Previously published Opalesque Exclusives
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19. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque TV: Trade financing opportunities in Asia and the emerging markets capture the attention of institutions [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Trade financing is gaining traction with investors and one fund, the EuroFin Asia Group. Christian Stauffer, the founder and CEO of EuroFin explained in a recent interview
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18. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Roundtable: Intimate understanding of a company’s structure allows Akanthos’s Kao to be opportunistic [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
The Opalesque 2013 West Coast Roundtable, sponsored by Sunrise Capital,
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17. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Navigator Absolute Return Fund up 3.29% YTD, changes name to BAF Latam Trade Finance Fund [more]
From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia:
The Navigator Absolute Return Fund is maintaining its winning streak with consistent positive returns since inception in March ’08 after posting 0.67% in May (+3.29% YTD). The fund
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17. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge fund launches rose in 1Q13 from the previous quarter to 297: hedge fund news, week 24 [more]
Hedge fund launches rose in 1Q13 from the previous quarter, and totalled 297 funds, the third highest quarterly launch total since the beginning of 2008, reported HFR
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14. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Dexion's Robin Bowie declares the hedge fund of funds' landscape has changed for the best [more]
by Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
Robin Bowie, founder of Dexion Capital, a boutique investment bank focused on alternatives, is in defensive mode over the firm’s listed fund of funds (fofs) business, a sector he and his team pioneered in 2
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13. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque TV: Abenomics may be more fragile than investors expect [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York
In the new world of Abenomics, some of the oldest Japanese hedge funds are enjoying growth that they haven’t seen in a number of years. Shinichiro Shiraki Chief Investment Officer of Astmax and also the Chairman of AIMA-Japan, has been operating in this space fo
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12. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Roundtable: Delegates report serious demand for financial services in China [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
The Opalesque 2013 Hong Kong Roundtable, sponsored by Bingham McCutchen,
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12. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Estimize begins providing analyst data on private companies [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Earlier this year, Opalesque reported on Estimize, a company that is opening up analysis of public companies by letting any user contrib
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12. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: RUMOUR: Infinium Global not reachable, not returning money to investor [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
An investor has alerted Opalesque of a fund whose managers are unreachable and not returning his redeemed money. Here, we report his story.
The Infinium Global Fund launched in July 2010 with a
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11. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge funds are the alternative normal [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Hedge funds have a great role in mainstream investing and financing, but the industry’s "alternative" tag is so powerful that this trend has not been looked into very much.
That alternative investments, including hedge funds, are moving into the retail
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11. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Roundtable: Asian family offices start small then build up on expertise [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
The Opalesque 2013 Hong Kong Roundtable, sponsored by Bingham McCutchen, Eurex and Taussig
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10. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Roundtable: Japan could face shortage of bonds [more]
From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia – The Bank of Japan is buying all annual insurance and government bonds in Tokyo, leading to scarcity in bonds in the market.
So said Peter Tasker of Arcus Research Ltd. in the recent
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10. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Goldman Sachs’ 'hedge fund for the masses’ raised $58m in first month: hedge fund news, week 23 [more]
In the week ending June 7, 2013, SunTx Capital partnered with Ron Dodson to launch IXTHYS Capital; former Mizuho trader Jeffrey Yap was reported to be launching a multi-strategy credit strategy; Valuewalk said CQS would launch a long/short equity hedge fund; and Spartan Fund has launched a di
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07. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Ex-Mizuho credit strategy hedge fund manager Yap nets $100m seeding to launch Asian fund [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
Ex-Mizuho star credit strategy manager Jeffrey Yap is to launch an Asian multi-strat fund, focussing on Asian credit strategies, long/short credit, bonds and private debt. The fund is an Asian-focus fund but
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07. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: RiverCrest Global Equity Fund up 13% YTD, managers expect further market gains in near term [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
The RiverCrest Global Equity Fund's USD share class is up +12.98% YTD after returning +3.52% in April, compared to a rise in the MSCI AC World index of 2.60% that month.
This is also compared to the
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07. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque TV: Cooperatives - a new model in family office investing [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
In 2011, Roxanne Davies moved to Singapore as the director of the Parly family office. Since moving, she has developed a family office cooperative in Singapore with other host families that they work with. She recently sat down with Matthias Knab, for an
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06. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Roundtable: Eurex details its response to global regulatory change [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
The Opalesque 2013 Hong Kong Roundtable, sponsored by Bingham McCutchen,
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06. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Salient launches Salient Alternative Beta Fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Salient Partners, an $18bn investment management firm based in Houston, Texas has launched its fourth liquid alternative fund that is designed to offer retail investors access to alternative strategies pr
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06. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Radio: Current low correlations and low volatility are good opportunities for Asian hedge funds [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
An Asian portfolio manager shares his insights on the Asian hedge fund investment landscape in a recent interview with Sona Blessing on Opalesque Radio.
Lanny Lim is a portfolio
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05. Jun. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Niederhoffer hedge funds report mixed returns in May [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
New York-based CTA R. G. Niederhoffer Capital Management reported mixed results in May with only two of its five programs posting positive gains. However, year to date, all R. G. Niederhoffer
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