Previously published Opalesque Exclusives
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04. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Pfaeffikon talking (4): Man’s Peter Clark on hedge fund challenges and opportunities [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Peter Clarke, CEO of Man Group plc, the $52.7bn hedge fund firm with head-quarters in London and other main offices in Pfaeffikon, Switzerland, discussed the key challenges facing the hedge fun
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04. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: FinAnalytica launches Cognity Managed Services [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
FinAnalytica, a US-based multi-asset class analytics company has launched a new product – Cognity Managed Services, which extends their hosted Cognity ASP risk management and portfolio construction platform to include customized managed services, such as full d
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04. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Roundtable: Canada’s hedge fund industry has 'tremendous room for growth’ [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
Canada’s hedge fund industry has tremendous room for asset growth and this will continue to be a strength for Canadian funds going forward, said Chris Dopp, Senior Vice President at exchange group Eurex
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03. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Taussig Capital launches Multi-Strat Re reinsurance platform [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Zurich–based Taussig Capital is launching a new platform that will give hedge fund managers the opportunity to get into reinsurance. Recent entrants into this area include Daniel Einhorn’s Greenlight Re, and Jonathan Bloomer’s Scottish Re. Before them, Warre
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03. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: 36 South Capital Advisors launches Black Eyrar Fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
London-based investment firm 36 South Capital Advisors is launching its second tail risk fund. The Black Eyrar fund follows a successful, earlier tail risk fund – the Black Swan Fund which made 204% in 2008. The new fund will invest in volatility across all
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03. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Roundtable: Long US and Canadian equities, commodities and M&A offer opportunities for Canadian hedge funds [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
Long US and Canadian equities, commodities, and M&A activities are the strategies that offer opportunities for Canadian hedge fund managers and investors, agreed participants in the latest
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03. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Pfaeffikon talking (3): ZHAW estimates there are 130 single hedge funds in Switzerland managing $24bn [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Regina Anhorn, researcher at the Centre of Alternative Investments & Risk Management,
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02. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Pfaeffikon talking (2): Swiss funds of hedge funds industry’s market share stands at 22% [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Hedge funds really suffered during the financial crisis, and one may be tempted to say that this one was very different. But be careful, warned Prof. Dr. Peter Meier, head of the
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02. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: InvestorAnalytics highlights the myths of risk aggregation in new white paper [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
US-based risk management firm InvestorAnalytics, has released a new white paper focused on uncovering the myths that investors commonly believe in when it comes to risk aggregation. "We have been at this for so long, and seen the same behavior over and over we
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01. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: 'Alternative Alternatives' investment funds up 0.95% in August (+3.09% YTD) [more]
Florian Guldner, Opalesque Research:
'Alternatives Alternatives' investment funds had another positive month in August, according to an estimation based on 722 single- and multi-manager funds currently listed in 25 categories in the Opalesque Solutions A SQUARE Fund Database (
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01. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Pfaeffikon talking (1): Skybridge on hedge fund investing in uncertain times [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Max von Bismarck, partner and CEO (Europe) of Skybridge Capital, a fund of hedge fund house headquarted in New York with around $6.5bn in AuM, moved to the firm’s new Zurich offices a couple of months ago. He said during an IIR
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01. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: U.S. hedge funds gained in August by buying riskier stocks and commodities: hedge fund news, week 39 [more]
In the week-ending 28 September 2012, it was reported that Goldman Sachs Group was scheduled to launch a new hedge fund offering to its wealthiest customers; Citigroup hired former Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Andrew Mack for its new hedge fund launch; former Royal Bank of Canada a
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28. Sep. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: SunGard expands offering for boutique asset managers [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
SunGard has added to its hosted application suite for asset managers with the launch of Asset Arena 360, aimed at boutique asset managers. Earlier this year, SunGard launched the hedge-targeted product Hedge360, as
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28. Sep. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Update: Glasnost Macro Fund to launch in early October [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Philippe Gougenheim, CEO and founder of the new Swiss-based hedge fund shop Gougenheim Investments AG, will launch the Glasnost Macro Fund between October 7th and 11th, 2012, with more than $50m in assets. The hedge fund was meant to be launched
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27. Sep. 2012 | Opalesque Roundtable: Nordic hedge fund investors more demanding, sophisticated [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
Nordic investors demand openness, lucidity and clear line of communication from their hedge fund managers or they will walk out the door, a participant at the Opalesque Nordic Roundtab
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27. Sep. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Hyaline Capital launches macro-driven long/short equity hedge fund [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque:
Hyaline Capital Management recently launched a top-down, macro-driven long/short equity hedge fund, domiciled in Delaware. The new investment firm is located on Fifth Avenue in New York.
In an email sent
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26. Sep. 2012 | Opalesque Roundtable: Definition of alpha and beta puzzles physicists and academics [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
The definition of alpha and beta is still a puzzle for many physicists and academics across the globe, said Per Ivarsson, head of Investment Management at Risk & Portfolio Management (RPM), an asset man
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25. Sep. 2012 | Opalesque Roundtable: Nordic hedge fund managers see risk reward opportunities in Eastern Europe and Iceland [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
Nordic-focused hedge fund managers believe that the markets of Eastern Europe and Iceland offer a wide range of risk reward opportunities and that the region is on its way to complete recovery after the 2008 global financial crisis.
Speaking as one of the
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24. Sep. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: South African hedge fund group Peregrine Holdings to close consulting arm [more]
From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia:
Sandton, South Africa-based global provider of wealth and alternative asset management solutions Peregrine Holdings Ltd announced it would close Peregrine Portfolio Innovation Ltd., because of a series of ma
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24. Sep. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Asset gap between large and small hedge fund widened: hedge fund news, week 38 [more]
In the week-ending 21 Sept. 2012, it was reported that British hedge fund firm Polygon has recently launched a mining fund; former head trader at Touradji Capital Paul Crone started a metals hedge fund for Citrine Capital; Four Elements Capital launched last week the Precious Metals Element
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