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04 May. 2011 Palmer Square seeds long/short hedge fund manager Millstreet with $25m [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Palmer Square Capital Management, in partnership with Atlantic Asset Management and Montage Investments, today announced that the Palmer Square Emerging Manager Fund, LP has provided $25 million of capital for a seed investment with Millstreet Capital Management LLC, a lo
03 May. 2011 ConvergEx enhances NorthPoint Platform for Mutual Funds using alternative strategies [more]
ConvergEx Group, a leading technology company, announced that its NorthPoint prime services and technologies business has enhanced its offering for traditional mutual funds that are looking to employ alternative investments, including trading in shorts, options and futures as part of their overall s
03 May. 2011 Advanced Capital invests into Pan Asian distressed asset specialist [more]
Advanced Capital, the leading European alternative investment specialist, headed up by innovative financier Robert Tomei, and award winning European hedge fund incubator, IMQubator, has announced a 50million joint seed investment into the new mCapital European & Asian Special Situations Fund.
03 May. 2011 Nexar Capital Group acquires Ermitage Group [more]
Nexar Capital Group SCA (Nexars), a global alternative investment manager, today announced the acquisition of Ermitage Limited (Ermitage), one of Europes pioneering alternative asset management organizations, from Caledonia Investments plc. Founded in 1975, Ermitage has successfully served i
03 May. 2011 Specialist hedge fund manager Harmonic Capital strengthens its team [more]
Harmonic Capital Partners, a specialist hedge fund manager which manages around $700 million of assets employing relative value and technical trading strategies on a systematic basis to offer macro and currency funds to institutional investors, announces the appointment of Romael Karam as Partner an
03 May. 2011 Hedge fund administrator AIS hires Anthony Perugini as Chief Technology Officer [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - AIS Fund Administration (AIS), a leading hedge fund administrator providing full middle and back office support to hedge fund managers today announced it has hired Anthony J. Perugini as Chief Technology Officer, a new position. Mr. Perugini brings more than twenty years
03 May. 2011 Largest hedge funds buy more, pay less for protection against SEC and investor lawsuit costs [more]
Large hedge funds with over $10 billion in assets under management (AUM) typically purchase $40 million or more in professional liability insurance coverage, nearly 200% more than medium funds between $1 billion and $3 billion in AUM according to a benchmark study by SKCG Group, the risk management
03 May. 2011 Parker FX Index down 0.06% in March, top performer up 4.69% [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Parker FX Index is reporting a -0.06% return for the month of March. Sixty-six programs in the Index reported March results, of which thirty-two reported positive results, thirty-three incurred losses, and one program was flat. On a risk-adjusted basis, the Index was
02 May. 2011 Hedge funds take gains off silver surge [more]
Opalesque Industry Update – Hedge funds took gains in silver, “noticeably selling off” the metal during last week, reports Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The bank expects silver to consolidate in the near term, as it hovers around its all time high, and should not fall below $30. Long term, the ba
02 May. 2011 400 Capital Management announces Todd Leih as newest Partner and Portfolio Management team member [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Todd Leih has joined 400 Capital Management as a partner and senior member of the portfolio management team. Todd joined the Firm from Jane Street where he was a senior portfolio manager for distressed fixed income structured finance strategies. Prior to Jane Street,
02 May. 2011 Traditional hedge fund disaster recovery model is obsolete [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The earthquakes and nuclear disaster in Japan coupled with the unrest in the Middle East have caused hedge fund managers to take a closer look at their disaster recovery (DR) programs. According to Alphaserve Technologies, the IT provider to some of the world’s largest he
29 Apr. 2011 Endowments and foundations increasingly allocate to hedge funds - Agecroft Partners [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Large Endowments and Foundations were early adopters of hedge funds in their portfolios with many allocating approximately 50% of their asset allocation. However, in the two years following the financial markets meltdown, these same investors stayed primarily on the sidel
28 Apr. 2011 Alternative investment company Altin achieves return of 12.47% over 2010 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update: At the end of its annual general meeting held yesterday, ALTIN AG (SIX: ALT, LSE: AIA), the Swiss alternative investment company, commented on its final results for 2010. In a generally gloomy financial environment, ALTIN achieved a very positive investment performance in
27 Apr. 2011 CalPERS announces additional $400m for emerging managers [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - CalPERS Manager Development Program II (MDP II) announced on Wednesday that it has committed $400m to three emerging managers. The pension fund has allocated $150m each in return for equity stakes and hopes that such investments will help nuture “potential diverse m
27 Apr. 2011 CME Group announces new volume records in silver futures and silver options open interest as metal approaches $50 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - On Tuesday, derivatives marketplace the CME Group announced that April 25th (Monday), had seen record volumes in the market's COMEX Silver futures as well as in open interest of Silver options. A statement from the firm detailed that, "trading of Silver fut
26 Apr. 2011 Dow Jones to develop and co-brand an index family [more]
Opalesque Industry Update: Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and LSP Partners LLC, a risk management research consulting firm, today announced an agreement to develop and co-brand an index family utilizing a proprietary strategy created by LSP Partners founder and CEO, Ralph Vince.
26 Apr. 2011 Ferox Absolute Return reaches $100m [more]
Opalesque Industry Update:Ferox Capital LLP announced that its Salar Convertible Absolute Return Fund (“SCARF”) will shortly exceed the $100mm in assets mark. The Fund has performed well since launch, with NAV currently standing at 103.92*, a 6.6% annualised return from launch in September 2010. The
26 Apr. 2011 Women in hedge funds announce leadership award [more]
Opalesque Industry Update: 100 Women in Hedge Funds ("100WHF"), a leading non-profit organization for professionals in the alternatives industry, announced that Afsaneh Beschloss, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Rock Creek Group, will be awarded the 100WHF U.S. Industry Leader
26 Apr. 2011 Event-driven managers lead investable hedge fund strategies in March [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Results were mixed among the Greenwich Investable strategies in March in the context of volatile market moves. The monthly redemption Composite Index advanced by 33 basis points while the quarterly exit Index shed 0.17%. Four of Nine Greenwich Investable Indices moved h
25 Apr. 2011 Hedge fund asset flows favor equity strategies (Europe and US) - Morningstar [more]
Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), a provider of independent investment research, reported preliminary hedge fund performance for March 2011 as well as asset flows through February. The Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index, a composite of the largest hedge funds in Morningstar's database, rose 0
21 Apr. 2011 GlobeOp hedge fund redemption indicator stands at 2.45% in April, lowest since October 2010 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for April 2011 stands at 2.45%, a decrease of 0.81% from March 2011 and a decrease of 0.38% from a year ago. “The Indicator is near its all time low when measured over the past three years and reflects continued improv
21 Apr. 2011 CMRA and IAFE survey finds that 41.1% of respondents do not escalate model errors [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - In the wake of the AXA Rosenberg/SEC Model Risk settlement, Capital Market Risk Advisors (CMRA), a pre-eminent risk advisory and litigation support boutique for the past 20 years and the International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE), a not-for-profit, profession
21 Apr. 2011 Moneda Asset Management appoints Antonio Gil Nievas as CEO [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Moneda Asset Management announced the appointment of Antonio Gil Nievas as Chief Executive Officer with the aim to continue developing the international expansion of the company, which has offices in Santiago (Chile) and New York City (US). The incorporation of t
20 Apr. 2011 Eze Castle's hedge fund operations and technology benchmark study details IT trends and priorities for investment firms [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - More than 220 alternative investment firms outline critical front, middle and back office systems, technologies and vendors Eze Castle Integration, Inc., a leading provider of IT services, technology and consulting to hedge funds and investment firms, today released i
20 Apr. 2011 Rothstein Kass hedge fund manager survey finds growing optimism amid intensifying regulatory and institutional focus [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Fewer than One-Third of Managers Polled Anticipate a Difficult Year for the Sector Rothstein Kass, a leading professional services firm to the alternative investment community, has published its fifth annual report on hedge fund industry trends. “2011 Hedge Fund Outlo
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    Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Endurance Series Trust, a multi-series trust, is launching with Gator Capital Management, LLC as the adviser for the Trust’s first mutual fund series. Endurance Fund Services, LLC, an independently owned and operated fund administration company will serve as t

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    Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Investment firm Morgan Creek Capital Management has acquired Signet Capital Management a UK-based credit fund of funds with $700M in assets under management. Under the agreement, Signet will contribute its funds and senior investment management team to Morgan Creek

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