• Opalesque Exclusive: Australian superannuation funds express interest in managed futures and macro funds [more]

  Damien Hatfield, of Triple A Partners Australia, did a road-show with Bill Marr, who runs a CTA (Ramius Trading Systems (RTS)) a few weeks back in both Australian and New Zealand, and found that there w

• Hedge funds post outflow of $2.9bn in July; Industry assets sink to lowest level since November 2009 [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge reported that the hedge fund industry posted an estimated outflow of $2.9 billion, or 0.2% of assets, in July 2010, the second straight outflow as well as the third in four months. Industry assets sank to $1.53 trillion, the

• Other Voices - Should indemnity provisions extend to auditors? [more]

  This article was authored by Alric Lindsay, a Cayman-based independent director, who prior to his experience working as an investment funds attorney for two global law firms, was a senior compliance analyst with the Cayman Islands Monetary Author

• 08. Sep. | Hedge funds post outflow of $2.9bn in July; Industry assets sink to lowest level since November 2009 [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge reported that the hedge fund industry posted an estimated outflow of $2.9 billion, or 0.2% of assets, in July 2010, the second

• 07. Sep. | Most Nordic hedge fund investors look to capital introduction teams for manager recommendations - SEB Nordic Hedge Fund Investor Survey [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update – SEB has published its first empirical Nordic Hedge Fund Investor Survey. Respondents represent over $630bn in assets from pension funds, insurance companies, and asset man

• 07. Sep. | Matrix appoints Alkesh Chohan as analyst to fund of hedge funds group [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - Matrix Group, the privately owned UK financial services business, announces the appointment of Alkesh Chohan as an Analyst to the Fund of Hedge Funds Group, led by Stuart R

• 07. Sep. | HSBC appoints Amy McNally to alternative investment division [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - HSBC announces the appointment of Amy McNally to its alternative investment division, HSBC Alternative Investments Limited (HAIL), as Global Marketing Manager reporting to

• 07. Sep. | UCITS HFS Index up 0.43% in August 2010 due to solid gains in first three weeks (2.69% YTD) [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update — After a strong finish at the end of July the momentum in the UCITS hedge fund universe kept going for the first three weeks in August 2010. Despite a drop in the last week

• 07. Sep. | Gartmore’s troubles continue, may lose mandate [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update – Problems at London-based asset manager Gartmore continue to pile up. Its lead portfolio manager has left and

• 06. Sep. | Swiss Funds Association on hedge fund performance: assessing indexes and interest rates correctly and taking a long-term view [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update – The relevant indexes play a key role in evaluating the performance of hedge funds. However, their limitations should not be overlooked. In addition, taking a longer-term

• 06. Sep. | UCITS Alternative Index Global returns 0.14% in August (-0.14% YTD) while UCITS Alternative Index Fund of Funds is down 0.35% (-1.18% YTD) [more]

  Opalesque Industry update - In August the UCITS Alternative Index Global is up 0.14% bringing its year to date performance to -0.14% while the Fund of Funds Index is down -0.35% bringing its performa

• 06. Sep. | Insparo hires new chief strategist Graham Stock [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - Insparo Asset Management (“Insparo”) has appointed emerging markets veteran Graham Stock as Chief Strategist. Graham will play a decisive role in continuing the success the

• 06. Sep. | Stenham acquires Montier Partners [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - Stenham Asset Management, the multi-award winning asset management firm, has announced that it has substantially augmented its investment team with the acquisition of Mont

• 06. Sep. | GFIA study: Historical statistical risk metrics are poor predictors of future risk [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - GFIA pte ltd, the Singapore based specialist in skill-based managers in Asian and emerging markets, has released a study on the usefulness of some of the more commonly used

• 06. Sep. | Threadneedle: Launch of UK Absolute Alpha Fund strengthens absolute return range

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  Opalesque Industry Update - A pioneer in absolute return investing, leading manager Threadneedle today announces plans to launch the Threadneedle UK Absolute Alpha Fund, reinforcing the company’s abs

• 06. Sep. | Blackstone tops rankings as global FoHFs industry stalls at $595bn, says InvestHedge’s Billion Dollar FOHFs Club survey [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - • The funds of hedge funds industry lost a net $3.6 billion in assets during the first half of 2010, compared to $95 billion a year ago • Firms with more than $1

• 06. Sep. | Goldman Sachs to shut down ‘internal hedge fund’ Principal Strategies Unit to comply with Dodd-Frank Act [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update – Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs is reported to be planning to wind down its proprietary trading unit, Principal Strategies, to comply with the new Dodd-Frank Act th

• 24. Aug. 2010 | Other Voices - The grass isn't always Greener in the Emerald Isle: Why some funds now relocate to Cayman again [more]

  This article was authored by Niaz Khan, Associate Director of dms Management Ltd.: Fundamental to my work as an Associate Director at dms Management Ltd. is travelling to major financial centres to meet with investment managers of hedge fund c

• 16. Aug. 2010 | Other Voices - Ten key considerations for SEC registration [more]

  This article was authored by William Mulligan, CEO of HedgeOp Compliance, LLC: With the signing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act, fund advisors need to determine not only IF they are required to register but WHEN they are

• 26. Jul. 2010 | Other Voices: ETF ownership limits - Trap for the unwary hedge fund [more]

  This article was authored by Jay B. Gould, Ildiko Duckor, Clint A. Keller and Michael G. Wu of international law firm Pillsbury: In recent years, many hedge funds have significantly increased their holdings in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Historically, hedge funds primarily acquired short posit

• 15. Jul. 2010 | Other Voices: The Volcker Rule's ban on proprietary trading - a practical approach to implementation [more]

  This article was authored by U.S.-based research and consulting house Woodbine Associates. The final form of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is essentially complete and awaiting Senate confirmation; now, at

• 01. Jul. 2010 | Other Voices: How new rules clarification will affect Hong Kong-based advisors of Cayman funds [more]

  This article was written by David Lyons of Caymans and Ireland-based hedge fund service provider dms Management, and by Dawn Cummings of Offshore Business Solutions, also located in the Ca

• 23. Jun. 2010 | Other Voices: Key changes for managers and advisers of BVI funds took effect May 17th - Securities and Investment Business Act 2010 [more]

  This article was written by Nadia Menezes and Marie-Claire Fudge of Ogier to highlight the principal changes applicable to investment funds and their managers or advisers that are introduced under the Securities and Investment Business Act 2010 (SIBA), and illustrate how these changes will affect in

• 07. Jun. 2010 | Other Voices: A recap on some audit issues, and a worrying trend [more]

  This article was authored by Castle Hall Alternative, a provider of operational due diligence based in Canada. Looking back over our posts over the past year or so, we've commented on a number of issues which impac

• 03. Jun. 2010 | Other Voices: Misuse and use of hedge fund indices [more]

  Article authored by François Duc, Risk Advisory, UBP Alternative Investments. Status Review In contrast to the regulated world of traditional investments, the hedge-fund universe cannot be fully encompassed. Hedge funds are private structures, devoid of any regulatory obligations to d

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