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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
14 Sep. 2010 Barclay Hedge Fund Index down 0.29% (est.) in August (+1.69% YTD), equity short bias and arbitrage strategies profitable [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – Hedge funds slid 0.29% in August according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. “Global equity markets beat a retreat in August as the ‘fear trade’ returned with a vigor after having been smothered by increased risk appetite in July,” says Sol Wak
14 Sep. 2010 Direct Access Partners acquires EFX Prime [more]
Direct Access Partners LLC, the institutional agency-only brokerage firm providing multi-asset trade execution and support services, announced that it will acquire EFX Prime Services, a division of First New York Securities, to enhance its rapidly growing Global Prime Services business. The new team
14 Sep. 2010 EDHEC-Risk Institute finds no new evidence that SRI funds create financial value [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - In 2008, EDHEC-Risk Institute analysed the performance of a sample of SRI funds distributed in France, covering a six year-period from January 2002 to December 2007. This study concluded that none of the funds in the sample produced both positive and statistically signifi
14 Sep. 2010 SEB investment outlook: Investments when the financial environment changes colour [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Last spring the eyes of the world were focused on the financial problems of European governments. A tougher existence has already become a reality for citizens of the affected countries, led by Greece. Despite forceful budget tightening, the outlook for the economy a
14 Sep. 2010 SEB Enskilda launches new one stop shop solution for UCITS funds creation and services [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - SEB Enskilda today announced the launch of SEB Prime Solutions, a one stop shop offering for alternative investment manager's UCITS funds (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities). Part of SEB's award winning Prime Brokerage concept, S
14 Sep. 2010 AIMA to respond to U.K. FSA on remuneration paper [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) – the global hedge fund industry association – is to respond to the UK’s Financial Services Authority’s consultation on remuneration. The FSA published its Consultation Paper, “Revising the Remuneration
14 Sep. 2010 Revere Capital Advisors acquires Align Advisors to expand its manager research capability [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Revere Capital Advisors has announced the acquisition of Align Advisers, an emerging manager hedge fund research and advisory business based in New York. Revere, a New York and London based hedge fund platform and investment company focused on emerging managers, said the
14 Sep. 2010 Man Group expands North American business, makes four hires in sales and marketing team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Man, one of the world’s largest listed hedge fund companies, announced today that the firm has made four new hires to the North American Sales & Marketing team. Man allocates approximately $9 billion to U.S. based hedge funds and has 120 full-time employees in North
13 Sep. 2010 Newedge CTA index +3.49% in August, +4.76% YTD [more]
Newedge CTA index +3.49% in August, +4.76% YTD Opalesque Industry Update – Newedge, a multi-asset brokerage and clearing firm, today posted the monthly performance data for its suite of Hedge Fund Indices.
13 Sep. 2010 Alternative manager M&A to outpace traditional manager deals for first time due to Volcker Rule - Freeman & Co [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Freeman & Co., an independent advisor to the financial services industry, released the latest edition of its asset management industry overview including data on M&A and deal activity. Freeman & Co. projects that in 2010 alternative manager deals will outpace
13 Sep. 2010 Hedge Fund Association launches European Chapter, Louise Verrill named Regional Director [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Hedge Fund Association, HFA, today announced a European expansion with the opening of a new Chapter in London with future Chapters planned for other major European hedge fund cities. A launch event focused on distressed investing will be held October 5th, 2010 at 6pm
13 Sep. 2010 Risk on, risk off creating a roller coaster ride for hedge funds - Man [more]
Opalesque Industry Updates – “Risk on, risk off is creating a roller coaster ride for hedge funds,” says Michelle McCloskey, Head of Research at listed hedge fund provider Man said in an industry overview released by the firm on Monday.
10 Sep. 2010 Ineichen’s latest report: Equity hedge revisited [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Some of the proxies for risk aversion have been increasing lately, somewhat similar to autumn 2007. The lower the yield curves in the West-ex Japan, the higher is the probability that a Japan-like, deflationary environment is what we’re up against. Inflation fears have be
10 Sep. 2010 Kinetic Partners survey: Financiers don’t feel confident about future structure for regulating financial services in the UK [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - A survey conducted by Kinetic Partners of senior figures in the asset management, banking and broking industry shows a lack of confidence in the future structure for regulating financial services in the UK. Two-thirds were not confident that the post-FSA structure within
10 Sep. 2010 European fund of funds to grow by $250bn, multi asset absolute return managers to lead the pack - Cerulli [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - According to The Cerulli Report: European Funds of Funds, the European FOF sector will expand by almost €250 billion by 2014. The winners in the race to capture assets will be multi-asset absolute-return managers and aggressive FOF asset allocators. Consolidator
10 Sep. 2010 UK’s FSA fines Goldman Sachs $27m for failing to report U.S. probe [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – For failing to report to UK financial authorities that it was being investigated in the U.S. for possible fraud, Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs was fined $27m (£17.5m) by the Financial Services Authority. Although the fine is not significant considering the s
10 Sep. 2010 Hedge funds up 0.71% in August [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Based on 35.78% of the funds reporting the NAV for August 2010 as at 9 September 2010. Hedge funds were up for the second month running as managers outperformed the underlying markets in August. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.71%1 during the month, br
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