From Kirsten Bischoff, Opalesque New York: US hedge fund marketing firms, and investor relations professionals have by and large, expressed the belief that the most lucrative fundraising opportunities in 2010 likely lay outside the US. According to a newly released survey, perhaps one of the

With assets more than doubling since January 2009, specialist alternative asset manager Oakley Alternative Investment Management (“OAIM”) is expanding its strategic scope with the appointment of leading hedge fund investor Teun Johnston as a Portfolio Manager. Teun Johnston was previously Co-Head of

Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque London: The Varus Fund, a long/short European equity fund with a focus on Germany, returned 3.45% (€ class) in January, after returning 2.22% in 2009 since its September

From Kirsten Bischoff, Opalesque New York: For the past few months as inflows have started to increase, institutional investors evaluating managers for allocations have made it clear that the bar for securing assets has been raised. According to most investor surveys, managers need a minimum

"One should not forget that certain financial institutions can value securities based on criteria other than mark- to-market, in particular if they intend to hold them to maturity. These valuations, of course can be very different to where a security