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03 Nov. 2010 Richard Sandor joins board of The Volatility Exchange (VoiX) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Volatility Exchange (VolX®), originator of VolContracts™ — the world’s first listed instruments on realized volatility — announced at the annual Futures and Options Expo that Richard L. Sandor, Ph.D., has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Sandor,
03 Nov. 2010 Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index Performance is +1.14% (est), (+6.65% YTD) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Returns for the LAB Liquid Indices suggest that hedge funds continued to produce positive returns through October according to Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative Beta Strategies at Credit Suisse. Dr. Drachman noted, “The Credit Suisse Liquid
03 Nov. 2010 HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index gained 1.12% (est) in October (+6.52% YTD) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Equity Markets posted mixed results for the month of October, broadly maintaining but not building on September's strong gains, performance was generally stronger in Asian equity markets. Fixed income markets also gained in October in anticipation of additional qu
02 Nov. 2010 Och Ziff 3Q2010 announcement shows 18% rise in assets (YTD), net inflows of $2.4bn [more]
Opalesque Industry Update- Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC (NYSE: OZM) (the "Company" or "Och-Ziff") reported a GAAP Net Loss(1) of $93.5 million, or $1.04 per basic and $1.05 per diluted Class A Share, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. The Com
02 Nov. 2010 Kleinwort Benson: More ‘Blue Sky’ ahead: “Gold trending higher” [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Gold has prospered as investors have sought ‘safe haven’ assets and protection against inflation. Gold is up c. 70% in 3 years and almost 25% since the beginning of the year, and with analysts at Goldman Sachs recently predicting that the spot price will be at USD 1,650
02 Nov. 2010 Europe’s paradox: TABB says over 80% of buy side firms trade in the dark but equally complain about the lack of transparency [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - With 83% of the buy-side traders across Europe saying they trade in the dark, nearly an equal amount, 74%, cite the lack of transparency as their biggest issue across the market place, what TABB Group calls Europe’s “paradox.” According to Miranda Mizen, TAB
02 Nov. 2010 IAM boosts New York team with analyst hires [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - International Asset Management (IAM) today announces the appointments of Jon Pollowitz as Investment Analyst and Stephen Bienashski as Junior Investment Analyst, both based in IAM's New York office. Jon joins from Cadogan Management where he spent three
02 Nov. 2010 Law firm Dillon Eustace announces relocation of first unit trust investment fund from Caymans to Ireland [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Dillon Eustace, one of Ireland’s leading law firms, has announced the first unit trust investment fund relocation from the Cayman Islands to Ireland. The move, which was completed on behalf of a major international financial institution and its underlying inves
01 Nov. 2010 GRT Capital Partners launches a short-only healthcare strategy fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Boston-based GRT Capital Partners has launched a short-only healthcare strategy. This strategy will invest in publicly traded securities of health care companies. The investment strategy will involve straightforward health care stock selection based upon detailed indivi
01 Nov. 2010 RWC's Allwright and Frost launch AR bond & currency team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - RWC Partners today confirmed that Peter Allwright and Stuart Frost have taken over day-to-day management of the RWC Cautious Absolute Rate and Currency (ARC) Fund. Frost and Allwright joined RWC Partners in October from Threadneedle where they were joint portfolio manager
01 Nov. 2010 TrimTabs/BarclayHedge: Hedge fund managers remain downbeat on U.S. equities, cite currency wars as biggest threat to global financial stability [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers remain downbeat on U.S. equities according to the TrimTabs/BarclayHedge Survey of Hedge Fund Managers for October. About 39% of the 102 hedge fund managers the firms surveyed in the past two weeks are bearish on the S&P 500, up from 37% in September.
29 Oct. 2010 Highbridge Capital confirms acquisition of controlling stake in Brazilian hedge fund Gavea Investimentos [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – Global hedge fund firm Highbridge Capital Management, which is owned by JP Morgan Chase & Co., has confirmed acquiring a 55% controlling stake in the $6bn Brazilian alternative asset mana
28 Oct. 2010 Bernheim, Dreyfus & Co sees M&A grow by 21% YTD, Diva Synergy Enhanced Fund returns 27% YTD [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Following the recent turmoil in financial markets, Bernheim, Dreyfus & Co, managers of the Diva Synergy Fund and the leveraged Diva Synergy Enhanced Fund, is seeing major opportunities for profit in the mergers and acquisition space. “In light of the an&ael
28 Oct. 2010 AIFM Directive: EU Parliament sees its priorities through on hedge funds directive [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - European Parliament and Council negotiators on Tuesday overcame the final major hurdles to an agreement on the alternative investment fund managers directive. Parliament succeeded in pushing through new chapters on asset stripping and remuneration principles, as well as s
28 Oct. 2010 Suranya Capital Partners hires head trader from QFS [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Suranya Capital Partners has hired Patrick Littlefield as Head Trader of the CT-based discretionary global macro fund. Littlefield joins the hedge fund run by Anu Murgai, formerly of Shumway Capital, from Quantitative Financial Strategies (QFS), where he was a Senior Trad
28 Oct. 2010 Blackstone FoHFs returned 3.2% in Q3-2010 (lagging Q3-2009's 5.5%), group’s earnings increased from inflows in Q3 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Economic Net Income increased to $339 million for the third quarter of 2010, up 23% from $275 million for the third quarter of 2009. Net Fee Related Earnings increased to $113 million for the third quarter of 2010, up 19% from $95 million for the third quarter o
28 Oct. 2010 PerTrac research proves that younger and small to mid-sized hedge funds achieved the best returns in 2009 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – PerTrac Financial Solutions, the leading provider of analytic, reporting and communications software to the investment industry, today released its fourth annual study examining hedge fund performance, volatility and risk as they relate to the size and age of a fund. The
28 Oct. 2010 CME Group Inc. reports solid third-quarter 2010 financial results, revenues increase 13% from last year [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - CME Group Inc reported that third-quarter total revenues increased 13 percent to $733 million and operating income increased 10 percent to $443 million from the year-ago period. Third-quarter net income was $244 million, up 21 percent from third quarter last year, and di
28 Oct. 2010 45% of US hedge funds say one or more fund still under high water mark - Greenwich Associates [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Approximately 45% of hedge fund managers in the United States and approximately half of hedge funds in Europe and Asia say one or more of their funds remain below their “high-water” marks. The relatively large number of hedge funds struggling to reach prior hig
28 Oct. 2010 Law firm Walkers continues hedge fund seminars in NYC on November 9th - What you really need to know ahead of 2011 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global offshore law firm Walkers returns to New York City on Tuesday 9th November for the latest in its series of Walkers Fundamentals hedge fund seminars. 'Changing the Game – The hottest topics in hedge funds – What you really need to know ahead of 2011', tak
27 Oct. 2010 Convertibles trading volume contracts despite recovery in asset value, smaller hedge fund presence - Greenwich Associates [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - A recovery in the valuations of convertible securities held in the portfolios of institutional investors in the United States and Europe has not translated into a pick-up in trading volumes, which continued to decline from 2009 to 2010. The recovery in global
26 Oct. 2010 European hedge fund regulation (AIFM) clears another hurdle with vote of approval by European Parliament [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – The long road to strict hedge fund regulation in the European Union took another step towards being realized with the Tuesday morning vote of approval for the final text of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFM) by the European Parliament. In tw
26 Oct. 2010 Global macro dominates hedge fund returns and asset raising, while strong performing convertible arb continues to see outflows - Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Currency fluctuations and rising gold prices helped drive much of the global macro gains during September, cites a newly released update from the team at Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index. The strategy saw gains of +2.72% during the month (+9.3% YTD) and has also
26 Oct. 2010 Systematic Alpha Futures program joins dbSelect managed account platform [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Systematic Alpha Futures program, managed by the New York-based CTA Systematic Alpha Management (SAM), has been added to Deutsche Bank’s dbSelect managed account platform. At the same time,, SAM’s assets under management (AUM) have jumped by almost 20% in th
26 Oct. 2010 SYZ & CO launches a high-yield currencies fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Swiss banking group SYZ & CO has announced today the launch of OYSTER ForExtra Yield EUR, a new sub-fund of its OYSTER Funds SICAV. The sub-fund seeks to take advantage of the high interest rates paid by certain currencies. This innovative strategy has be
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