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[30Jul09] [Asset Allocation] Asset Liability Management (ALM)ALM embraces a multi-period approach which allows one to make an explicit trade-off between the long term goals and short term criteria
[04Jun09] [Direct Lending] A fund that specialises in privately originated asset based loans or investmentsPortfolio has been structured so no forced sales are needed to meet redemptions
[14May09] [Direct Lending] Privately-negotiated funding transactions for s&m-cap publicly traded companies... fund has been involved in over 220 privately-negotiated financing transactions
[16Apr09] [Asset Based Lending] Asset based lending strategy insights from an allocator’s perspectiveA well diversified asset based lending portfolio should be able to return 12-15% with very healthy levels of collateral ensuring minimal losses.
[12Mar09] [Asset Based Lending] "Recession proof, but not depression proof“Exclusive market intelligence on how asset based investment strategies are currently faring and where the opportunities could be
[07Oct08] [Asset Based Lending] Insights on ABL strategies - is performance holding up?In most cases even within a geographic region each investment will rise or fall on its own merits. The biggest correlation is on any equity component that may be part of an ABL deal.
[08Aug08] [Asset Based Investing] An asset based lending and investment fundAbility to source deals via a well established business network
[17Jul08] [Asset Based Investing] A pure asset based lending fund on fundsPortfolio of pure asset-based lending and insurance linked hedge funds
[29Apr08] [Asset Backed Securities] An Asset „Backed“ Lending FundLoans intended to provide working capital to Small-to-Medium sized Enterprises
[22Apr08] [Asset Based Lending] Asset Based Lending Fund of FundsIn its simplest form, the lender takes a first priority security interest in the collateral being financed
[08Apr08] [Asset Based Lending] The status quo & up-coming investment opportunities in asset based lendingThe opportunities are re-surfacing in the same asset based lending spaces, but it is the growth in the number of potential borrowers that has increased substantially.
[24Jan08] [Asset Based Investing] Asset Based Lending FoFLending activities - hedge fund wrapper
[16Jan08] [Asset Finance] Asset based lending/financing FoFAims to pursue an “asset based-lending/ investing” pure play strategy
[10Jan08] [Asset Backed Lending] Fund focus: life insurance assetsInnovators in the creation of financial structures to uncover value in underlying longevity and mortality assets
[19Dec07] [Asset Based Investing] Asset based lending fund of fundsConcentrate on managers who have a relatively short duration of underlying investments
[05Dec07] [Asset Based Investing] A fund uncovers structural inefficiencies in China, Brazil, RussiaWithin credit markets, a structural inefficiency (that has been exacerbated by the recent crises) stems from the fact that the banking system is generally less willing to provide loans to solid small/micro cap companies.
[06Nov07] [Asset Based Lending] An asset based lending FoFAccess to a portfolio that invests in managers dedicated to collateralised, direct lending
[26Sep07] [Asset Based Investing] White Oaks Strategic FundDynamic portfolio allocations between ABL, ABS and RLS
[29Aug07] [Asset Based Lending] Mont Blanc SelectOffers access to a robust, diversified portfolio of non-correlated investments - primarily in the asset based lending (ABL) and highly collateralised asset space
[29Aug07] [Asset Based Lending] Expertise on Asset Based Lending with Santo Volpe - IIHow robust are ABL investments under the present market conditions
[29Aug07] [Asset Based Lending] Appendix
[31Jul07] [Asset Backed Lending] Aarkad Plc, Heather PartnersFund focuses on collateralised money lending-highly collateralised structured finance loans, of short term duration (3-12months) secured loans, collateralised by commercial property in the UK & Ireland
[31Jul07] [Asset Backed Lending] Fund's performance - Appendix
[27Jun07] [Asset Backed Securities] Valuation"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
[20Jun07] [Asset Class] "Manna"Would you say “traditional” investments trade in increasingly efficient markets (diminishing risk premia) vs. alternatives (majority are still inefficient – and offer risk premia).
[13Jun07] [Asset Finance] Systematic Absolute Return’s Survey FindingsABL was preferred amongst the asset finance strategies. It was followed by PIPEs, ABS and ABI. At the tail end of the sample were CDO’s and MBS.
[30May07] [Asset Backed Securities] Expertise on mezzanine financingWe focus on a niche in the marketplace where we are typically viewed more as an equity alternative than a debt instrument - although our collateral is secured through the recording of a lien on the property and receiving an assignment of all voting rights
[25Apr07] [Asset Based Lending] CypressTree Leveraged Alternative Income FundHave little interest rate risk, low correlation to most asset classes, low volatility
[13Mar07] [Asset Backed Lending] Stillwater New Finance FundFocuses on asset backed lending with a minority of the portfolio invested in asset backed securities
[20Feb07] [Asset Backed Securities] George Tintor Q & AGeorge Tintor elaborates on asset-backed securities
[13Feb07] [Asset Based Lending] Santo Volpe Q & AElaborates on what it means to be a niche player in the context of Asset Based Lending
[16Jan07] [Asset Backed Lending] Eden Rock Structured Finance Fund of Funds
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: Two managing directors have just left Société Générale (SG), the French investment bank, to launch a new commodity hedge fund house in Paris called Belaco Capital. The official launch date of their first fund is expected in Q4 this year. One of them is
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Gold prices have fallen flat in recent weeks as the market shows signs of fatigue and investors choose the dollar over gold. In a recent Opalesque Radio interview with Andreas Maag, Head of Swiss Precious Metals Distribution at UBS Investment Bank, he noted tha
From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia: The financial free zones, particularly the Dubai International Financial Centre, have opened financial opportunities in the Gulf region because they have attracted almost every major investment bank in the world, according to Adrian Sender who works for
This article was authored by Alex Bafi, Partner, and Dinesh Banani, Senior Associate at Herbert Smith, an international law firm. On 5 April 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act")
Opalesque Industry Update - Harmonic Capital Partners, an established quantitative hedge fund manager offering macro and currency programs to institutional investors, announces the appointment of Per
Opalesque Industry Updates - Horizon Cash Management LLC, an investment advisor specializing in active cash management for the alternative investments industry, today has announced the appointment of
Opalesque Industry Update - The GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2012 measured 3.31%, up from 2.00% in April. “As we near the half-way mark, forward redemption requests remain
Opalesque Industry Update - Managed futures slipped 0.10% in April according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is down 0.62% year-to-date. “Although commodity pric
Opalesque Industry Update - Belaco Capital, a multi-commodity discretionary hedge fund that will be managed from Paris. Dr. Frédéric Lasserre is well-known for building and heading the SG commodity re
Opalesque Industry Update - The Dutch Hedge Fund Index ended April 2012 -1.12% lower. More than the DB (-0,24%) and Lyxor Hedge Fund Indices (-0,02%) for the month but positive for the year (+2.29% Yt
Opalesque Industry Update - In April, the stock markets (-0.65%) ended a strong four-month upward trend and registered their first setback of 2012. Simultaneously, after six months of a spectacular fa
From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia: The local regulatory framework in the Middle East should focus on inviting the fund management industry rather than making it tough to set up and do business here, claimed Zeeshan Ahmedani, a Partner at the international law firm
Florian Guldner, Opalesque Research: Emerging manager hedge funds and managed futures funds experienced slight losses in April, according to a first estimation based on the data of 291 funds listed in Opalesque Solutions' Emanagers database. The Emanagers Total Index lost 0.38% in March,
In the week-ending 18 May, 2012, it was reported that Trian Fund Management said it wanted to raise $2bn to launch a new fund, Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund II; Los Angeles-based asset management firm TCW is raising $250m for its new hedge fund focused on foreclosed homes; Farallo
Opalesque Industry Update – Hedge funds lost 0.44% in April 2012, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.
Opalesque Industry Update - Global equities continued and extended declines through mid-May, with investors focused on weak US employment data, resurgence of Euro sovereign debt risks and trading loss
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers produced mixed results in April but lost ground on average as the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index fell 0.46% in the month. Long-Short Credit, Fixed In
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Family offices are key sources of capital allocations for hedge funds. Peter Fletcher of the Parly Family Office has been investing in hedge funds for several years. Fletcher, now based in Switzerland was
The author, Steven Michael, is the Founder, Principal & Chief Investment Officer of Stonehenge Asset Management. He has over 25 years experience in the alternative management space. His extensive financial career began in 1985 on the trading floor of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). He is also a
Authored by Matt Nelson, Executive Director, Strategy at Omgeo LLC, a financial operations expert, this article looks at the consequences of pending regulations on the hedge fund industry. Much of discussion on the regulatory changes fa
This article was authored by Diane Harrison, principal and owner of Panegyric Marketing, a marketing communications firm founded in 2002 that specializes in a wide range of strategy and writing services within the alternative assets sector
From André Simon, Galloway Capital (www.gallowaycapital.com): There is a common belief that Emerging Markets High Yield (EM HY) should pay a higher yield than their US HY peers (difference is currently around 200bps) because of EM’s lack of Rule of Law, which in turn affects EM’s recovery rate
The author is Deborah Prutzman,CEO, The Regulatory Fundamentals Group, a firm that provides an enterprise-wide view of the US laws that impact alternative asset managers and others involved in the field: In the wake of MF Global, it can be tempting to suggest myriad rules, which, if followed, wo
This article was authored by Richard Harris, fund manager at Port Shelter Investment Management, based in Hong Kong. He compares the investment management industry to what it was like 26 years ago. I remember a former Managing Director asking me to write a message to Head Office on a blank
This article was authored by Charles T. Hage. Mr. Hage is currently Compliance Officer at U.S.-based firm Mohican Financial Management, LLC. During his career he has reviewed financial performance measures in alternative investments and managed financial risk in corporate investment programs.
By: Don Steinbrugge, Chairman of Agecroft Partners, a global consulting and third party marketing firm for hedge funds: Since the market correction of 2008, a vast majority of hedge fund net asset flows have gone to a small minority of hedge funds with the strongest brands, marking a change
From Thefiscaltimes.com: Once, it was only Alan Greenspan who commanded this kind of clout: the ability to simply hold up his hand, cause the financial markets to pause attentively, issue some cryptic or forthright thought (remember “irrational exuberance”) and step back to watch the madness follow
Iksil’s hedge fund disaster could hit JP Morgan for GBP 4bn in one of Square Mile's worst trading catastrophes From Dailymail.co.uk: British losses at the JP Morgan bank could double initial estimates and top £4billion – making it one of the worst trading catastrophes ever to hit the Squ
Big hedge fund managers say Japan problems bigger than Europe From Dataexplorers.com: High profile Hedge Fund managers, Kyle Bass of Hayman Capital and David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital, have articulated their concerns about the fundamentals in Japan. They believe the country to be ove
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Featuring : Bob Discolo: Hedge funds are still in the early stages of evolution.Bob Discolo is a 24 year hedge fund industry veteran who currently oversees roughly $3.7 billion as Head of Hedge Fund Solutions Group at $67 billion asset manager PineBridge Investments. » Watch the video
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Near Term Trend: NegativeFriday’s Close: .9840 (- 88)UPDATE: We are currently short at 1.0250.Lower the stop from 1.0085 to 9940.