The Hedge Fund Association (the HFA) has come a long way in the 16 years since its founding when global hedge fund assets were only approaching the 0 billion mark. Today, the non-profit alternative investment industry association announced that, with its expansion into Latin America, it has become a truly global organization. Victor Hugo Rodriguez, … Read more
The end of the 5%: Hedge funds get institutional inflows straight from equity portfolio, managers say New York, June 29 2009 — Opalesque has published the 2009 Opalesque New York Roundtable. In each Roundtable, Opalesque unites some of the leading hedge fund managers as well as representatives of the local investor base to gain unique … Read more
Opalesque, the world’s largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry, has launched the 29th issue in a series of regional roundtable forums- Opalesque 2010 New Zealand Roundtable. The 27 page Roundtable can be downloaded for free at http://www.opalesque.com/RT/RoundtableNZ2010.html. Two years after launching the Opalesque Roundtable Series in 2008 in Auckland, Opalesque founder Matthias Knab … Read more
In the not so distant past, there was little difference between financial and strategic investors. Investors of all colors sought to safeguard their investment by taking over as many management functions as they could. Additionally, investments were small and shareholders few. A firm resembled a household and the number of people involved – in ownership … Read more
Every entrepreneur opening a dollar store faces the challenge of locating just the right dollar store merchandise to build sales. While they hope to locate and purchase items that will appeal to shoppers, they know there is a gamble every time huge quantities of new, never-before-carried items are purchased. After all, unless the new store … Read more