Today's Exclusives
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Opalesque Exclusive: Emerging manager hedge funds and CTAs gained 0.72% in April (+3.18% YTD) [more]
Florian Guldner, Opalesque Research:
Emerging manager hedge funds and managed futures funds posted their sixth consecutive positive month in April, according to an estimation based on the data of 240 funds listed in Opalesque Solutions' Emanagers database.
The Emanagers Total Index
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Opalesque Roundtable: Japan offers real opportunity for financial securities trading [more]
From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia:
Fund managers who want to build a business trading in financial securities and are looking for reliable alpha generation should look at Japan, the real big story in Asia, whereas China is just the sideshow, said Peter Douglas, head of the Singapore-based hedge
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SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May measures 3.77%, up from 2.95% in April [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2013 measured 3.77%, up from 2.95% in April.
Chart: www.globeopindex.com/forward_redemptions.go
“Redemption requests are in line wi
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All Edhec-Risk Alternative indexes in positive territory in April and YTD (except for Short Selling) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - In April 2013, the stock markets’ winning streak extended to six months. The S&P 500, with a 1.93% return, reached an all-time high while equity implied volatility remained extremely low, with the VIX at 13.5%. High-grade bonds rebounded (Lehman Global: 0.89%, Lehman
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20. May. |
Commodity firm Diapason launches fund based on tangible forestry assets [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Diapason Commodities Management, one of the largest independent commodity investment firms globally, a
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20. May. |
Opalesque Roundtable: Eurex expands 'co-operations’ in Asia [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
Speaking at the Opalesque Singapore Roundtable 2013, sponsored by Eurex,
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20. May. |
Opalesque Exclusive: Ahead of the vote: shareholder AFSCME speaks up on Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan vote [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Last year, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) pension fund, one of the shareholders of JP Morgan, brought an advisory proposal to the annual shareholder meeting that would split the roles of Chairman and CEO at the bank.
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20. May. |
Opalesque Exclusive: Institutional investments in hedge funds up 56% to $2.3tln by 2017: hedge fund news, week 20 [more]
A Citi Prime Finance report said that global institutional investment in hedge funds would increase 56% to $2.3tln by the end of 2017 from the end of 2012,
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17. May. |
HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index gains 1.16% through mid-May (4.98% YTD) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds posted a 7th consecutive monthly gain through mid-May, with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index gaining +1.16% ; the HFRX Market Directional als
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17. May. |
HFRU Hedge Fund Composite Index rises +1.43% through mid-May (3.77% YTD) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - UCITS compliant Hedge Funds posted the strongest gain since HFRU launch, with the HFRU Hedge Fund Composite Index rising +1.43% through mid-May.
• HFRU E
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16. May. |
Newedge CTA index up 1.45% over April, 4.36% year to date [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Eight of Newedge’s 11 hedge fund indices showed positive performance during the month of Ap
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16. May. |
Opalesque Exclusive: New research examines quantitative trend following as an equity risk hedge [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
New research from Nigol Koulajian founder and CIO, and Paul Czkwianianc, Head of Research at Quest Partners, a New York-based systematic fund, looks at how quantitative trend following could be used
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16. May. |
Opalesque Exclusive: Stratton Street predicts China and Australia currency link will be first of many [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
May saw China and Australia agree a deal to directly trade the Australian dollar and the renminbi. Andy Seaman, Partner and Portfolio Manager, Stratton Street, explains that this
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16. May. |
Opalesque Roundtable: A $20m hedge fund in Singapore cannot be profitable [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
Starting a hedge fund with $20m or less in capital in Singapore is no longer profitable said Christian Stauffer, founder and CEO of Eurofin Asia Group (EFA). Stauffer was one of the guests in the latest
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15. May. |
Barclay CTA Index gains 1.11% in April (+2.11%); systematic traders up 2.46% YTD [more]
Opalesque Industry Update: Managed futures gained 1.11% in April according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 2.11% year to date.
“Rising prices for equities
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15. May. |
RBC Hedge 205 Index up 0.08% in April, (+4.23% YTD) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update: RBC Capital Markets today reported that for the month of April 2013 the RBC Hedge 250 Index® had a net return of 0.80 percent. This brings the year-to-date return of the
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15. May. |
Opalesque Roundtable: Big allocators look beyond multi-strategy hedge funds to demand exposure and alpha generation [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
Many large hedge fund investors have been investing directly to multi-strategy hedge fund managers, said David Walter who is responsible for Asian investments at the PAAMCO, a $9bn institution
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15. May. |
Opalesque TV: Acito: aligned interests, education are critical to credit investing [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
For $700m multi-manager hedge fund Gapstow Capital Partners, credit investing has a lot to offer. Chris Acito, CEO/CIO of Gapstow recently sat down with Opalesque TV to d
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From Cityam.com: A boutique London-based hedge fund has smashed into the top three best performing funds in the world this year, breaking the dominance of US hedge fund managers, according to a - Opalesque Exclusive: New research examines quantitative trend following as an equity risk hedge[more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
New research from Nigol Koulajian founder and CIO, and Paul Czkwianianc, Head of Research at Quest Partners, a New York-based systematic fund, looks at how quantitative trend following could be used - Fund Profile – Brazil’s Vinci sets sights on global partners[more]
From eFinancialnews.com: Two years ago, Brazilian asset manager Vinci Partners decided to diversify its investments overseas. About 95% of its money was invested in Brazil. It set up an office in New York, formed Vinci USA as an incubator for emerging hedge fund managers and hired as its US chief ex - Other Voices: Three 'game changers’ have limited contagion in European markets[more]
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