Previously published Opalesque Exclusives
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20. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Roundtable: Better asset management solutions could help support Swiss private banking in future [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
For Swiss private banks, the last few years have been characterized by high volatility, low interest rates, a strong Swiss franc and reduced earnings,
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18. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: New CFTC rules add to buy-side firms’ growing compliance burden [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
New rules for financial firms from the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) going into effect this month are requiring many firms to register as commodity pool operators. These new requirements are causing all types of firms to reconsider their acti
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18. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Emanagers Total Index gains 0.3% in November (+4.14% YTD) [more]
Florian Guldner, Opalesque Research:
Emerging manager hedge funds and managed futures funds gained 0.3% last month, according to a first estimation based on the data of 305 funds listed in Opalesque Solutions' Emanagers database.
The Emanagers Total Index was up 0.3% in November, bringi
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18. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Roundtable: Swiss pension funds shy about hedge funds, but not CERN [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Swiss allocators and fund managers at the recent Opalesque Geneva Roundtable agreed that non-U.S. pension funds are generally twice shy about investing in the hedge fund wo
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17. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Banks on again off again with Basel III [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Banks and the countries they reside in, seem to be in an on again, off again relationship with Basel III, the international capital requirements standard devised by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), to ensure that banks the world over will have suf
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17. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Total number of single-manager hedge funds reached record level of 7,867 in 3Q12: hedge fund news, week 50 [more]
In the week-ending 14 December 2012, Hedge Fund Research reported that new hedge fund launches and liquidations had maintained the pace of recent quarters in 3Q12 despite macroeconomic risks, political uncertainties and regulatory changes; Michael Cagney, a hedge-fund manager backed by China
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14. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Forensic examination reveals surprising insights into the UK’s hedge fund industry [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
A new hedge fund research consultancy Hedge Forensics, has published the first of two planned reports covering the UK hedge fund industry.
The UK Hedge Fund Industry Report reveals new insights into the
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14. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Florida hedge fund III Associates celebrates 30 years, is optimistic for 2013 [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Few hedge funds can say they've lasted 30 years, fewer still can say that they have lasted that long, and are seeing consistent investor interest. For Boca Raton-based III Associates, at 30 the future looks bright. III Associates, is a hedge fund that spec
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13. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Fiscal drag is a bigger issue than the fiscal cliff [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Fiscal drag is the next big economic issue in the US, more than the fiscal cliff, according to leaders at Highland Capital Management. Mark Okada, Co-Founder and CIO, and Patrick Boyce, Partner and Head of Private Equity, offered their outlook for the next year
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13. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Investors and hedge fund managers must come to a common understanding about what is possible [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
According to Dr. Sassan Zaker, head of Alternative Investments at the CHF2bn Julius Baer Pension Fund, the key to investing is simplification.
This summer at the GAIM conference, Zaker reportedly called for fundamental changes to the way institutional
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12. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Phoenix Investment Adviser adds $200m to AuM, continues hiring [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Phoenix Investment Adviser, a New York-based private investment firm continues to grow with a recent announcement that the firm has added $200m in assets, accounting for some 40% of year-over-year growth. As of December 2012, the firm now manages over $530m.
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11. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Roundtable: Investors turn to commodities for non-correlated returns [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
Participants at the 2012 Opalesque South Africa Roundtable, sponsored by IDS and
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11. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Single country macro economic themes could become more interesting [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Mark Farrington is managing partner at Macro Currency Group (MCG), a global specialist currency and macro fund manager managing more than $9bn in Au
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11. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Galloway Global Emerging Markets High Yield Fund up 12.76% YTD as at end November [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
Emerging markets investment boutique focused on active fixed income high yield strategies Galloway Global Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund, managed by Galloway Capital Management, closed November up 12.76
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11. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Blackheath’s arbitrage strategy fund in spectacular finish in November, up 28.74% YTD [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
November was a solid, if not spectacular month for Blackheath’s Volatility Arbitrage Strategy Fund after posting 28.74% gains 11 months into 2012 (+2.49% in November). The fund is managed by Blackh
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10. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Roundtable: The regulation changes in South Africa could make hedge funds more broadly accessible [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
In September of this year, the South African Financial Services Board (FSB) and the National Treasury, issued a new paper with proposed guidelines that would include hedge funds in the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act (CISCA) of 2002. If these guidelin
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10. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Roundtable: Hedge funds focusing on fixed income in South Africa averaged 13% p.a. over last couple of years [more]
From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia:
2008 was brutal for the global financial world. All the markets were down and the hedge fund industry took a big hit as well. But South Africa shielded the local hedge funds industry from the global financial onslaught and still returned double-digit profits, c
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10. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge funds returned to profits column in November: hedge fund news, week 49 [more]
In the week-ending 07 December 2012, former Soros Fund founding manager William Seibold was reported to be planning to launch a distressed hedge fund for Europe; Blackstone is preparing to launch a portfolio of alternative strategies; Innocap Investment teamed up with Akira Capital to launch
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07. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Radio: The U.S. dollar is still the world’s reserve currency: Barry Eichengreen [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
The U.S. dollar is the world’s reserve currency, at least for the moment says Barry Eichengreen, George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, Department of Economics.
In an in
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06. Dec. 2012 | Opalesque Roundtable: South Africa's hedge fund landscape driven by institutional demand [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
South Africa has long been considered one of the less risky, more defensive emerging market plays for investors. The country offers a diverse economy, and relatively strong exports that are not solely reliant on a specific natural resource. These themes extend
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