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02. May. 2013 |
Other Voices: The changing role of hedge funds in pension plan portfolios [more]
This article was authored by Shahid Ikram, CIO at Aviva Investors, a global asset manager that is part of Aviva, one of the world’s largest insurance companies, and appeared first in Swiss daily newspaper Le Temps on Monday.
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02. May. 2013 |
Other Voices: How the JOBS ACT will benefit hedge fund investors [more]
This article was authored by Donald A. Steinbrugge, Managing Member of Agecroft Partners LLC, a third-party marketer based in Richmond, VA, U.S.
It has been recently covered in the media that Mary Jo White, who became SEC chair
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16. Apr. 2013 |
Other Voices: A primer on AIFMD for U.S. advisers [more]
This article was authored by Deborah Prutzman, Founder and CEO of New York based-RFG, which provides, among other things, regulatory and risk guidance.
AIFMD—As a U.S. adviser, are you within its scope and can you avoid its reach?
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05. Apr. 2013 |
Other Voices: Ikos's Elena Ambrosiadou asks: "Has anyone learnt anything from the recent Cyprus maelstrom, and will it make a difference?" [more]
This piece was provided by Elena Ambrosiadou, chief executive officer of Ikos Asset Management.
Cyprus is in the middle of a financial maelstrom - where did it come from and what needs to be done about it now? Cyprus is the third
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27. Mar. 2013 |
Other Voices: Chasing shadows: should hedge funds shadow administrators? [more]
This article was provided by Bijesh Amin, Co-Founder/Managing Director at Indus Valley Partners.
To shadow or not to shadow
At least that is the question facing many large hedge funds with assets well
above the magical $1bn mark.
The production of a portfolio NAV (Net Asset Value) is
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08. Mar. 2013 |
Other Voices: Demand for Change Post-Madoff - Due diligence in a changing economy [more]
This article was provided by Zabrina T Barile and Wendy Toribio-Torres of HedgeOp Compliance, an IMS Group Company.
The Madoff Investment Securities scandal in 2008 prompted significant reforms to the rules and regulations that govern the investm
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27. Feb. 2013 |
Other Voices: Regulatory change causes increased demand for AML programs [more]
This article was provided by HedgeOp Compliance, an IMS Group Company.
Anti-money laundering (AML) procedures, already in existence, were further enhanced by the US Patriot Act enacted by Congress in 2001 to amend the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), ini
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21. Feb. 2013 |
Other Voices: Regulatory cases - Accident analysis of three regulatory complaints [more]
This analysis was provided by Zurich-based due diligence service provider SwissAnalytics Ltd.
Regulatory Complaints are informative, but often too late
Regulatory complaints can usually only serve as an inspection after
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- Goldman offers hedge funds to the 99%[more]
From TheStreet.com: Goldman Sachs said Thursday it is bringing the sophisticated trading strategies of Wall Street hedge funds to individual investors with investment portfolio's and retirement accounts as small as $1000.
The bank's investment management unit, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, i - 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 - People – Jupiter switches lead manager on alternative UCITS fund, Dr. Dermot F Smurfit appointed as Chairman of the ML Capital Group[more]
Jupiter switches lead manager on alternative UCITS fund
From Citywire.co.uk: Jupiter has named Mike Buhl-Nielsen as lead manager on its Europe-focused long/short equity fund, the asset management company has announced… Full article: - Launches – Blackstone preparing launch of ‘super’ hedge fund, Paulson said to team with insurer for new low-tax merger fund[more]
Blackstone preparing launch of ‘super’ hedge fund
From FT.com: Blackstone is preparing to launch a “super” hedge fund to cherry-pick the best trades from the hundreds of third-party hedge funds it invests with, in an effort to try to recapture the outsize returns the $2tn industry was on - Unusual, Short Term Investment "Option": The reason timber increases in value is that from the green-sawn planks that eventually become hardwood flooring, the value is determined by the moisture content. During the drying period the timber gets harder and stronger and increases in value by approximately 40%.
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