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22 Nov. 2010 CESR issues consultation paper proposing guidelines on risk measurement and calculation of global exposure for some UCITS [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - CESR’s Guidelines on Risk Measurement and the Calculation of Global Exposure for certain types of structured UCITS Executive summary of the guidelines This paper sets out CESR’s proposed guidelines on Risk Measurement and the Calculation of Global Exposur
22 Nov. 2010 Newedge CTA Index up 2.74% in October (9% YTD), AlternativeEdge Short-Term Traders Index down 0.49% (0.97% YTD) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – Newedge, a global leader in multi-asset brokerage and clearing, posted the monthly performance data for its suite of Hedge Fund Indices.
19 Nov. 2010 AIMA launches Chinese translation of first global hedge fund guide for institutional investors [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) – the global hedge fund industry association – has launched a Chinese translation of the first global hedge fund guide for institutional investors. The Chinese version of AIMA’s Roadmap to Hedge Funds w
18 Nov. 2010 Monetary penalty for failing to obtain third party valuation on illiquid pe investments? $1m - Pluris white paper on portfolio valuations [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Reputational and career damage aside, what is the monetary penalty for failing to obtain a third-party valuation on two illiquid private equity investments? The answer is $1 million. Brantley Capital Management recently paid this amount to settle SEC c
18 Nov. 2010 SocGen launches turnkey UCITS funds solution [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Societe Generale launches a UCITS Fund Solution for fund managers setting up or redomiciling funds under UCITS regulations. The new service provides an easily accessible, one-stop solution combining the custody, trustee, administration, execution and finance tools require
17 Nov. 2010 All hedge fund styles up in October - Man Investments [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds secured another positive return in October, with many styles proving profitable as risk appetite remained positive on the expectation of an imminent announcement of further quantitative easing (nicknamed ‘QE2’) by the US Federal Reserve according to Man, one o
17 Nov. 2010 Van Eck Associates opens Switzerland office in Pfaeffikon [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – $25bn firm Van Eck Associates has announced the opening of a new office based in Pfaeffikon Switzerland. The Swiss offices will be headed by Uwe Eberle, Managing Director. Prior to joining Van Eck in 2010 Eberle was formerly Head of Institutional Relationship Management
17 Nov. 2010 Liongate Capital participates in establishment of Hedge Fund Standards Board Investor Chapter [more]
Opalesque Industry Update –Liongate Capital Management (Liongate), a leading fund of hedge funds manager with over US$3bn in assets, announced its membership and participation in the establishment of the Hedge Fund Standards Board Investor Chapter, a group of leading hedge fund managers and investor
17 Nov. 2010 Investors to play bigger role in Hedge Fund Standards Board [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) is significantly strengthening the role and influence of investors in its standard-setting process with the launch of an Investor Chapter. Members of the chapter, who include leading investors from Europe, Asia and North Am
17 Nov. 2010 Barclay CTA Index gains 1.91% in October; equities and commodity prices drive CTA profits [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Managed futures gained 1.91% in October according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. After three consecutive profitable months, the Index is now up 4.53% for the year. “A depreciating US Dollar and rising prices for equities and com
16 Nov. 2010 RBC Hedge 250 Index returned +1.35% in October (+3.93% YTD) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - RBC Capital Markets today reported that for the month of October 2010 the RBC Hedge 250 Index® had a net return of 1.35 per cent. This brings the year-to-date return of the Index to 3.93 per cent. These returns are estimated and will be finalized by the middle of nex
16 Nov. 2010 Merseyside Pension Fund to invest in PAAMCo’s FoHFs after all [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – Fund of hedge funds (FoHFs) firm Pacific Alternative Asset Management Co. LLC (PAAMCo) has been embattled with one of its seeders about a contract for more than a year now, and the ruling this summer, which gave a significant stake to the seeder, caused great concern amon
16 Nov. 2010 Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance Index up 3.69% in October, 13.18% YTD [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance Index finished October 2010 up 3.69% on an asset weighted basis and up 2.80% on an equal weighted basis. The Index performed in line with broader equities, and outperformed broader hedge fund indices on both an asset and
16 Nov. 2010 The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index confirmed to finish up 1.92% in October [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Final performance for the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index ("Broad Index") is confirmed up 1.92% in October and 8.02% YTD. Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index Co., Inc., said, "The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fun
16 Nov. 2010 Allocations to hedge funds surged in October - HFN [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The industry’s core rate of growth reached its highest level of the year in October while commodity and emerging market funds led broadly positive returns. Below are early estimates for October 2010 hedge fund performance and asset flows. A full re
16 Nov. 2010 Kenmar and the Royal Bank of Scotland plc launch first commodity fund of funds in UCITS Format [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Kenmar Group and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) plc announce the launch of what they believe to be the first ever commodity fund of funds in a UCITS III format. The Market Access III Kenmar Liquid Commodity Index Fund seeks to provide global investors with the perfo
15 Nov. 2010 Barclay Hedge Fund Index gains 2.02% in October; Hedge funds are up 7.24% YTD after two strong months of gains [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds gained 2.02% in October according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Building on September and October gains, the Index is up 7.24% year-to-date, nearly matching the 7.84% gain by the S&P 500 Index. Following a rough patch i
15 Nov. 2010 Projected 2010 average total compensation for senior fixed-income professionals at hedge funds exceeds pre-crisis levels - Greenwich Associates/Johnson Associates [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Compensation in the asset management industry is rebounding after two difficult years. The significant levels of asset depreciation and investor redemptions that persisted into 2009 have given way and U.S. investment management firms are showing signs of recovery in both
15 Nov. 2010 Hedgebay Trading: secondary market hits six month high, but correct valuation of assets remains a problem [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Valuation problems will continue to haunt market despite improvement, warns Hedgebay The highest average trade price in six months may signal the return of stability to the secondary hedge fund market, according to the October edition of the H
15 Nov. 2010 Lyxor Global Hedge Fund Index up + 1.4% in October, lifting YTD gains to 4.3% [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 + 1.4% in October, lifting year to date gains to 4.3%. Financial markets continued a number of September’s strong tre
12 Nov. 2010 Hedge fund manager Gambhir consolidates seven-year track record as RWC Partners moves forward, L/S equity fund +11% YTD [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Manager of the Europe long short funds at RWC Partners, Ajay Gambhir, has passed through his three year track record at the firm. Gambhir launched his RWC Samsara Fund just as the storm clouds were gathering in September 2007. Since then equities have lost over 25% whil
12 Nov. 2010 Spring Mountain Capital: Big hedge funds more vulnerable [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – The bigger they are, the harder they fall. A new study by Spring Mountain Capital, LP (SMC), a New York-based investment management firm with $2bn in AuM and advisory, has shown that big
12 Nov. 2010 Ogier: Impact analysis for Jersey and Guernsey Investment Funds [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - After a protracted period of negotiation the AIFM Directive was finally approved by the European Parliament on 11 November 2010. The Directive is expected to be brought into force shortly and will regulate the activities of managers of alternative investment fund
11 Nov. 2010 Spring Mountain Capital's white paper finds that investors’ belief in safety of large hedge funds may be misguided [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – Spring Mountain Capital, LP (SMC), an investment management firm that focuses on alternative asset investing, today announced the findings of a proprietary white paper, titled “The Relation Between Hedge Fund Size and Risk,” that discusses the declining benefits of hedge
11 Nov. 2010 Worldwide event to protest impunity of Rusian officials who tortured and murdered lawyer Sergei Magnitsky - 16th Nov. [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Unprecedented worldwide political and cultural event to protest the impunity of Russian officials who tortured and murdered anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky November 16th will mark the one year anniversary of the murder in Russian police custody of Ser
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