Previously published Opalesque Exclusives
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08. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Third Point's subprime portfolio returns over 24% in 2012, firm sees increasing opportunities [more]
From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia:
The surge in subprime market gains helped propel Daniel Loeb’s Third Point to post 24.3% positive returns for its subprime portfolio so far this year.
Indeed, the fund’s subprime portfolio posted t
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08. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Credit strategies most promising, posted 8th positive month YTD: hedge fund news, week 40 [more]
In the week-ending 5 October 2012, it was reported that AE3 Capital had launched its first hedge fund that will invest in emerging market debt; 36 South Capital Advisors
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05. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Roundtable: Canadian Roundtable hears accurate valuation of energy companies is crucial [more]
Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
Participants at the Opalesque 2012 Canada Roundtable, sponsored by Kaufman Rossin Fund Services and
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05. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Pfaeffikon talking (5): Awards for best Swiss hedge funds and funds of hedge funds [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Hedgegate, the Swiss fund of hedge funds data provider run by Zurich University, and Bilanz, a Swiss financial weekly, presented their Swiss hedge fund awards at last week’s
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04. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Pfaeffikon talking (4): Man’s Peter Clark on hedge fund challenges and opportunities [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Peter Clarke, CEO of Man Group plc, the $52.7bn hedge fund firm with head-quarters in London and other main offices in Pfaeffikon, Switzerland, discussed the key challenges facing the hedge fun
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04. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: FinAnalytica launches Cognity Managed Services [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
FinAnalytica, a US-based multi-asset class analytics company has launched a new product – Cognity Managed Services, which extends their hosted Cognity ASP risk management and portfolio construction platform to include customized managed services, such as full d
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04. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Roundtable: Canada’s hedge fund industry has 'tremendous room for growth’ [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
Canada’s hedge fund industry has tremendous room for asset growth and this will continue to be a strength for Canadian funds going forward, said Chris Dopp, Senior Vice President at exchange group Eurex
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03. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Taussig Capital launches Multi-Strat Re reinsurance platform [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
Zurich–based Taussig Capital is launching a new platform that will give hedge fund managers the opportunity to get into reinsurance. Recent entrants into this area include Daniel Einhorn’s Greenlight Re, and Jonathan Bloomer’s Scottish Re. Before them, Warre
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03. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: 36 South Capital Advisors launches Black Eyrar Fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
London-based investment firm 36 South Capital Advisors is launching its second tail risk fund. The Black Eyrar fund follows a successful, earlier tail risk fund – the Black Swan Fund which made 204% in 2008. The new fund will invest in volatility across all
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03. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Roundtable: Long US and Canadian equities, commodities and M&A offer opportunities for Canadian hedge funds [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
Long US and Canadian equities, commodities, and M&A activities are the strategies that offer opportunities for Canadian hedge fund managers and investors, agreed participants in the latest
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03. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Pfaeffikon talking (3): ZHAW estimates there are 130 single hedge funds in Switzerland managing $24bn [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Regina Anhorn, researcher at the Centre of Alternative Investments & Risk Management,
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02. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Pfaeffikon talking (2): Swiss funds of hedge funds industry’s market share stands at 22% [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Hedge funds really suffered during the financial crisis, and one may be tempted to say that this one was very different. But be careful, warned Prof. Dr. Peter Meier, head of the
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02. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: InvestorAnalytics highlights the myths of risk aggregation in new white paper [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:
US-based risk management firm InvestorAnalytics, has released a new white paper focused on uncovering the myths that investors commonly believe in when it comes to risk aggregation. "We have been at this for so long, and seen the same behavior over and over we
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01. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: 'Alternative Alternatives' investment funds up 0.95% in August (+3.09% YTD) [more]
Florian Guldner, Opalesque Research:
'Alternatives Alternatives' investment funds had another positive month in August, according to an estimation based on 722 single- and multi-manager funds currently listed in 25 categories in the Opalesque Solutions A SQUARE Fund Database (
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01. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Pfaeffikon talking (1): Skybridge on hedge fund investing in uncertain times [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Max von Bismarck, partner and CEO (Europe) of Skybridge Capital, a fund of hedge fund house headquarted in New York with around $6.5bn in AuM, moved to the firm’s new Zurich offices a couple of months ago. He said during an IIR
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01. Oct. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: U.S. hedge funds gained in August by buying riskier stocks and commodities: hedge fund news, week 39 [more]
In the week-ending 28 September 2012, it was reported that Goldman Sachs Group was scheduled to launch a new hedge fund offering to its wealthiest customers; Citigroup hired former Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Andrew Mack for its new hedge fund launch; former Royal Bank of Canada a
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28. Sep. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: SunGard expands offering for boutique asset managers [more]
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:
SunGard has added to its hosted application suite for asset managers with the launch of Asset Arena 360, aimed at boutique asset managers. Earlier this year, SunGard launched the hedge-targeted product Hedge360, as
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28. Sep. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Update: Glasnost Macro Fund to launch in early October [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Philippe Gougenheim, CEO and founder of the new Swiss-based hedge fund shop Gougenheim Investments AG, will launch the Glasnost Macro Fund between October 7th and 11th, 2012, with more than $50m in assets. The hedge fund was meant to be launched
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27. Sep. 2012 | Opalesque Roundtable: Nordic hedge fund investors more demanding, sophisticated [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:
Nordic investors demand openness, lucidity and clear line of communication from their hedge fund managers or they will walk out the door, a participant at the Opalesque Nordic Roundtab
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27. Sep. 2012 | Opalesque Exclusive: Hyaline Capital launches macro-driven long/short equity hedge fund [more]
From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque:
Hyaline Capital Management recently launched a top-down, macro-driven long/short equity hedge fund, domiciled in Delaware. The new investment firm is located on Fifth Avenue in New York.
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