Hedge

Roundtable: Nordic Hedge Fund Leaders Say Hedge Funds a Stabilizing Force, Confident on Further Growth But Warn Over “race to Ever Shorter Liquid

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Stockholm, October 21st 2008 — Opalesque, the world’s largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry, has just launched the ninth issue of its groundbreaking Roundtable Series, the Opalesque Nordic Roundtable (download here: http://www.opalesque.com/index.php?act=static&and=RoundtableNORDIC). Some of the Nordic hedge funds and CTAs have track records that go back to 1991. There are more than 200 … Read more

Asia experiences wave of hedge fund startups, “Which is exactly what we saw post the Asian crisis?”

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Peter Douglas, principal of GFIA, a Singapore-based consulting firm, said that the rebound of Asian hedge funds as seen by these startups, is similar to the developments post the last Asian crisis: “A lot of the great names of the Asian hedge fund industry were actually set up around the end of the Asian crisis. … Read more

More hedge funds and investors engage in “Armageddon strategies” or disaster insurance against global meltdown

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Opalesque, the world’s largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry, has launched the 32nd issue in a series of regional roundtable forums – the 2010 Opalesque West Coast Roundtable. The 25 page Roundtable publication can be downloaded for free at: http://www.opalesque.com/RT/RoundtableSF2010.html   The Western world has run up massive deficits in an effort to … Read more

Hedge Fund Investments, Myths And Facts

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Everywhere you look, from the newspaper to television, people are talking about hedge funds. Though the world’s fascination started several years ago, with the recent Madoff scam, there has been an increase in negative media attention for the entire hedge fund world. Since the mass media has painted a picture that is far from true, … Read more

Opalesque Roundtable: Japanese Hedge Fund Managers Upbeat On Outlook, 22 Funds Launched In 2009

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Tokyo, March 8th 2010: Opalesque, the world’s largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry, has launched the 27th issue in a series of regional roundtable forums, the “Opalesque 2010 Japan Roundtable”.  Matthias Knab, founder of Opalesque and internationally recognized expert on hedge funds and alternatives, moderates the Opalesque Roundtables. Each Roundtable unites leading hedge … Read more