Previously published Opalesque Exclusives
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20. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Roundtable: Dutch delegates debate pros and cons of hedge fund investing for institutions [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:Speaking at the Opalesque Netherlands Roundtable, sponsored by Eurex and
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19. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: A financial transaction tax in the US, could it happen this time? [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
The Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) is back on the table in the US. Members of congress have, steadily proposed one version of the tax or another, each year since 2009, although since congress is only focused on absolute dysfunction, the bills have yet to make
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18. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Roundtable: Delegates explain that the Dutch Central Bank monitors proportions of hedge fund investments in institutional portfolios [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:Speaking at the Opalesque Netherlands Roundtable, sponsored by Eurex and
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18. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: New hedge fund launches rose in 2012: hedge fund news, Week 11 [more]
In the week ending March 15, 2013, Hedge Fund Research reported that new hedge fund launches had risen at year end 2012, narrowly trailing total launches for 2011 as total hedge fund industry assets increased to a record of $2.25tln; former Frontpoint manager Thomas Monaco is to start an Asia-focuse
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15. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Roundtable: Dutch participants think the financial transaction tax is a political statement [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
In January, The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, gave its accord to 11 member countries to go ahead with a planned Financial Transaction tax (FTT). The countries in question are Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Estonia, Greece, Austri
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14. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge funds could see shakeout as equities return to fundamentals based valuations [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Recent shifts in the equities market may lead to a mini-shakeout in the hedge fund industry, according to Tim Ng, Managing Director and Head of
Research at Clearbrook Global Advisors. He notes in an interview with Opalesque, that as the equities market is star
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14. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Roundtable: Hedge funds have evolved says Opalesque Netherlands Roundtable delegate [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
Participants at the Opalesque Netherlands Roundtable, sponsored by Eurex and
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14. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Janet Tavakoli blends Catholic Church and shady financial dealings in new thriller [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
The Vatican’s appointment of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new pope could indicate a change of strategy, not only because he is from Latin America – which is unprecedented – but also because he is a Jesuit.
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13. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque TV: HiQ Invest: How to add up to 150 clients per month [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
HiQ Invest knows what it means to scale up, and quickly. The firm combines traditional fund management with the advanced trading environment of a trading desk and algorithmic trading and started in 2007, with five people. Now, the firm is 23 people with plans
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13. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: February sees German hedge fund Varus Fund sustain winning streak [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
The Cayman-domiciled Varus Capital Management's Varus Fund, which is advised by Heieck Siebrecht Capital Advisors, sustained its winning streak so far this year with modest gains in the first two mon
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12. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Peer-to-peer lending gains traction as new asset class for family offices, hedge funds [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
As part of the "sharing economy" phenomenon brought on by the internet are platforms where lenders and borrowers meet. Borrowers may seek an alternative from the more traditional lending outlets which have tighter string to their purse, and lenders may be a
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11. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge Funds Care gives lifetime achievement award to Paul Roth [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
The 15th Annual New York Open Your Heart to the Children Benefit for Hedge Funds Care took place on Thursday at Cipriani 42nd Street, in Manhattan. The annual benefit is organized by Hedge Funds Care, an international non-profit organization that raises funds f
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11. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Credit Suisse survey finds investors more confident in risk assets: hedge fund news, Week 10 [more]
In the week ending March 08, 2013, the Morningstar MSCI Composite Hedge Fund Index reported returns of 1.9% in January;
The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained 0.14% in February (+2.67% YTD);
The HFRU Composite Index was up 0.66% (+1.53% YTD);
The HFRX Global Hedge Fund Ind
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08. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Radio: New Chinese leadership offers signs of hope and opportunities [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
Uli Sigg, who currently serves as a member of the advisory board of the China Development Bank and other Chinese entities, believes that the new leadership in China will most likely give an impetus to growth again, offers good investment opportunities but one
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07. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: BGM Select Opportunities Fund shows strong February return +4.28% (+6.22% YTD) [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
The Bahamas-based Magnum BGM Select Opportunities Fund posted a strong February gross return of +4.28%. "While the portfolio performed nicely across the board, it was the dramatic outperformance of Radian in the month that helped fuel our strong performance in
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06. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque TV: iStar Capital, the only CTA seeded by an institutional investor in 2011 [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
For the founders of iStar Capital, an Amsterdam-based CTA, choosing trend following as a core trading strategy was a bit of a journey. Co-Founder Rudolph Shally, actually started his professional career theoretical physics, and moved into financial services, wh
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05. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Latin America focused hedge funds outperform despite regional risks, outflows; currency wars abate [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
A new data release from eVestment showed that hedge funds investing in Latin America were up 7.29% in 2012 and 1.16% in January 2013 compared to the hedge fund aggregate performance of 6.59% and 2.51%, respectively. Notably, Latin America funds experienced net inv
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04. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Regulatory challenge in defining high frequency trading [more]
By Mark Melin, Chicago-based editor of Opalesque Futures Intelligence:
How does one define a previously un-definable topic such as High Frequency Trading?
Sources close to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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04. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Deutsche survey says hedge fund allocations may triple this year: hedge fund news, Week Nine [more]
In the week ending March 1, 2013, veteran managers Adam Wolfberg and Steven Landry teamed up to launch a new technology, media and telecom hedge fund; former GLG partner Raffaele Costa unveiled the first real estate hedge fund of his new firm Tyndaris, said to be one of the boldest start-ups
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01. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Can the next flash crash be better managed with a volatility interruption algorithm? [more]
Mark Melin, Editor of Opalesque Futures Intelligence:
A significant issue with High Frequency Trading (HFT) has always been defining the activity and related behavior during times of crisis.
"The issue is HFT i
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