• Opalesque Exclusive: Florida fixed income firm III gains 11.7%, 13.16% and 16.77% YTD across three funds as firm looks to rebuild asset base [more]

  From Kirsten Bischoff, Opalesque New York: Fixed income funds have boasted positive returns in 18 of the past 19 months and are up +6.93% for the year so far. In light of market-lagging performance across the rest of the hedge fund universe this has meant fixed income managers have been abl

• Opalesque Exclusive: Midway Market Neutral Fund up 2.5% in August (+26.15% YTD) [more]

  From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: The Midway Market Neutral Fund, a New York-based fixed income market-neutral hedge fund managed by The Midway Group, posted a healthy 2.5% return in August (+26.15% YTD), to consistently perform positi

• CBOE Futures Exchange to launch first options on futures contract [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - The CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) today announced that on September 28, it plans to introduce trading in its first options on a futures contract – Weekly options on VIX futures (ticker symbol - VOW), subject to regulatory approval. All key pieces of the VIX product suite w

• Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index notches positive performance of +0.22% in August (est), +2.46% YTD [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - Early estimates indicate the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (“Broad Index”) will post positive performance of 0.22% in August (based on 70% of assets in the index reporting). Key highlights for the month: - Hedge funds sustained moderate

• 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

• 09. Sep. | Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index notches positive performance of +0.22% in August (est), +2.46% YTD [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - Early estimates indicate the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (“Broad Index”) will post positive performance of 0.22% in August (based on 70% of assets in the inde

• 09. Sep. | CBOE Futures Exchange to launch first options on futures contract [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - The CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) today announced that on September 28, it plans to introduce trading in its first options on a futures contract – Weekly options on VIX futur

• 08. Sep. | HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index +0.38% in August (+1.65% YTD), with strong performance in macro and relative value [more]

  Opalsque Industry Update - Financial market performance in the month of August was dominated by the strong rally in government bonds in response to an increase in investor risk aversion and lowering o

• 08. Sep. | Hedge funds decline -0.55% in August (+1.32% YTD) - Hennessee Hedge Fund Index [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - Hennessee Group LLC, an adviser to hedge fund investors, announced today that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined -0.55% in August (+1.32% YTD), while the S&P 500 d

• 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

• 08. Sep. | Opalesque Exclusive: Kurt Billick launching Bocage Global Resources fund in Q4 2010 [more]

  From Kirsten Bischoff, Opalesque New York: Opalesque has learned that Kurt Billick, formerly of Caxton Associates, launched San Francisco-based Bocage Capital. The firm is currently in pre-launch phase for its first fund The Bocage Global R

• 08. Sep. | Opalesque Exclusive: Pangolin Asia Fund continues positive streak in August [more]

  From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia: The Pangolin Asia Fund, a Singapore-based Asia focused hedge fund managed by Pangolin Investment Management, continues its positive performance for the third consecutive months after it posted +1.77% returns i

• 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

• 07. Sep. | 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

• 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

• 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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