Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Trade financing is gaining traction with investors and one fund, the EuroFin Asia Group. Christian Stauffer, the founder and CEO of EuroFin explained in a recent interview

Opalesque Industry Update - Morningstar reported preliminary hedge fund performance for May 2013 as well as estimated asset flows through April. The Morningstar MSCI Composite Hedge Fund Index fell 0.2% in May but remains up 4.9% for the yea

Opalesque Industry Update - After setting up the world’s first “Twitter Hedge Fund” in 2011, Paul Hawtin is back launching Cayman Atlantic at the WIRED Money conference in London on Monday 1st July 2013. Cayman Atlantic is

Opalesque Industry Update - HFR's UCITS indices report the HFRU Event Driven Index posted a decline of -1.

Opalesque Industry Update: The Swiss Fund Association has announced that in May 2013, the volume of assets placed in the investment funds covered by the s

Opalesque Industry Update: US law firm Akin Gump has published a top 10 of FAQs on the AIFMD. The firm writes: On July 22 2013, the Alte

Opalesque Industry Update: Managed futures lost 1.31% in May according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index remains up 0.61% year to date. “May’s trend reversal in gl

Opalesque Industry Update - The Regulatory Fundamentals Group (RFG), a New York-based firm that provides strategic business and regulatory insights for alte

From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia – North Carolina hedge fund manager James Alexander Shepherd pleaded guilty to defrauding investors of at least $6m after admitting to using a personal post office bo

By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London: The Opalesque 2013 West Coast Roundtable, sponsored by Sunrise Capital,

Opalesque Industry Update: Hedge funds gained 1.06% in May, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 5.87% year to date. “While improving consumer

Opalesque Industry Update – The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the “Broad Index”) finished up 0.42% for the month of May. Performance for the Broad Index and its 10 sub-strategies is

Opalesque Industry Update - LGT Capital Partners has been awarded a GBP 100 million multi-alternatives mandate from Kingfisher Pension Scheme. The mandate is focused exclusively on alternative investm

Opalesque Industry Update – The Newedge Trend Index fell 3.65% in May 2013 (3.74% YTD), relinquishing some of the gains from March and April. The Newedge Short-Term Trading Index finished slightly po

Opalesque Industry Update — RBC Capital Markets today reported that for the month of May 2013 the RBC Hedge 250 Index® had a net return of 0.60 percent. This brings the year-to-date return of the Inde

Opalesque Industry Update - Lyxor Asset Management (“Lyxor”) has announced the launch of the Lyxor / Tiedemann Arbitrage Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), a

From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia: The Navigator Absolute Return Fund is maintaining its winning streak with consistent positive returns since inception in March ’08 after posting 0.67% in May (+3.29% YTD). The fund