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22 Sep. 2010 ‘Lifetime discount’ on annual management charge offered on Merrion High Alpha Fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Merrion Investment Managers is reducing the annual management fee on its Merrion High Alpha Fund from 1.5% to 1% on new investments from institutional investors made between 1 October 2010 and 31 December 2010. The reduced fee applies for the duration of the investment, e
22 Sep. 2010 Reech AiM Partners launches long-only North America UCITS III fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Reech AiM Partners, a London-based $300m investment manager specialising in absolute return strategies, will continue expanding its suite of UCITSIII-compliant offerings with the launch of a UCITS long only North American equity fund which will be managed by the same team
22 Sep. 2010 New Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Commentary Offers Insight Into August Hedge Fund Performance [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (“the Index”) Gained 0.23% in August and is up 2.46% YTD A new monthly commentary offers insight into August hedge fund performance. Some key findings from the report include: n Seven-out-of-ten strategies
21 Sep. 2010 Eze Castle Integration focuses new platform Ledex Systems on fund of hedge funds industry [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Eze Castle Integration, Inc., a leading provider of IT services, technology and consulting to the investment industry, today launched a new subsidiary, Ledgex Systems. The new company is delivering a comprehensive fund of funds technology platform that streamlines the inv
21 Sep. 2010 GlobeOp announces George Evans as head of business development [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE:GO) has appointed George Evans as head of business development. Evans reports
21 Sep. 2010 Performance fees enrich managers but hurt investors, says Coburn Barrett [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Global Leveraged Index Fund, a quantitative and global macro strategy fund managed by Coburn Barrett, has a 12 year track record and an annualised return of 14.04% since inception (1/1/1998 – 15/09/2010). The GLI Fund ranks in the top 1% of all funds for total returns
21 Sep. 2010 Lyster Watson publishes August results for True Alpha hedge fund indices [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Lyster Watson & Company, a New-York based hedge fund advisory firm that manages more than $1bn in assets, issued its True Alpha hedge fund index results for August:
20 Sep. 2010 ML Capital announces first manager to launch on Montlake UCITS Platform [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - ML Capital Asset Management (ML Capital) announced today that the first manager to launch on the Montlake UCTIS platform will be Clareville Capital Partners LLP, the firm founded by David Yarrow. The fund will commence trading on October 1, 2010. David Yarrow and Angus
20 Sep. 2010 Most Edhec hedge fund indices positive in August but poor stock market performances impacted equity-oriented strategies [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - In August, the harsh stock market situation reduced July’s sharp rebound to a mere glimmer of optimism. In a context where implicit volatility was back on the rise (26.05%), the S&P 500 index almost eliminated its gains of July with a significantly negative return (-4.51%
20 Sep. 2010 Largest European hedge fund group Brevan Howard to open office in Sao Paulo [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - We have just heard that Brevan Howard Asset Management will open an office in São Paulo, Brazil, to further broaden its global footprint, which includes offices in Europe, the United States and Asia. The LatAm office will be headed by Mário Mesqu
20 Sep. 2010 Source launches ETFs tracking the Merrill Lynch Factor Model strategy [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Source now offers a truly passive approach to alternative investment, with the launch of two ETFs tracking the Merrill Lynch Factor Model strategy. This strategy, developed by BofA Merrill Lynch, aims to generate similar performance to funds-of-funds without investing dir
17 Sep. 2010 MAG Consultancy becomes 100% owned by MSS Capital, IGS Group ceases to have any role in it [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – MAG Consultancy announces it has restructured the joint venture between MSS Capital Limited (part of the WHL Group) and IGS Alternative Investment Solutions LLP (part of the IGS Group). From 8 September 2010, MAG Consultancy became 100% owned by MSS Capital Limited and
17 Sep. 2010 Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance Index up 3.71% in August, 5.39% YTD (asset weighted), 2.09%, 2.94% YTD (equal weighted) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance Index finished August 2010 up 3.71% on an asset weighted basis and up 2.09% on an equal weighted basis. The Index reached its highest level since inception in August, and significantly outperformed broader equities and br
16 Sep. 2010 Hedge funds betting on long positions in yen hit by Tokyo’s intervention to stop its rise [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – A group of hedge funds betting “long” on the Japanese currency, took a hit Wednesday after Tokyo intervened to stop the surge of the yen, the Wall Street Journal
16 Sep. 2010 Hedge funds trim down net-long bets on coffee as surplus hits 500% [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds are trimming down their long-only coffee bets on concerns that prices of the commodity will fall amidst a rising surplus estimated to reach 500% against global demands, various media reports said. Coffee supplies may be peaking, a
15 Sep. 2010 Polymath technologies introduces Optima: next generation visualization software for hedge funds [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Polymath Technologies today introduced Optima, a realtime visualization tool designed for hedge funds and private equity firms. Optima is built for traders, quants and fund managers. It aims to enhance and simplify the analysis workflow by providing an elegant u
15 Sep. 2010 Barclay CTA Index gains 1.48% in August (est) 0.41% YTD [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Managed futures gained 1.48% in August according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. “Continued weakness in sales of US residential properties and high jobless claims teamed up to diminish investor risk appetites,” says Sol Waksman, founder and pr
15 Sep. 2010 SouthernSun Asset Management launches real estate opportunity fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - SouthernSun Asset Management, a research-driven investment management firm with 23 employees and more than $1.3 billion in assets under management, announced that it has hired the former management team of Mercury Investment Management, LLC, and incorporated all of the fi
15 Sep. 2010 AIMA responds to new European Commission proposals on short selling and OTC derivatives [more]
Opalesque Industry Updarte – The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) – the global hedge fund industry association – says the proposals on short selling and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives published today by the European Commission could help remove uncertainty and co
15 Sep. 2010 Aquila survey of German institutional investors on alternatives reveals importance of UCITS [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – A survey conducted by Schleus Marktforschung on behalf of Hamburg based alternative asset manager Aquila Capital revealed a stark divide between those German institutional investors who are already investing in alternatives as an asset class and those that aren’t.
15 Sep. 2010 Polar Capital acquires long-only manager HIM Capital [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Polar Capital Holdings plc announces that it has exchanged contracts for the acquisition of HIM Capital Holdings Limited, a specialist fund manager with an established track record of managing financial funds, which has approximately $230 million of assets under managemen
15 Sep. 2010 HFR: Fewest fund of funds liquidations since 1Q08, performance dispersion narrows from record levels [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund industry liquidations returned to pre-financial crisis levels in the second quarter (2Q10), according to data released today by Hedge Fund Research, Inc. (HFR), the leading provider of hedge fund industry data. Led by steady performance, a return of new investo
15 Sep. 2010 Credit Suisse moves deeper into hedge fund with minority stake in York Capital Management [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – While most U.S. banks are shunning hedge funds with the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, Credit Suisse Group AG is doing the opposite with the acquisition of a $425m minority stake with New York-based global hedge fund
14 Sep. 2010 RBC Hedge 250 Index returned +0.17% in August (+0.38% YTD) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - RBC Capital Markets today reported that for the month of August 2010 the RBC Hedge 250 Index® had a net return of 0.17 per cent. This brings the year-to-date return of the Index to 0.38 per cent. These returns are estimated and will be finalized by the middle of next
14 Sep. 2010 Credit Suisse Asset Management to acquire minority interest in York Capital Management [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Credit Suisse announced that its Asset Management division has agreed to acquire a minority interest in York Capital Management (“York”), a global hedge fund manager, based in New York. York will continue to operate independently and will continue to be led by Jamie Din
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