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    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

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    Transparency, efficiency and networks are three drivers reshaping finance in 2010 – SunGard Pamela Marnell, head of product management for SunGard Financial Systems, said, "In talking to our customers, we've heard three universal business challenges that need to be met in 2010: d

  5. A SQUARE: Art as an asset class: Research, market overview and funds in the art market[more]

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Canada Roundtable: Going beyond Commodities Beta

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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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NYMEX - CRUDE OIL - Weeklygraph

Intermediate Trend (3 Months): Positive Tuesday’s Close: $81.49 (- $ .38 cents) UPDATE: Price action is roughly within $2.25 from its highest point posted in January, as key resistance is currently being tested at the highs within the sideways consolidation. Overall, the market remains within a $15.00 range for the last six months, and continues to follow the lead of the Equity markets. The slope of the Moving Average line remains positive, and both Crude and S&P are within striking distance of key breakout points. Confirmation of the breakout on the basis of a close is the key. If a breakout occurs, monitoring for a possible bull trap will follow.