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18 Jan. 2011 Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index confirmed at +2.90% in December and +10.95% for 2010 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Final performance for the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index ("Broad Index") is confirmed up 2.90% in December and up 10.95% YTD. Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index Co., LLC, said, "The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge
17 Jan. 2011 AIMA calls for flexibility and diversity in the AIFM [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - AIMA, the Alternative Investment Management Association, has called for the implemented form of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) to be flexible, proportionate and based on the principles of openness and transparency. In a consultation r
17 Jan. 2011 Antartica Asset Management launches European domiciled global macro fund of hedge funds [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Antarctica Asset Management, an alternatives investment advisor has announced the launch on January 1st 2011, of the Antarctica Global Macro Fund Plc (AGMF), the latest addition to its range of fund of hedge funds. Conceived to target present imbalances between global ec
17 Jan. 2011 Lyxor Global Hedge Fund Index up 2.3% in December (+5.8% in 2010) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund Index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge funds platform which tracks the overall hedge fund universe, was up 5.8% in 2010. The index gained 2.3% in December. Alternative investments had persistent themes from which to benefit
17 Jan. 2011 RWC Partners to launch cash +6% fund for Allwright and Frost in February [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - RWC Partners today announced that the launch of Peter Allwright and Stuart Frost's UCITS III RWC Enhanced ARC (Absolute Rate and Currency) Fund has been bought forward to February 2011. Initially planned to launch at the end of the first quarter, client demand has
17 Jan. 2011 Co-founder and president of Measurisk Andrew Lapkin leaving firm this week [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Opalesque has learned that Measurisk co-founder and current president Andrew Lapkin has informed colleagues that he feels it is time for him to leave the firm and what he describes as an “unbelievable journey”. Founded in 1999, the firm was sold to Bear Stear
14 Jan. 2011 RBC Hedge 250 Index returns +2.25% in December (+6.42% YTD 2010) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - RBC Capital Markets reported that for the month of December 2010 the RBC Hedge 250 Index had a net return of 2.25 per cent. This brings the year-to-date return of the Index to 6.42 per cent. These returns are estimated and will be finalized by the middle of next month. Th
14 Jan. 2011 Newedge CTA Index posts 3.35% in December (+9.28% YTD 2010) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Newedge, a global leader in multi-asset brokerage and clearing, today posted the monthly performance data for its suite of Hedge Fund Indices.
12 Jan. 2011 Barclay CTA Index up +2.85% in December, +6.26% YTD 2010 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Managed futures gained 2.85% in December according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index was up 6.26% for the year. “As investor psychology fluctuated between risk-on and risk-off during 2010, the major market sectors – equities, bonds, cur
12 Jan. 2011 Hedge funds close December at 2010 highs - Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index +10.67% [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds, as measured by the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index (“GGHFI”), advanced for their 6th straight month in December to close 2010 at their highs for the year. All major Greenwich Hedge Fund strategy groups finished the year higher, with Event-Driven, Direction
12 Jan. 2011 Pacific Investments to set up a new absolute return fund management business [more]
Opalesque Industry Update -Pacific Investments, the London-based private investment vehicle of Sir John Beckwith, announced that it is establishing a new absolute return fund management business. Rod Barker, formerly a partner at International Standard Asset Management with Stanley Fink, is joining
12 Jan. 2011 Hedge Fund Association launches new chapter in Cayman Islands [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Hedge Fund Association (the HFA) today announced that it will be opening its newest chapter in the Cayman Islands in response to intense demand by Cayman-based hedge fund industry participants. This newest step in the HFA’s international expansion comes on the heels
11 Jan. 2011 Barclay Hedge Fund Index gains 2.88% in December; up 10.86% in 2010, most hedge funds recoup 2008 losses [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds gained 2.88% in December according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 10.86% in 2010. “After two years of strong gains, close to 64 percent of the hedge funds that report data to us have now recovered from losses in
11 Jan. 2011 Hedge funds' health insurance premiums rise while coverage gets watered down - SKCG Group [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - A survey by SKCG Group, an independent U.S. insurance broker with a worldwide hedge fund practice, shows that the hedge fund industry is paying higher health insurance premiums but getting less for the money. Premiums for hedge funds increased between 6% and 18% in 2010
10 Jan. 2011 Portfolio manager Melody Bryant joins CL Kempner to ramp up long/short equity fund platform [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - C.L. Kempner Asset Management announced today that Melody Bryant has joined the firm as a principal to work alongside founder and managing partner Carl Kempner to ramp up the firm’s long/short equity hedge fund platform. Together, Mr. Kempner and Ms. Bryant plan
10 Jan. 2011 Over one thousand investment professionals earned CAIA designation in 2010 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association today announced that more than 1,200 investment professionals passed the CAIA Level II exam in 2010, making them eligible for the CAIA designation, the only globally recognized designation focused on alternat
10 Jan. 2011 Hedge funds see fifth month of inflows with $13.0bn (0.8% of assets) boosting base in November 2010, investors show healthier risk appetite [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge reported that the hedge fund industry posted an estimated inflow of $13.0 billion (0.8% of assets) in November 2010, the fifth straight inflow as well as the heaviest since February 2010. “The year ahead looks bright
10 Jan. 2011 UCITS HFS Index gains +0.60% in December, finishes 2010 with +5.05% [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The UCITS HFS Index reported a positive performance for the sixth month in a row and returned +0.60% in December. The broad index started slightly positive into the month with a first week return of +0.17%. Although the second week of trading saw the index drop by a fract
10 Jan. 2011 Finisterre Capital hires Guillaume Ménabé as junior portfolio manager [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Guillaume Ménabé has joined Finisterre Capital as junior portfolio manager on the Finisterre Global Opportunity Fund. He will be running a portion of the Foreign Exchange and Commodities portfolio as well as providing additional support to the existing team.
10 Jan. 2011 Commodity bull run set for another five years or more, Dighton Capital Management says [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The bull run in commodities is set to continue for at least another five years, offering long-only investors better growth potential than any other asset class, according to Dighton Capital Management, one of the world’s leading managed futures fund managers.
09 Jan. 2011 Hedge funds return 11.46% in 2010, investors add $86bn [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds returned an average of 11.46% with nearly a third the volatility of equity markets in 2010 while investors added an estimated $86 billion. Below are early estimates* for December and full year 2010 hedge fund performance and asset flows. A full re
07 Jan. 2011 Global financial markets ended 2010 with a positive tone - HFRI [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global financial markets ended 2010 with a positive tone, with strength across global equity, commodity and credit markets throughout the month of December. Fixed income yields rose despite continued subdued inflationary pressures, measures of manufacturing and employmen
07 Jan. 2011 Global hedge fund performance for 2010 at 8.08% (est) - Hedge Fund Intelligence [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund performance lagged the equity markets last year despite most strategies earning substantial profits in December. The HedgeFund Intelligence Global Composite Index, which tracks nearly 4,000 single-manager hedge funds, produced a median gain of 8.08% in 2010 aga
07 Jan. 2011 Diva Synergy Fund gains over 27% in 2010; Bernheim, Dreyfus anticipates further strong year for M&A (and for the Fund) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Paris-based M&A investment manager, Bernheim, Dreyfus, has announced continuing strong performance for its flagship Diva Synergy Enhanced Fund through 2010. In the 12 month period, the Fund’s dollar class gained +27.35% net and the euro class +27.91%. The s
07 Jan. 2011 Harmonic Capital Value Program up 24% in 2010 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Harmonic Capital Partners, a successful hedge fund manager trading long/short macro strategies, recorded its highest annual return in 2010. The Harmonic Capital Value Program* was up 24% in 2010, after recording 2% in 2009 and 17% in 2008. Harmonic invests i
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