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ROUNDTABLE :- Opalesque Roundtable Series - Japan 2013
Japanese hedge fund managers share insider views on Abenomics Following the LDP's landslide victory in the 2012 general election, Shinzo Abe became Japan's Prime Minister again on 26 December 2012. In March 2013, he appointed Haruhiko Kuroda as the governor of the Bank of Japan. Read More | View Original Article
Misys releases Sophis VALUE v5
United States fundsHedge Misys has released Sophis VALUE v5, its flagship buy-side solution. Read More | View Original Article
FIX Protocol publishes updated guidelines for global post-trade processing
Funds by countryHedge FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL), the non-profit, industry-driven standards body for the electronic trading community, has published updated recommended guidelines for the use of FIX for post-trade processing. Read More | View Original Article
Diapason to launch ForestCare Investment Fund
Diapason Commodities Mana...Switzerland fundsHedge Independent commodity investment f Read More | View Original Article
Värde Partners acquires FirstCity Financial Corporation
United States fundsHedge Funds managed by Värde Partners have completed the acquisition of FirstCity Financial Corporation. Read More | View Original Article
Commodity firm Diapason launches fund based on tangible forestry assets
Opalesque Industry Update - Diapason Commodities Management, one of the largest independent commodity investment firms globally, announced it is to launch the ForestCare Investment Fund, an institutional product investing in tangible forestry assets. The ForestCare investment universe will cover ...Article Link Read More | View Original Article
Wikipedia is early warning sign of stock market movements, says study
Funds by countryHedge Wikipedia could have been used as early warning signs of stock market movements, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. Researchers led by Dr Suzy Moat, senior research fellow at Warwick Business School, found that changes in how often financially related pages were viewed on Wikipedi Read More | View Original Article
London remains Europe’s hedge fund capital as UCITS funds increase
United Kingdom fundsUCITS With less than three months to go until new legislation ushers in major changes for the European hedge fund industry, a new report reveals that the continent’s share of the global market has remained surprisingly stable at just over a fifth. Read More | View Original Article
AMB :- Opalesque Roundtable: Eurex expands 'co-operations in Asia
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London: Speaking at the Opalesque Singapore Roundtable 2013, sponsored by Eurex, Taussig Capital and Eurofin Asia Group, Henk Huitema of Eurex outlined the latest developments from the exc...Article Link Read More | View Original Article
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Last year, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) pension fund, one of the shareholders of JP Morgan, brought an advisory proposal to the annual sha...Article Link Read More | View Original Article
A Citi Prime Finance report said that global institutional investment in hedge funds would increase 56% to $2.3tln by the end of 2017 from the end of 2012, PIonline.com reported. Also, according to the FT, the next sour...Article Link Read More | View Original Article
AMB :- Some are dumping gold as price continues to slump
From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia Gold prices are declining and some investors are losing faith in the metal, although not all of them. A report by the Sydney Morning Herald says that George Soros had sold his gold h...Article Link Read More | View Original Article
AMB :- IKOS wins IP case after bitter three year battle
Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London: A UK high court judge has ruled for Elena Ambrosiadou and her $3bn European hedge fund firm IKOS Partners, in a bitter three year fight with her former business partner and husband Mar...Article Link Read More | View Original Article
Opalesque Roundtable: Eurex expands 'co-operations in Asia
By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London: Speaking at the Opalesque Singapore Roundtable 2013, sponsored by Eurex, Taussig Capital and Eurofin Asia Group, Henk Huitema of Eurex outlined the latest developments from the exchange for the Asian markets. ...Article Link Read More | View Original Article
Opalesque Exclusive: Ahead of the vote: shareholder AFSCME speaks up on Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan vote
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Last year, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) pension fund, one of the shareholders of JP Morgan, brought an advisory proposal to the annual shareholder meeting that would sp...Article Link Read More | View Original Article
A Citi Prime Finance report said that global institutional investment in hedge funds would increase 56% to $2.3tln by the end of 2017 from the end of 2012, PIonline.com reported. Also, according to the FT, the next source of growth for the hedge fu...Article Link Read More | View Original Article
A Citi Prime Finance report said that global institutional investment in hedge funds would increase 56% to $2.3tln by the end of 2017 from the end of 2012, PIonline.com reported. Also, according to the FT, the next source of growth for the hedge fund industry are the widows and orphans of the mutu...Article Link Read More | View Original Article
HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index gains 1.16% through mid-May (4.98% YTD)
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds posted a 7th consecutive monthly gain through mid-May, with the lt;b gt;HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index gaining +1.16% lt;/b gt;; the HFRX Market Directional also posted a gain of +1.43%. lt;p gt; lt;b gt;HFRX Event Driven Index posted a gain of +1.81% lt;/b...Article Link Read More | View Original Article
Celoxica launches new product range and raises additional capital
United States fundsHedge Celoxica, a provider of ultra low latency market data, order entry and pre-trade risk solutions for high frequency traders and brokers, has extended its hardware accelerated market data products with the launch of the Generic Book Accelerator (GBA) product line for the US market. Read More | View Original Article
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: There are more investigations coming from the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Stephen Crimmins, Washington and New York-based partner at K L Gates LL.... Article Link Read More | View Original Article
Former SS&C Technologies director takes helm at Netage Solutions
United States fundsHedge Netage Solutions has appointed Steve Tobio to the position of director of product development. Read More | View Original Article
Billings Capital Management forms relationship with MCAM Group
Billings Capital Manageme...United States fundsHedge Billings Capital Management, the investm Read More | View Original Article
HighWater appoints Stainrod to corporate governance team
Cayman Islands fundsHedge HighWater has appointed Darren Stainrod, former managing director of UBS Cayman and global head of alternatives, to its corporate governance team. Read More | View Original Article
Andreas Preuss reappointed to Deutsche Borse supervisory board for further three years
Germany fundsHedge The supervisory board of Deutsche Börse has re-appointed Andreas Preuss, the company’s deputy chief executive, as member of the executive board for a further three years with effect from 1 April 2014. Read More | View Original Article
HFRU Hedge Fund Composite Index rises +1.43% through mid-May (3.77% YTD)
Opalesque Industry Update - UCITS compliant Hedge Funds posted the strongest gain since HFRU launch, with the lt;b gt;HFRU Hedge Fund Composite Index rising +1.43% through mid-May. lt;p gt; HFRU Equity Hedge Index rose +2.30% lt;/b gt;through mid-May 2013, the strongest gain since January 2012,...Article Link Read More | View Original Article
Newedge CTA and trend indices reflect strong performance in April
United States fundsHedge Eight of Newedge’s 11 hedge fund indices showed positive performance during the month of April. Read More | View Original Article
Dermot F Smurfit appointed chairman of ML Capital Group
United Kingdom fundsHedge ML Capital Group has appointed Dermot F Smurfit as chairman, effective 23 April 2013. Read More | View Original Article
SWF :- Real estate overtakes commodities as top sovereign fund asset
Real estate topped the list of sovereign wealth funds investments last year, overtaking commodities and financial services, according to Institutional Investors Sovereign Wealth Center. Properties Article Link Read More | View Original Article
SWF :- Norwegian sovereign wealth fund investing $4bln in India
Norways sovereign wealth fund, Government Pension Fund Global, is investing $4 billion (Dh14.7 billion) in India and is focused in the areas of oil and gas, shipping and hydropower, Norways envoy toArticle Link Read More | View Original Article
SWF :- What Norway did with its oil and we didnt
In 1990, the precursor of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), a sovereign wealth fund, was established for surplus oil revenues. Today the GPFG is worth more than $700-billion. While thereArticle Link Read More | View Original Article
