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The Comeback of FoHFs: London based FoHFs and investors set the record straight
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Opalesque has just launched the seventh issue of its groundbreaking Roundtable Series: Opalesque U.K. Roundtable (download here: Source)

Remember a couple of years ago various reports claimed funds of hedge funds were doomed because of the multi-strategy managers? The fund of funds didn't look to good back then.This Opalesque UK Roundtable held June 5th 2008 in London offers some important updates on this discussion.

In addition, you will read: Which strategies work and are in demand since the credit crunch? Why this is not the time to go into passive investments For what strategies is the credit crunch actually a good environment, who is striving You hear a lot about that difficulty of valuing collateral - why this complaint is often without merit Vital points investors often overlook in discussing fees with hedge funds What UK based managers say about the FSA principles-based regulation What US investors often don't understand about UK regulations

The Opalesque UK Roundtable was sponsored by Newedge Prime Brokerage Group (www.newedgegroup.com) and took place in their London office with the following participants:

1. David Harding, Founder and CEO of Winton Capital Management 2. Paul Dunning, CEO, Financial Risk Management Limited (FRM) 3. Tim Haywood, CEO of Augustus Asset Managers Ltd. (formerly known as Julius Baer......................

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