• Opalesque Exclusive: The EC would like to see global rules for alternative funds, but would a universal manager authorization work? [more]

  Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque London: At the EDHEC-Risk Alternative Investment conference in London yesterday, a panel of key figures from the regulatory scene and the alternative investment indust

• Opalesque Exclusive: Opalesque Exclusive: Regulations will benefit BNY Mellon, which says QIFs and SIFS are better than UCITs [more]

  Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque London: Marc Russell-Jones, managing director of the Bank of New York Mellon in London, told Opalesque after the Edhec conference's panel on financial regulations (see above article) that the hedge fund industry itself is changing fundamentally because of

• Opalesque Exclusive: John Locke's CEO Bonnin (1): How he discovered the world of quant and why the French like it so [more]

  Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque London. French hedge fund manager François Bonnin graduated from Paris' "Grande Ecole" ISG (Institut Superieur de Gestion). He was director of convertible trading at RAFE S.A. (AXA Group) before setting up the asset manager CAP STARDEX in 1992. After

• Opalesque Exclusive: Carbon360 releases Capital Introduction Report [more]

  From the Opalesque team: The general consensus for fundraising is that 2010 holds much in the way of promise for hedge funds. Strong performance in 2009 slowed the enormous tide of redemptions, and net inflows finally took hold at year-end. Seed announcements dot the news headlines and new

• Opalesque Exclusive: Schulte Roth: After beefing up legal expertise, most hedge funds now ready to embrace anticipated reforms [more]

  From Kirsten Bischoff, Opalesque New York: After the tumultuous markets of 2008 and 2009, U.S. hedge fund performance reflects how well managers are controlling market risk. However, the one risk that is still is the risk of government action (or inac

• Other Voices: A new approach for measuring crowded trades in financial markets [more]

  This article was written by Dr. Momtchil Pojarliev, new senior portfolio manager at U.S.-based asset manager Hathersage, and by Richard M. Levich, professor of finance at New York’s Stern School of business – it

• 08. Feb. | GLG launches currency-hedged Dublin-listed version of Japan CoreAlpha Fund [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update – GLG Partners LP, one of Europe's biggest hedge fund firms, has launched the GLG Japan CoreAlpha Equity Fund, a currency-hedged replica of its &po

• 08. Feb. | Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index posts positive performance of 0.17% (est.) in January 2010 [more]

  Opalesque Industry Updates - Early estimates indicate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index (“Broad Index”) will finish up +0.17% in January (based on 74% of assets reporting). Key highlight

• 08. Feb. | Hennessee Index shows hedge funds decline -0.50% in January 2010 [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - Hennessee Group LLC, an adviser to hedge fund investors, announced that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined -0.50% in January (-0.50% YTD), while the S&P 500 declined

• 08. Feb. | Opalesque Exclusive: Review of hedge fund launches, closures, trends, regulatory and legal events - week 5 [more]

  Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque London: A roundup of the week's hedge fund launches, closures, index performance, trends, regulatory, legal and financial events pertaining to the alternative investments industry. Last week, we heard of fund launches from new firm Castle Hill (flagship)

• 08. Feb. | Opalesque Exclusive: Placement agent CP Eaton expects 'impressive' hedge fund inflows in 2010 [more]

  From the Opalesque team: In its 2010 outlook, Connecticut-based, global placement agent CP Eaton Partners expresses optimism about hedge fund industry performance in 2010. With hedge funds completing an impressive 12-month turnaround that range

• 08. Feb. | Opalesque Exclusive: Newly formed Nautical Capital launches absolute return commodity strategies [more]

  From the Opalesque team: New York-based Nautical Capital, which launched in December 2009, has already set the bar high for success, hoping to eventually become the investment name synonymous with commodities investing. "When you thin

• 08. Feb. | Opalesque Exclusive: SEC willing to reconsider the proposed ban if FINRA could implement rules to check 'pay to play' activities [more]

  From Sagar Chakraverty, Opalesque Asia: According to a letter sent by Andrew Jr. Donohue, Director of US' Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to Richard G. Ketchum, Chairman & CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) on 18-Dec-09, the SEC indicated that an exception to

• 08. Feb. | Opalesque Exclusive: Asia Pacific markets to see continued drop, but corrective patterns lack uptrend, says MTS [more]

  From Sagar Chakraverty, Opalesque Asia: A Global Markets Review issued on 22-Jan by MTS Research, a London-based investment research company specializing in technical analysis, predicts a continued drop in indices across the Asia Pacific markets. Asian Pacific markets see weak correc

• 05. Feb. | Fitch: Hedge funds performed well in Q4 2009 amid business model changes [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - Fitch Ratings says that the hedge fund industry performed well in Q4 2009 (the broad HFRI composite index was up +2.7% in the quarter and +20.0% over 2009), and experienced

• 05. Feb. | Innocap IM adds Castlestone’s Porcupine Global Macro hedge fund to its managed account platform [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update – Castlestone Management, an independent fund manager with offices in London and New York, announced yesterday that Innocap Investment Management, which has around $1.93bn in

• 05. Feb. | Asia ex-Japan's mutual fund assets to reach all-time high in 2010, signaling quickest recovery [more]

  Opalesque Industry Updates - . Asia ex-Japan's mutual fund assets are set to reach more than US$1.1 trillion by the end of 2010, exceeding their 2007 all-time peak. This region leads the glo

• 05. Feb. | Opalesque Exclusive: Highlight on energy (4) – FoHFs Culross looking for lower vol hedge funds [more]

  Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque London: Culross is a fund of hedge funds manager that now allocates to energy hedge funds. Energy, whether traditional or new, has provoked heated debates since the awareness of global warming and peak oil came to the fore. These funds try to take advant

• 05. Feb. | Opalesque Exclusive: UK hedge funds managers undeterred by tax hike, 60 new HF firms authorised by FSA in ‘09 [more]

  From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia: Hedge fund and fund managers proved to be two of the most resilient financial services in the UK in 2009 as the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) recorded a steady registration of hedge funds in the fourth quarter last year. London-based Corporate f

• 05. Feb. | Opalesque Exclusive: Asian hedge funds were most skilful at mitigating losses in 2008 and 2009 - GFIA [more]

  From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia: Asian hedge funds were the most skilful at mitigating losses and outperformed their respective benchmarks from 2008 and 2009, according to GFIA’s latest paper “Emerging markets hedge funds review 2009.” The Singapore-based financial advisor said that al

• 25. Jan. 2010 | Other Voices: Obama Bank’s plan revives Glass Steagall Act, may improve capital raising environment for hedge funds [more]

  This article was written by Bryan Goh, First Avenue Partners LLP, London : It sounds like a plan. President Obama in an effort to address what is widely believed to be a flawed banking model has decided to ressurrect the Glass Steagall Act 1933. Glass Steagall 1932 had already been effect

• 08. Dec. 2009 | Other Voices: Liquidity mechanics of funds have been stress-tested, more managers are reviewing suspension provisions to allow future flexibility - Ogier [more]

  This article was written by Nadia Menezes, Senior Associate at law firm Ogier. The market turbulence over the last twelve months has seen fund structures and mechanics being strenuously tested under extreme conditions. Whilst the

• 12. Nov. 2009 | Other Voices: CTAs: Where do we go from here? [more]

  This commentary was written by Maximilian Thiel, senior manager at AIMhedge Management Ltd, a Liechstenstein and Caymans-based alternative management firm. The firm's flagship, AIMhedge Global Diversified Fund Ltd, is a systematic hedge fund focused on delivering absolute returns by investin

• 05. Oct. 2009 | Other Voices: EU Directive refugees - Bright lights of Singapore beckon [more]

  This article was written by Christopher P. Wells and Linda L. Ng. – Christopher P. Wells is a partner and Linda L. Ng is a counsel with White & Case LLP’s Tokyo and Hong Kong/Singapore offices, respectively. The bright lights and relaxed lifestyle of Singapore beckon to EU fund managers who a

• 01. Oct. 2009 | Other Voices: Hedge funds: Consideration of fraud risks in an economic crisis [more]

  The following article was authored by Adam Weisman, Partner, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP and Tania Lynn, Senior Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Fraud has always represented a dangerous and perhaps dangerou

• 15. Sep. 2009 | Other Voices: The long arm of the law - Implications of an SEC examination to the offshore hedge fund [more]

  The authors of this article are Kevin Phillip and Wade Kenny, both managers at dms Management Ltd. (dms), the largest management firm in the Cayman Islands. dms focuses on serving the hedge fund industry. It has long been a fact of life for registered investment advisers preparing for, and su

• 12. Aug. 2009 | Other Voices: Modified Volatility - 1937 paper found relevant to today's risk management challenges [more]

  By Peter Urbani, CIO, Infiniti Capital: An obscure tract by a University of Adelaide Statistics Professor, Edmund Cornish is today among the leading candidates for improving risk management. The 1937 paper by Edmund Alfred Cornish (1909 - 1973) and Sir Ronald Fisher* provides the basis

• 06. Aug. 2009 | Other Voices: Debate on hedge fund fees masks the larger issue - not all hedge funds are invested in 'hedge fund strategies' [more]

  The following was written by Rene Levesque (CFA), founder of www.mountjoycapital.com: There is nothing wrong with the hedge fund fees Indeed, there is nothing wrong with the prevailing hedge fund fee structures. The current debate on

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