Previously published Opalesque Exclusives
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28. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Rotella Molinero quant fund up 6.25% in July (+13.61% YTD) as short term strategies did 'particularly well’ [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
Rotella Molinero LLC, a joint venture formed by Rotella Capital Management Inc. and Molinero Capital Management LLP, reported that its Rotella Molinero MultiQuant Futures Fund LLC was up 13.61% year-to-
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27. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Emanagers Total Index gains 2.50% in July (+4.13% YTD) [more]
Florian Guldner, Opalesque Research:
July was another strong month for emerging manager hedge funds and managed futures funds, according to a first estimation based on the data of 298 funds listed in Opalesque Solutions' Emanagers database.
The Emanagers Total Index advanced 2.50% last m
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27. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque TV: Blending convergent and divergent strategies to hedge tail risk [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Paul Lucek wasn’t always a financial industry leader, he originally got involved in trading as a hobby, then, as he explains in a recent Opalesque TV interview, that hobby turned into a part-time job and eventually a full time job. Now he is Director of Researc
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27. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Only 11% of hedge funds outpaced the S&P 500 so far this year, says Goldman Sachs: hedge fund news, week 34 [more]
In the week-ending 24 August 2012, Silk Road Management announced the launch of the Silk Road M3 Fund that will focus on Myanmar, Mongolia, and Mozambique; Eric Rose
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24. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Philadelphia Financial launches international private placement life insurance and annuity business [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Philadelphia Financial, a US-provider of private placement life insurance for high net worth individuals has announced that it is adding an international operation through the launch of a new Bermuda office. This launch follows a recent July transaction in whic
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23. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: No one-size-fits-all solution for hedge fund succession planning [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Succession planning can be a touchy subject in the hedge fund space. After the death of well-known hedge fund manager Barton Biggs, his firm, Traxis Partners provided a transition plan for investor capital that attempted to absorb investors in the funds Biggs m
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23. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Midway Group’s Market Neutral Fund (+16.66% YTD) implements new liquidity terms [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
The Midway Market Neutral Fund, managed by New York –based fixed income fund manager The Midway Group, ended the first seven months of 2012 up almost +17% (+2.20% (est.) in July) compared to +3.78% for t
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22. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: New derivatives and CPO rule changes to impact fund managers [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US have finalized new derivatives rules and issued new guidance on the types of exemptions available to commodity pool operators (CPOs). As Opalesque
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22. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: California hedge fund firm Evolved Alpha closes down, returns capital to investors [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
Montecito, California-based hedge fund house Evolved Alpha, LLC announced it would close the firm and has already returned investors capital. Evolved Alpha provides transparent, liquid and secure acce
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22. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Hankar relative value hedge fund (+3.8% YTD) awaits right credit opportunities to seize best value [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
HanKar Capital, a US based asset manager that invests in relative value
and arbitrage strategies within the global equity and hybrid equity universe, announced that its flagship, the HanKar Partners M
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21. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Salient Partners launches Salient Risk Parity Index [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Texas-based asset management and wealth advisory firm, Salient Partners has launched a first-of-its-kind Risk Parity Index. The index is the first and only benchmark that will enable investment managers to
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21. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Eze Castle Integration advises funds to adopt disaster recovery plans [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Global hedge fund technology provider, Eze Castle Integration, has released a series of materials advising funds to take a more proactive approach to disaster recovery and business continuity plans. The firm created the
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21. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Silk Road launches hedge fund to focus on Myanmar, Mongolia and Mozambique [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
Investment management firm Silk Road Management announced the launch of its newest hedge fund, the Silk Road M3 Fund that will focus on the so-called M3 resource-rich countries of Myanmar, Mongolia,
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20. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Understanding tail-risk hedges & funds - part five - survey results [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Over the course of this series, we have examined the history of tail-risk, including the strategies employed by various risk experts, funds, and fund of hedge
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20. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: July was a letdown for U.S. hedge funds: hedge fund news, week 33 [more]
In the week-ending 17 August 2012, it was reported that Epic Partners Investments has launched an Asia-focused long/short equity fund.
Tiger Asia Management closed down and will return investors money amid a probe by Hong Kong regulators, Bloomberg reported.
Macro CTA managers
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17. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Saxos chairman reports 'massive change' in hedge fund activity [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
Saxo Capital Markets, a wholly owned subsidiary of Danish bank, Saxo Bank Group, has found that hedge funds have adapted their use of foreign exchange markets to mirror how the markets have been behaving since the financial crisis.
In an interview w
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16. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Commodity hedge funds on a bull run in July despite weak macroeconomic prospects [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
Commodity hedge funds posted positive returns last month despite weaker macroeconomic prospects. But the bull run in the commodities sector was pushed not by strong economic outlook, but by the worst drought to hit the U.S. in 60 years, Tiberius Asset Manageme
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15. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Navigator Absolute Return Fund maintains winning streak, up 5.15% YTD [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
The Navigator Absolute Return Fund has maintained its winning streak this July with consistent positive returns since inception in March ’08 after posting +0 .72 % gains last month (+5.15% YTD). The fund has returned 51.5% since inception, annualising 9.8%. T
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15. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Some Brazil hedge funds are doing fine [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
As the slowing down Brazilian economy may be starting a recovery, and as its equity market recently leaped up, Brazil-focused hedge funds are following suit.
Claritas’
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14. Aug. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Julius Baer buys Bank of Americas international wealth management business [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
More fund management consolidation news comes with the announcement that the Swiss private bank Julius Baer Group, whose motto is 'big enough to matter yet small enough to care, is to get bigger with the purchase of the Bank of America Corporation
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