceed $822 billion (Dh3 trillion) and the value of Shariah-compliant bonds was $100bn in 2009, Saudi Arabia's central bank governor Muhammad Al Jasser said. Islamic banks account for 15 per cent of the assets of the largest

  2. Opalesque Exclusive: Cube Capital: Tokyo real estate prospects will remain positive even if Japan's long-term prospects are not (1)[more]

    Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque London: Cube Capital's Asia real estate fund, launched in the midst of the credit crisis, has managed to return impressive returns by banking on office building rentals in Tokyo, REITs, Australian companies needing restructuring, and opportunities in China and Ho

  3. Opalesque Exclusive: Cube's real estate hedge fund keeps exposure to Singapore low, expects returns from Hong Kong and Australia (2)[more]

    Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque London: This is the second part of the article. To view Part One (Cube Capital: Tokyo real estate prospects will remain positive even if Japan's long-term prospects are not) which was published yesterday:

  4. Opalesque Exclusive: ADIA invests 10% of its estimated $425bn in assets in hedge funds and managed funds[more]

    From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world, has allocated as much as 10% of its estimated $425 in assets to hedge funds and managed funds, the firm said in its 2009 annual report. The report provid

  5. An asset based lending FoF: Access to a portfolio that invests in managers dedicated to collateralised, direct lending[more]

    Access to a portfolio that invests in managers dedicated to collateralised, direct lending

Canada Roundtable: Going beyond Commodities Beta

Opalesque Round Table

In the last 6 months, the make-up of the Canadian hedge fund industry and the AUM distribution per strategy has markedly changed. Un-levered AUM allocated to fixed income is probably touching 40%, and still increasing.

But even within the resource sector, there are still abundant and unique opportunities. Read about the maturation of the Canadian marketplace, as well as:

  • Who are the new players and strategies coming out of Canada?
  • Opportunities in commodities, credit and energy trusts
  • How to capture alpha from the resource markets – going beyond commodity beta
  • Lessons from 2008 and strategies to understand uncompensated investment risks
With:
  • Abdalla Ruken, Chief Risk Officer, Polar Securities
  • Aleksander F. Weiler, CFA, External Portfolio Management, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)
  • Barry Allan, President, Marret Asset Management
  • Brian Trenholm, CFA, Managing Director, Salida Capital
  • Gary K. Ostoich, CAIA, President, Spartan Fund Management and AIMA Canada Chairman
  • George I. Main, CEO, Diversified Global Asset Management (DGAM)
  • Jason Marks, CEO and CIO, GMP Investment Management
  • Lionel deMercado, Managing Director, Global Head of Equity Finance, TD Securities

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Expertise on electricity, water and weather related investing

Faculty Rian AkeyInvestments in these markets are still considered "exotic" for the great majority of investors. It is not, of course, that the underlying physical manifestation of any of these markets is exotic - in fact, they are all quite ordinary. It is that

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NYMEX - GOLD (April) – Dailygraph

Near Term Trend: Neutral /Positive Tuesday’s Close: $1,122.50 (+$ 17.10) UPDATE: The market settled above $1,125.00 two weeks ago, which should have been an upside breakout point, however, it subsequently retraced as it uncoupled itself from the upside move in Equities. We identified $1,104.00 a key support area. However, that region was violated on Friday, but in light of that we stated over the weekend, “The slope of the M.A. line remains positive and for now that breeds hope that buyers could show up, although slim”. At least for a day, on the basis of Tuesdays rally, buyers did in fact show up.