Previously published Opalesque Exclusives
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05. Apr. 2013 | Opalesque TV: Carol Pepper: family offices as advisors and investors [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Carol Pepper has been running a multi-family office since 2001. Her firm, Pepper International operates on a fully virtual basis allowing her to assemble the best possible team for each family based on their specific needs. She recently explained the success
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05. Apr. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Barnegat fixed income relative value hedge fund up 6% YTD, annualises 19% since 2001 inception [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
The Barnegat Fund gained 1.9% in March 2013, and is up 6.3% year to date, annualising +19.6% since its 2001 inception. Annualized volatility of the share price was 6.5% for the month.
The $702m fixed income relative value hedge fund based out of New Jer
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04. Apr. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Natixis Global Asset Management launches Aurora Horizons Fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) has launched the Aurora Horizons Fund (AHFAX), which is a multi-strategy mutual fund dynamically allocated across multiple hedge fund managers. The fund is managed by Aurora Investment Management, which has specialized in
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03. Apr. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Regulators look more closely at non-bank lending as hedge funds, investors see opportunity [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Non-bank lending, or shadow banking has been an area of concern for regulators since the crisis. However, allocators, hedge funds and businesses, are looking to the space more and more, as liquidity in more traditional banking spaces dries up. This reality is
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02. Apr. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: 'Alternative Alternatives' investment funds lost 0.52% in February (+0.48% YTD) [more]
Florian Guldner, Opalesque Research:
'Alternative Alternatives' investment strategies experienced losses in February, according to an estimation based on 623 single- and multi-manager funds currently listed in 25 categories in the Opalesque Solutions A SQUARE Fund Database (
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02. Apr. 2013 | Opalesque Radio: Ineichen finds global macro economy is just 'muddling through [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
Alexander Ineichen, founder of Ineichen Research and Management AG, a research firm that focuses on risk management, absolute returns and thematic investing was interviewed by Sona Blessing for
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01. Apr. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Schroders to acquire Cazenove, Ascalon buys stake in Singapore hedge fund: hedge fund news, Week 13 [more]
In the week ending 28 March 2013, it was reported that three veteran investment professionals had formed Witherspoon Asset Management LLC in Princeton and the firm’s first offering would be the Witherspoon Managed Futures Strategy Fund; Ignis Asset Management plans to launch of a hedge fund
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28. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: MF Global and PFG: the lasting impact on CTAs / CPOs [more]
By: Mark Melin, Editor Opalesque Futures Intelligence
James A., who wishes to remain anonymous, was an emerging Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) with a bright future. A quant and trading application developer, he estab
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28. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Dromeus hedge fund calls for caution on Greece [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Dromeus Capital Group, the firm behind one of the leading Greece focused hedge funds has turned cautious on Greek investments raising its cash balances for the first time since its inception. The fund was launched in October 2012, and
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28. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Radio: Now is a good time to invest in timber as long term outlook is strong [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Dr. Jacek Siry recently spoke to Sona Blessing on Opalesque Radio about how to optimise returns on timber investment given the imminent supply side shock posed by Canadian timberl
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27. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Current legal landscape for investment managers raising funds in the U.S. [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Exclusive:
Stephen C. Tirrell, Partner at global law firm Bingham McCutchen, New York, talked to me about the existing legal landscape for new
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26. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Roundtable: Eurex benefits from entrepreneurial spirit of the Dutch market [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
Delegates at the Opalesque Netherlands Roundtable, sponsored by Eurex and
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25. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge funds lag market, hope for turnaround year: hedge fund news, Week 12 [more]
In the week ending 22nd March 2013, Shakil Ahmed, the quantitative "secret genius" who left Citi last month, apparently raised around $250m from Blackstone for his new fund, Princeton Alpha. Hedge fund firm Farallon Capital is raising capital for a new real estate fund; Lyxor Asset Management la
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22. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: CTAs / CPOs call for industry leadership in survey [more]
By: Mark Melin, Editor, Opalesque Futures Intelligence
The fastest growing segment of the financial services industry was the one hardest hit by MF Globals suspicious demise and overt fraud at Peregrine Financial Gro
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22. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Radio: Emerging markets, particularly Latin America, offer opportunities [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
In an interview with Sona Blessing on Opalesque Radio, Tom Elliott, a global strategist within the Investment Marketing Team at J.P. Morgan Asset Management and responsible for invest
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22. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Exclusive: Emerging manager hedge funds and CTAs up 0.17% in February (+1.93% YTD) [more]
Florian Guldner, Opalesque Research: Emerging manager hedge funds and managed futures funds ended February almost flat, according to a first estimation based on the data of 229 funds listed in Opalesque Solutions' Emanagers database.
The Emanagers Total Index gained 0.17% last month and is u
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21. Mar. 2013 | Opalesque Roundtable: Delegates discuss the Netherlands alternatives regime [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
Delegates at the Opalesque Netherlands Roundtable, sponsored by Eurex and
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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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