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02 Sep. 2010 EU seeks new rules on abusive short-selling [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – European Union lawmakers are drafting new rules to empower regulators to stop abusive short-selling. At the same time, the draft legislation also aims to ban naked selling of credit default swaps and sovereign debt for three months or more. EU’s financial chief
01 Sep. 2010 Emmanuel Roman announced as Chief Operating Officer of Man [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Further to this morning’s announcement that Man shareholders have approved the acquisition of GLG Partners Inc., Man is pleased to announce that Emmanuel Roman will assume the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer following completion of the acquisition.
01 Sep. 2010 London-based Majedie Investments launches subsidiary asset management business Javelin Capital [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Board of Majedie Investments PLC is pleased to confirm the launch of a subsidiary, Javelin Capital LLP, a newly authorised asset management business. Majedie Investments PLC has appointed Javelin Capital to manage its assets under a new Investment Management Agreement
01 Sep. 2010 Elliott Associates drops court case against AR magazine [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – Portland, Oregon-based hedge fund firm Elliott Associates announced on Tuesday (August 31) it was dropping its court case against trade publication Absolute Return (AR) magazine, formally ending a legal saber-rattling between a hedge fund firm and advocates of the First A
01 Sep. 2010 Eze Castle Integration expands into Europe, Asia to better serve U.S.-based and local hedge funds and investment firms [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Eze Castle Integration, Inc., a leading provider of IT services, technology and consulting to investment management firms, today announced the opening of offices in Singapore and Geneva. Eze Castle’s international expansion is fueled by opportunities in local markets, as
31 Aug. 2010 U.S. manager Concerto A.M. wins Eur60m credit alpha absolute return mandate from London firm Goodhart Partners [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Concerto Asset Management, LLC, a manager of U.S. corporate credit based in Charlotte, North Carolina, announced a Euro 60 million credit alpha absolute return mandate from Goodhart Partners, the award-winning multi-manager business based in London. T
31 Aug. 2010 Olympia Capital is taking over the management of fund of hedge funds of Sal. Oppenheim France [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – Olympia Capital is taking over the management of the fund of hedge funds of Sal. Oppenheim France (Deutsche Bank group) Olympia Capital Management is taking over the financial management of the fund of hedge funds of Sal. Oppenheim France and notably the Altipro
31 Aug. 2010 Microsoft attracting major hedge funds - report [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Technology and software giant Microsoft Corp., has attracted the attention of major hedge fund managers in the second quarter. TPG-Axon Capital Management’s Dinakar Singh and Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn, both raised their Microsoft shares, to take advantage of reco
30 Aug. 2010 Lakeview, activist fund of funds, appoints Tony Lissuzzo as portfolio manager [more]
Opalesque Industry Exclusive - Lakeview Investment Manager, an activist fund of hedge funds, announced that it has appointed Tony Lissuzzo as Portfolio Manager of the Lakeview Opportunity Funds. In this new role, Mr. Lissuzzo, 42, is responsible for portfolio management as well as manager due dilig
30 Aug. 2010 CME Group to offer customers exposure to benchmark U.S. Treasury securities [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced the launch of On-the-Run U.S. Treasury futures beginning Monday, October 25, 2010. These new futures contracts will provide market participants with efficient and cost-effective price
30 Aug. 2010 Only 17% of hedge fund managers bullish on S&P 500, according to TrimTabs/BarclayHedge survey [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Managers neutral on dollar. Hedge fund managers upbeat on Treasuries, and most want Bush tax cuts extended. Only 17% of hedge fund managers are bullish on the S&P 500, according to the TrimTabs/BarclayHedge Survey of Hedge Fund Managers for August. Abo
30 Aug. 2010 Swiss FoHFs house Harcourt’s AuM increased to $4.7bn in H1-2010 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Harcourt Investment Consulting AG, the Switzerland-based global alternative investment solutions provider, announces that assets under management as of 30 June 2010 have reached USD 4.7 billion, corresponding to a growth of USD 200 million for the first half of 2010.
30 Aug. 2010 Newedge welcomes EU derivative reform and highlights regulatory arbitrage risk with the US [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – Newedge Group, a global leader in multi-asset brokerage and clearing, supports the European Commission’s legislative proposals to reform the OTC derivatives market, and recently submitted its comments to the Commission’s Public Consultation on Derivatives and Market Infra
27 Aug. 2010 Greenwich Composite Investable Index gained 0.74% in July (-0.79% YTD), indices advance on strong L/S equity performance [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – The Greenwich Composite Investable Index gained 0.74% during July as higher than expected corporate earnings pushed equity markets higher. 7 of 9 Greenwich Investable Indices moved higher on the month, with results mixed across strategies. The Greenwich Investab
27 Aug. 2010 Consequences on short-selling following UK FSA’s final rules in FINMAR book – Kinetic Partners [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Further to the FSA’s recent Handbook Release 104, the FSA has published the final rules into the Financial Stability and Market Confidence Sourcebook (FINMAR). These provisions relate to financial stability, market confidence and short selling. We remind firms
26 Aug. 2010 AIMA to engage with U.S. authorities on Dodd-Frank act implementation [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) – the global hedge fund industry association – is to engage with U.S. policymakers and supervisors over the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act. AIMA has set out several key areas of focus ahead of Sept
26 Aug. 2010 Yorkville Advisors handed over key documents to SEC in 2009 to aid probe [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – New Jersey-based hedge fund Yorkville Advisors told its investors that it had provided key information to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2009 as part of the regulator’s scrutiny over the firm, it
25 Aug. 2010 Hedge funds should approach marketing in four stages of fund development lifecycle – Merlin Securities [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers should be tailoring their marketing strategies to address the needs of their investors, says a new paper by Merlin Securities, a New York based prime brokerage firm. In a newly published whi
25 Aug. 2010 Hedgebay: Illiquid trading dominates as secondary market awaits return of locked-up funds, market decreased by 3% in August [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Average price falls 3% on SMI, rises 8% on IAI The average price for assets on the secondary hedge fund market fell slightly to 75%, a drop of 3%, in August. Hedgebay’s monthly secondary market index continued its general trend of recent months, with near-par tradi
24 Aug. 2010 Man Group announces Luke Ellis as new head of multi-manager business [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Man has announced today that Luke Ellis is to become Head of Man’s Multi-Manager business. Luke has over 25 years of investment management experience. He has held a number of senior positions including Managing Director at Financial Risk Management (FRM) and Head of JP
24 Aug. 2010 Opus Fund Services ranked 'top rated' hedge fund administrator [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Opus Fund Services has been ranked “Top Rated” hedge fund administrator in the annual Global Custodian survey of 1,420 hedge fund clients across 81 administrators. In what Global Custodian called "a few basis points from perfection", Opus provides outsourced
24 Aug. 2010 Moody Aldrich Partners and Wilshire Associates team up to launch hedge fund seeding platform [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Moody Aldrich Partners (MAP), a privately held investment firm in Boston, announced today that it reached an agreement with Wilshire Funds Management, a business unit of Wilshire Associates (“Wilshire®”) to assist in the development of its open architecture hedge fund
23 Aug. 2010 Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index rose +2.7% in July, funds saw outflows of $1.6bn in first half of year (through June) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today reported preliminary hedge fund performance for July 2010 and asset flows through June. Hedge fun
23 Aug. 2010 Hedge fund superstar Pellegrini to start redemptions on September 30 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – Hedge fund superstar Paolo Pellegrini, who is being credited for orchestrating some of the biggest deals in the subprime bust, has announced plans to throw in the towels and start returning investor’s money beginning Sept. 30 this year, after falling on hard times, variou
19 Aug. 2010 Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance Index -2.20% in July, 1.62% YTD (asset weighted), -0.33%, 0.83% YTD (equal weighted) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance Index finished July 2010 down 2.20% on an asset weighted basis and down 0.33% on an equal weighted basis. The Index underperformed broader equities and broader hedge fund indices in July on both an asset- and equal wei
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