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10 Dec. 2010 AIMA: Global hedge fund industry employs 300,000 people [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The world’s hedge fund industry employs an estimated 300,000 people. That’s according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) – the global hedge fund industry association. It’s the first time the number of jobs created by the sector globally has been a
10 Dec. 2010 CPM Group Silver Long-Term Outlook: Silver prices to remain at historically high levels over the next 10 years [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Silver prices are projected to remain at historically high levels over the next ten years. That is the primary price conclusion of the 2010 edition of CPM Group’s Silver Long-Term Outlook, released today by the New York commodities research and advisory firm. T
09 Dec. 2010 Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index almost flat at 0.1% in November, 7.3% YTD [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds as measured by the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index (“GGHFI”) showed mixed results but managed to move slightly higher as a whole in November. The GGHFI gained 0.07% compared to global equity returns in the S&P 500 Total Return +0.01%, MSCI World Equity
09 Dec. 2010 Mesirow Advanced Strategies expands client relationship team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc. (MAS) today announced that it has hired Bruce McGuire as a vice president and senior member of its client relationship team. In this newly established position, McGuire will cover client relationships in the Eastern U.S. An indu
09 Dec. 2010 Commodities house Galena Asset Management becomes Exempt Fund Manager in Singapore [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Galena Asset Management (‘Galena’), the asset management arm of Trafigura group, has notified MAS that it intends to operate in Singapore under the exempt regime for fund managers. Galena established a local presence in Singapore in 2009, in the light of the sign
09 Dec. 2010 Nikko AM, DBS AM team up to create a $150bn asset management team in Asia [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Tokyo, Japan-based Nikko Asset Management (Nikko AM), the $117.6bn investment management firm, has announced it entered into an agreement with DBS Bank Ltd., to acquire DBS Asset management, the asset m
09 Dec. 2010 Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index +0.55% (est), +7.2% YTD in November [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.55% in November 2010, with hedge funds recording flat to positive returns for the month across the board. Hedge funds outperformed the underlying markets by 2.90% as the MSCI Word Index2 dropped 2.35%. Below are the key
09 Dec. 2010 Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index down in November -0.28% (est) +7.72% YTD [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Early estimates indicate the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (“Broad Index”) pulled back in November, posting slightly negative performance of -0.28% for the month (based on 79% of assets in the index reporting). Key highlights for the month:
07 Dec. 2010 HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index +0.26% (est) in November, macro funds decline-0.92% (est) - HFR [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - With a strong contribution from Equity Hedge strategies, hedge funds posted a gain for November, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gaining +0.26%. Sovereign credit risk was again a focus for investors in the month of November, as the leaders of the EU worked to
07 Dec. 2010 Hedge funds advance 0.2% in November - Hennessee Group [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hennessee Group LLC, an adviser to hedge fund investors, announced today that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced +0.2% in November (+7.0% YTD), while the S&P 500 declined -0.2% (+5.9% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined -1.0% (+5.5% YTD), and the NASD
06 Dec. 2010 Emerging markets top hedge fund industry performance, but fail to attract new investor capital in 3Q2010 - HFR [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds investing in the high-growth emerging markets of Russia, Latin America, Emerging Asia and the Middle East have produced the strongest YTD gains across the hedge fund industry, according to the latest data from Hedge Fund Research, Inc., which today released th
06 Dec. 2010 Lyxor Hedge Fund Index records a positive YTD performance of +3.49% and -0.78% in November [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -0.78% in November. Year-to-date performance* as of November 2010 is up + 3.49%. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor Distressed Securities Index (+1.17%), Lyxor Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (+0.78%), and Lyx
06 Dec. 2010 Hedge funds post inflows of $16.0bn in October 2010, 4th straight inflow and heaviest asset increase since November 2009 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge reported that the hedge fund industry posted an estimated inflow of $16.0 billion (1.0% of assets) in October 2010, the fourth straight inflow as well as the heaviest since November 2009. “Flows are doubtless followi
03 Dec. 2010 Craton Capital Precious Metal Fund is winner of the Fund Manager of the Year award [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Craton Capital Precious Metal Fund has won the Fund Manager of the Year award at the Mining Journal Outstanding Achievement Awards 2010, held at the HAC Artillery Garden on Wednesday night, 1 December. This is the most
03 Dec. 2010 HFR: Emerging markets hedge funds top industry performance, fail to attract new investor capital in Q3 2010 [more]
Opalesque Industry Updates - Hedge funds investing in the high-growth emerging markets of Russia, Latin America, Emerging Asia and the Middle East have produced the strongest YTD gains across the hedge fund industry, according to the latest data from Hedge Fund Research, Inc., which today released t
03 Dec. 2010 CTA PJM Capital announces new 2X programme [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - PJM Capital, the $250mm Washington, D.C. based quantitative CTA trend follower, has announced plans to launch a new 2X programme in January 2011. The new programme aims to take advantage of the comparatively lower levels of volatility demonstrated by PJM's existin
03 Dec. 2010 New York Life Investments to acquire majority stake in Private Advisors, LLC [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - New York Life Investments today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Private Advisors, LLC, a premier alternative investment firm based in Richmond, Virginia. With $3.9[i] billion in assets under management, the firm has a 13 plus year
02 Dec. 2010 GFIA: Most of the new Asian hedge funds were started by second generation managers YTD [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - New Asian hedge fund managers come with experience In its most recent client monthly newsletter, the Singapore based specialist in skill-based managers in Asian and emerging markets, GFIA pte ltd, provided an overview of the newly launched Asian hedge managers or
02 Dec. 2010 MSCI launches micro cap and all cap indices for developed markets [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - MSCI Inc., a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, including indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics and corporate governance services, announced today that it has launched the MSCI Micro Cap Indices for all Developed Markets countries
01 Dec. 2010 Peter Carr selected as the recipient of the 2010 IAFE/SunGard Financial Engineer of the Year Award [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The International Association of Financial Engineers (www.iafe.org) and SunGard (http://www.sungard.com) today announced that Peter Carr, managing director and global head of market modeling for Morgan Stanley, has been named the 2010 IAFE/SunGard Financial Engineer of th
01 Dec. 2010 SEB: Global imbalances will benefit hedge funds, 'asset class is highly useful in portfolio-building' [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Here is an overview of SEB's latest comment on hedge funds: - The difficulty for hedge funds has been to find the right risk level and thereby create the conditions for generating returns. The financial market is offering a climate favourable to hedge fun
01 Dec. 2010 Australian Fund Monitors Hedge Fund index up 1.74% (est.) in October (+4.71% YTD) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The past week has seen a continuation of the broadly positive results from Australia's absolute return and hedge fund sector, and with 94% of single funds' October returns recorded, the average performance (non-weighted) was +1.80% for the month.
01 Dec. 2010 Hedge Funds Care Cayman raises $220,000 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Cayman Islands hedge fund community assembled at Camana Bay in support of Hedge Funds Care Cayman ‘Open Your Heart to the Children Benefit.’ The benefit dinner held on 6th November raised a total of $220,000 that will be used to further eradicate and assist the vict
30 Nov. 2010 CAIA to launch Chapter in Paris, Kedge Capital Fund Management CIO to speak at opening launch event Dec 7th [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, the globally recognized association for credentialed alternative investment professionals, will launch its 12th chapter in Paris on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. at the Hôtel Westminster, 13 rue de la Pai
30 Nov. 2010 IMAS: Q3’s data shows Q2 was a temporary blip in the steady progress of a recovery in the UK financial services industry [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Recovery in Q3 2010: are we back on track? Report's summary: Approved Persons and net new business authorisations back up Following the decline in Approved Person and net business authorisations in Q2 2010, Q3 2010 shows an improvement in Approved
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