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Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Warren Ashenmil, who was responsible for the commercial real estate portfolio at hedge fund Tricadia Capital, including CMBS and direct CRE debt and equity inve
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: The total alternative assets held by hedge fund, private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure fund managers reached $6.9tln in 2014, up from the $6.22tln reported a year ago, according to Preqin’s
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Financial managers believe that oil prices may further slide this year but warned a decline to $30 per barrel would signal a global recession. According to the Oil
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Professor Oliver Gottschalg of Paris-based HEC Business School, also known as Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Paris has released his annual ranking of the top performing private equity firms. The 2014 HEC-DowJones Private Equity Performance Ranking
This white paper was authored by FundCalcs, an independent software provider based in Dublin, and Global Perspectives, an Irish consulting and research firm. It examines the trends si
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Small and new fund managers are struggling to survive in South Africa just as much as they are in other parts of the world. But according to some of the parti
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Austria-based Qbasis Invest, a managed futures fund focused on trend following and an intraday strategy, ended the year in positive territory up +41.8%. Its Deutsche Bank certificate finished the year up +65.5%. While its futures programs ended the year on a
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: The Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) decision to scrap the cap on the Swiss franc (CHF) triggered a sharp movement on both local FX and equity markets. The unexpected decision brings the currency not far from the level where it stood when the SNB implemented the cap i
In the week ending 03 January, 2015, a study found that quite a hedge funds are beginning to think about and execute communication strategies. Irwin Latner told Opalesque
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Europe's recent downturn could be the result of failing to understand the lessons already afforded by Japan's lost decades, according to delegates at the recent Opalesque Japan Ro
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: The climate for Japan-focused hedge funds is easier now, with more opportunities from a changed political environment, a stimulated financial market and new reg
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: This is the second and last part of our interview with Irwin Latner, of law firm Pepper Hamilton LLP. Part 1 is about the areas of confusion with
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: A recent Peppercomm study on the changing hedge funds communications landscape
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The Chicago-based National Futures Association, a self-regulatory body of the futures industry, finds itself in hot water over allegations of impropriety surrounding management's nominations for its public representatives. The NFA board is meant to be a
In the week ending 09 January, 2015, Tim Ng predicted that the best-performing hedge funds for 2015 will be those that can take advantage of sharp market moves; Byron R. Wien predi
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: EuroFin Asia Group is a global, independent merchant banking organization headquartered in Singapore that managers around $800m and engages in three activities: asset management, wealth management and priv
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: InvestX is the latest entrant into the crowdfunding space with a new platform for private equity deals. The InvestX platform will allow accredited retail investors access to private equity deals in established companies that have been sourced by a group of partn
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: The Australian hedge fund industry has faced many challenges in terms of asset raising in the last few years. Participants at the recent Opalesque Australia Roundtable discusse
Among outlooks, eVestment said that asset flows into hedge funds are likely to remain steady over the course of 2015. Baring a large and unexpected global or
This article was authored by AlternativeSoft, a provider in asset selection, portfolio construction and fund reporting software based in the UK and Switzerland, and Global Perspectiv
This article was authored by Gabriel Kurland, managing director at Montfort Funds, a FINMA licensed representative for foreign funds in Switzerland. Want to get your piece of the € 571 billion Swiss pension funds’ assets? Sho
Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA – Managing Partner, Agecroft Partners With interest rates and credit spreads near historic lows and equity valuation above historical averages, many people are concerned that the Federal Reserve, by artificially keeping rates low, has created a 2007 type asset bubble i
Research report by Alexander Ineichen of Ineichen Research & Management and Virtus Investment Partners. You can read the full report here. Alternative investments are still not full
This paper was authored by Sudhanshu Bahadur, Valcony Sun, and Vishal Bakshi of Sapient Global Markets. You can down
This article was authored by Alex Gavrish, founder and CEO of Etalon Investment Research, and author of "Wall Street Back To Basics." Hedge funds lose after Shire plc deal is cancelled On October 20th, 2014, AbbVi
This article was authored by William M. Funk, Principal of the Law Office of William M. Funk, New York. As hedge fund or other alternative investment managers know, in any offering document, the tax considerations are placed near
By: Meredith Jones, Alternative Investment Research. Last month I launched a blog series on capital raising with a diatribe about why money managers actually need a pitch book. I got several emails afterwards asking if I had any advice about what should go in an effective pitch book. Do I have
Druckenmiller alums at PointState make $1 billion on oil From Bloomberg.com: Hedge fund manager Zach Schreiber stood on stage at Avery Fisher Hall in New York eight months ago and made a bold prediction. “We believe crude oil is going lower -- much lower,” Schreiber, 42, told the audienc
David Einhorn discloses a new position in Time Warner From FTLeavenworthlamp.com: …Einhorn also disclosed a new position in Time Warner. "Since 2009, TWX has refocused its business into a collection of high quality assets including basic cable networks (Turner and CNN), a movie studio (
From Forbes.com: Hedge funds have always been a bit exotic and an enigma to some, but bottom line they are supposed to produce good returns using a range of strategies including global macro, event driven and relative value (arbitrage). And, sophisticated or high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) could
From CNBC.com: A hedge fund manager told clients he is "truly sorry" for losing virtually all their money. Owen Li, the founder of Canarsie Capital in New York, said Tuesday he had lost all but $200,000 of the firm's capital—down from the roughly $100 million it ran as of late March. "I take r
Featuring : Up 90% in 2014: Adam Tomas, a different systematic long term trend follower trading “axiomatic regularities”.Australian Adam Tomas started to design systematic trading strategies in 2004. In July 2011 he launched his Global Capital Allocation Fund (GCAF). While many CTAs did well in 2014, Tomas' strategy did exceptionally well: the fund ...» Watch the video
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Near Term Trend: NeutralMonday's Trade: 126'249 (+ 19.0) Yield: 2.32%UPDATE: When the SPX recovered, from its 10% correction, during the last four weeks; yields jumped (treasury price lower) nearly 50 basis points. Two weeks ago, as the December contract was trading 127'04, we highlighted, "Near term support is 126’00, but suspect". Subsequently, the contract dropped but has held above 126'00, even in light of SPX remaining bid. No Change: Sell rallies toward 127’08.
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