Today's Exclusives

• Opalesque Roundtable: Delegates call for review of derivatives tax treatment in South Africa [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The tax treatment of derivatives can have a profound impact on business decisions for fund managers in South Africa, according to the delegates at the recent Opalesque South Africa

• CTAs post sharp gains, global macro stand to win from ECB’s expansionary move [more]

  Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: The expansionary measures announced last week by the European Central Bank (ECB) to reflate the region’s economy pushed positive gains for CTAs and global macro strategies. Lyxor Asset Management said that the move has positive implications for hedge funds and was m

• SEC joins chorus to reverse insider trading ruling [more]

  Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has joined the chorus in asking the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its ruling reversing the insider trading convictions of hedge fund managers Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson. The SEC

• QInvest partners with Pioneer Investments to launch a sharia’a-compliant pan-European equity fund [more]

  Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Qatar-based investment bank and Islamic financial institution QInvest has partnered with global asset management firm

• Greenwich global hedge fund index -0.14% in December [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update -

• Research reveals hedge funds are optimistic about future [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - A new global survey commissioned by State Street amongst 235 hedge fund professionals reveals strong optimism within the industry. The findings show that respondents (55 percent) expect pension funds to increase their exposure to hedge fund strategies over the next five

Today's Other Voices

• Other Voices: The growing problem with performance fees [more]

  This white paper was authored by FundCalcs, an independent software provider based in Dublin, and Global Perspectives, an Irish consulting and research firm. It examines the trends si

More Exclusives

• 26. Jan. | Opalesque Roundup: Markets brace for more losses at financial firms from SNB move: hedge fund news, week 04 [more]

  In the week ending 23 January, 2015, in the ongoing Swiss franc saga, Marko Dimitrijevic said he was closing his largest hedge fund, the Everest Global Fu

• 26. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: Ex-Citi trader launches 'sleep-at-night’ long/short equity fund [more]

  Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: After working at Citi's proprietary trading desk, managing a large portfolio between 2008 and 2011, Joel S. Salomon founded SalauMor Management in New York

• 22. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: CMBS expert Warren Ashenmil launches his own hedge fund [more]

  Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Warren Ashenmil, who was responsible for the commercial real estate portfolio at hedge fund Tricadia Capital, including CMBS and direct CRE debt and equity inve

• 21. Jan. | Opalesque Roundtable: High net worth individuals key driver for small and new South African funds going forward [more]

  Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Small and new fund managers are struggling to survive in South Africa just as much as they are in other parts of the world. But according to some of the parti

• 21. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: Qbasis iTrend ends the year up +41.8% [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Austria-based Qbasis Invest, a managed futures fund focused on trend following and an intraday strategy, ended the year in positive territory up +41.8%. Its Deutsche Bank certificate finished the year up +65.5%. While its futures programs ended the year on a

• 20. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: CTAs to post moderate gains on SNB decision to scrap Swiss franc cap [more]

  Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: The Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) decision to scrap the cap on the Swiss franc (CHF) triggered a sharp movement on both local FX and equity markets. The unexpected decision brings the currency not far from the level where it stood when the SNB implemented the cap i

• 19. Jan. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds ponder how to open up and communicate with public: hedge fund news, week 03 [more]

  In the week ending 03 January, 2015, a study found that quite a hedge funds are beginning to think about and execute communication strategies. Irwin Latner told Opalesque

• 16. Jan. | Opalesque Roundtable: Did Europe miss the Japan lesson? [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Europe's recent downturn could be the result of failing to understand the lessons already afforded by Japan's lost decades, according to delegates at the recent Opalesque Japan Ro

• 16. Jan. | Opalesque Roundtable: More hedge fund start-up candidates in Japan thanks to Abenomics [more]

  Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: The climate for Japan-focused hedge funds is easier now, with more opportunities from a changed political environment, a stimulated financial market and new reg

• 15. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge fund advertising demystified (Part 2) [more]

  Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: This is the second and last part of our interview with Irwin Latner, of law firm Pepper Hamilton LLP. Part 1 is about the areas of confusion with

• 14. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge fund advertising demystified (Part 1) [more]

  Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: A recent Peppercomm study on the changing hedge funds communications landscape

• 13. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: NFA rebuffs nomination accusations, denies gag order [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The Chicago-based National Futures Association, a self-regulatory body of the futures industry, finds itself in hot water over allegations of impropriety surrounding management's nominations for its public representatives. The NFA board is meant to be a

• 12. Jan. | Opalesque Roundup: Best hedge funds in 2015 are those that can take advantage of sharp market moves: hedge fund news, week 02 [more]

  In the week ending 09 January, 2015, Tim Ng predicted that the best-performing hedge funds for 2015 will be those that can take advantage of sharp market moves; Byron R. Wien predi

• 09. Jan. | Opalesque TV: Outlook for trade finance is bright [more]

  Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: EuroFin Asia Group is a global, independent merchant banking organization headquartered in Singapore that managers around $800m and engages in three activities: asset management, wealth management and priv

More Other Voices

• 04. Dec. 2014 | Other Voices: The evolving role of portfolio management, key trends and technology solutions for alternatives [more]

  This article was authored by AlternativeSoft, a provider in asset selection, portfolio construction and fund reporting software based in the UK and Switzerland, and Global Perspectiv

• 03. Dec. 2014 | Other Voices: Want to get a piece of the Swiss pension funds’ assets? [more]

  This article was authored by Gabriel Kurland, managing director at Montfort Funds, a FINMA licensed representative for foreign funds in Switzerland. Want to get your piece of the € 571 billion Swiss pension funds’ assets? Sho

• 02. Dec. 2014 | Other Voices: What Will happen to the Hedge Fund Industry if we Experience a 2008 Type Market Decline? [more]

  Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA – Managing Partner, Agecroft Partners With interest rates and credit spreads near historic lows and equity valuation above historical averages, many people are concerned that the Federal Reserve, by artificially keeping rates low, has created a 2007 type asset bubble i

• 27. Nov. 2014 | Other Voices: Time diversification is a myth [more]

  Research report by Alexander Ineichen of Ineichen Research & Management and Virtus Investment Partners. You can read the full report here. Alternative investments are still not full

• 20. Nov. 2014 | Other Voices: The key to transforming the fund manager/prime broker relationship [more]

  This paper was authored by Sudhanshu Bahadur, Valcony Sun, and Vishal Bakshi of Sapient Global Markets. You can down

• 14. Nov. 2014 | Other Voices: Hedge fund tales - or what is wrong with merger arbitrage [more]

  This article was authored by Alex Gavrish, founder and CEO of Etalon Investment Research, and author of "Wall Street Back To Basics." Hedge funds lose after Shire plc deal is cancelled On October 20th, 2014, AbbVi

• 13. Nov. 2014 | Other Voices: Five things every fund manager should know about tax planning [more]

  This article was authored by William M. Funk, Principal of the Law Office of William M. Funk, New York. As hedge fund or other alternative investment managers know, in any offering document, the tax considerations are placed near

• 12. Nov. 2014 | Other Voices: Ten commandments for pitch book salvation [more]

  By: Meredith Jones, Alternative Investment Research. Last month I launched a blog series on capital raising with a diatribe about why money managers actually need a pitch book. I got several emails afterwards asking if I had any advice about what should go in an effective pitch book. Do I have

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