Today's Exclusives

• Opalesque Exclusive: CMBS expert Warren Ashenmil launches his own hedge fund [more]

  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

• Alternative assets hover near $7tln in 2014 [more]

  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

• Fund managers see oil to slide further but warn of global recession if it falls to $30 per barrel [more]

  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

• Top performing private equity firms you should invest in [more]

  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

Today's Other Voices

• Other Voices: The growing problem with performance fees [more]

  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

More Exclusives

• 21. Jan. | Opalesque Roundtable: High net worth individuals key driver for small and new South African funds going forward [more]

  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

• 21. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: Qbasis iTrend ends the year up +41.8% [more]

  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

• 20. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: CTAs to post moderate gains on SNB decision to scrap Swiss franc cap [more]

  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

• 19. Jan. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds ponder how to open up and communicate with public: hedge fund news, week 03 [more]

  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

• 16. Jan. | Opalesque Roundtable: Did Europe miss the Japan lesson? [more]

  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

• 16. Jan. | Opalesque Roundtable: More hedge fund start-up candidates in Japan thanks to Abenomics [more]

  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

• 15. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge fund advertising demystified (Part 2) [more]

  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

• 14. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge fund advertising demystified (Part 1) [more]

  Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: A recent Peppercomm study on the changing hedge funds communications landscape

• 13. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: NFA rebuffs nomination accusations, denies gag order [more]

  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

• 12. Jan. | Opalesque Roundup: Best hedge funds in 2015 are those that can take advantage of sharp market moves: hedge fund news, week 02 [more]

  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

• 09. Jan. | Opalesque TV: Outlook for trade finance is bright [more]

  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

• 07. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: InvestX launches crowdfunding platform [more]

  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

• 07. Jan. | Opalesque Roundtable: Australian hedge fund industry faced many asset raising challenges but flows are coming back [more]

  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

• 05. Jan. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds may get up to $110bn new inflows in 2015: hedge fund news, week 01 [more]

  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

More Other Voices

• 04. Dec. 2014 | Other Voices: The evolving role of portfolio management, key trends and technology solutions for alternatives [more]

  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

• 03. Dec. 2014 | Other Voices: Want to get a piece of the Swiss pension funds’ assets? [more]

  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

• 02. Dec. 2014 | Other Voices: What Will happen to the Hedge Fund Industry if we Experience a 2008 Type Market Decline? [more]

  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

• 27. Nov. 2014 | Other Voices: Time diversification is a myth [more]

  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

• 20. Nov. 2014 | Other Voices: The key to transforming the fund manager/prime broker relationship [more]

  This paper was authored by Sudhanshu Bahadur, Valcony Sun, and Vishal Bakshi of Sapient Global Markets. You can down

• 14. Nov. 2014 | Other Voices: Hedge fund tales - or what is wrong with merger arbitrage [more]

  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

• 13. Nov. 2014 | Other Voices: Five things every fund manager should know about tax planning [more]

  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

• 12. Nov. 2014 | Other Voices: Ten commandments for pitch book salvation [more]

  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

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HANG SENG INDEX - WEEKLY

Long Term Trend: Positive
Monday's Trade: (ASIA): 23,797.81 (- 240)
UPDATE: For well over two months we have been specific in pointing to our belief that 23,800 remained an initial critical pivot point. Subsequently, the HS fell well below 23,800 and for six weeks struggled to recover. Three weeks ago, however, the Index appeared to gain footing for the first time since mid- September. As of the past two weeks, all points are bullish. Just be aware of the current formation- It could be the formation of a right shoulder of a Head and Shoulder Top. Key long term support stands at 22,000. A settlement below that point could have major LT bearish implications.