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Opalesque Exclusive: Real Return Asia fund returns 31.91% in 2007 According to an investor communication obtained by Opalesque, the net return for the Real Return Asia fund (USD Class) as at December 31st is +0.98% (month to date), +31.91% (calendar year to date) and +85.61% (since inception 01 October 2004). The Total Net Assets of the fund as at December 31st are 143.3m USD

Dow Jones hedge fund indices: Four out of six up in Q4, L/S and merger arb stand out for the year Two of the six strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posted net-of-fees gains in December and four of the six were up in the fourth quarter of 2007.

The year was kind to equity long/short and merger arbitrage – both strategies were rewarded with double-digit gains of 19.79% and 16.12% in 2007. Event driven finished the year up 5.58%, while convertible arbitrage and equity market neutral came in with 2.63% and 1.54%, respectively. Finally, distressed securities crossed the finish line where it began at the start of year posting a net-of-fee return of 0% in 2007. This resulted in all of the six strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes ending 2007 in the green.

CASAM CISDM Indices November 2007 CASAM CISDM Equal Weighted Hedge Fund Index -2.04, 9.90% YTD CASAM CISDM Fund of Funds Index -1.17%, 8.32% CASAM CISDM CTA Equal Weighted Index +0.11%, 9.34% The CASAM CISDM Database, formerly the MARHedge Database, is the oldest CTA and H......................

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