London, July 7th, 2008 — Opalesque, the world’s largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry, has just launched the seventh issue of its groundbreaking Roundtable Series: Opalesque U. K. Roundtable (download here: http://www. opalesque. com/index. php?act=static?=RoundtableUK)
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:
l Which strategies work and are in demand since the credit crunch?
l Why this is not the time to go into passive investments
l For what strategies is the credit crunch actually a good environment, who is striving
l You hear a lot about that difficulty of valuing collateral – why this complaint is often without merit
l Vital points investors often overlook in discussing fees with hedge funds
l What UK based managers say about the FSA principles-based regulation
l 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:
l David Harding, Founder and CEO of Winton Capital Management
l Paul Dunning, CEO, Financial Risk Management Limited (FRM)
l Tim Haywood, CEO of Augustus Asset Managers Ltd. (formerly known as Julius Baer Investments Ltd. )
l Stephen Oxley, Managing Director PAAMCO Europe (Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company)
l Joe Leitch, Co-Founder and COO of Rubicon Fund Management
l Karsten Schröder, Founding Partner and CEO of Amplitude Capital
l Gerard Gardner, Partner, North Asset Management
l Alistair (Ali) Lumsden, Portfolio Manager, CQS Management
l Mark Salem, Managing Director of Mount Capital
l Duncan Crawford, Head of Capital Introductions, Newedge Prime Brokerage Group
l Philippe Teilhard de Chardin, Global Head of Prime Brokerage, Newedge Group
The Opalesque U. K. Roundtable Script can be downloaded here: http://www. opalesque. com/index. php?act=static?=RoundtableUK
All other previously published Opalesque Roundtable Scripts (New Zealand (March 17th), Australia (March 25th), Singapore Roundtable (April 24th), Hong Kong (May 1st), Japan (May 23rd), New York (June 11th) can be downloaded here: http://www. opalesque. com/index. php?act=archiveRT
Matthias Knab, Director of Opalesque Ltd, moderates the Opalesque Roundtables. Matthias Knab is an internationally recognized expert on hedge funds and alternatives and has frequently served as chairman of hedge fund conferences in New York, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Miami, Bahamas, Stockholm, Dubai etc. In addition, he has presented or moderated at hedge fund events in Sydney, Cape Town, Madrid, and Bombay, and lectured at numerous universities on the subjects of hedge funds and the state of the global alternative asset management industry.
About Opalesque:
Opalesque leads the finance media space for its in-depth and innovative products. Since February 2003, Opalesque is publishing Alternative Market Briefing, the premium news service on hedge funds and alternatives. The launch of these Briefings was a revolution in the hedge fund media space (”Opalesque changed the world by bringing transparency where there was opacity and by delivering an accurate professional reporting service. ” – Nigel Blanchard, Culross) combining proprietary news with the “clipping service” approach of integrating third party news. Each week, Opalesque publications are read by more than 400,000 industry professionals in over 100 countries.
Opalesque is the only daily hedge fund publisher which is actually read by the elite managers themselves (http://www. opalesque. com/op_testimonials. html). For more information, please go to http://www. opalesque. com.
About Opalesque publications:
Alternative Market Briefing:
A daily newsletter on the global hedge fund industry, highly praised for its completeness and timely delivery of the most important daily news for professionals dealing with hedge funds. Alternative Market Briefing offers both a quick overview and in-depth coverage. Subscribers can also access the industry’s largest news archive ( 27,000+ articles ) on hedge funds and related topics.
A SQUARE:
Opalesque A SQUARE = Alternative Alternatives is the first web publication, globally, that is dedicated exclusively to alternative investments. A SQUARE’s weekly selection feature unique investment opportunities that bear virtually no correlation to the main stream hedge fund strategies and/or distinguish themselves by virtue of their “alternative” motive – social, behavioural, natural resources, sustainable /environment related investing.
With its “research that reveals” approach, fast facts and investment oriented analysis, A SQUARE offers diversification and complementary ideas for: private, high net-worth and institutional investors, pension funds and endowments, portfolio and hedge funds managers. Technical Research Briefing:
Delivers three times a week a global perspective/overview on all major markets, including Equity Indices, Fixed Income, Currencies, and Commodities. Opalesque Technical Research is unique compared to most available research which is fundamental in nature, and not technically (chart) oriented.
Opalesque Roundtable Series:
In an Opalesque Roundtable, we unite some of the leading hedge fund managers (single and multi strategy managers) as well as representatives of the local investor base (institutions, fund of funds, advisers) to gain unique insights into the specific idiosyncrasies and developments, the issues and advantages of individual global hedge fund centers.
No matter if you are a hedge fund investor looking for new talent, a hedge fund interested in diversifying your investor base or a service provider looking for new clients, you will get to know some of the leading heads of each hedge fund center and find invaluable information and intelligence right on your desk, without any travel involved.
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December 31st, 2009Opec Misses a Public Relations Opportunity
December 24th, 2009With economies in complete disarray on a global basis, one of the few bright spots has been the massive correction in oil. It was widely speculated that oil was in a bubble and that speculation turned into a stark reality with oil dropping below 50% off its July 11th high of $147. 27. The downward pressure came from the demand side of the equation as receding global economies are using less oil and the short-term forecast continues to point to lower demand. The past 12 months never saw such a bright light on the stranglehold that oil producing nations have had on the world’s leading nations. This brought much needed discussions on the future of energy and what needs to be put in place to have alternative energy replace fossil fuels long-term. This helped fuel investment into a struggling alternative energy sector and took this alternative investment into the mainstream. OPEC has always been viewed as the villain, but with record gas prices they became a single source of pain for much of the western world’s angst. With an almost unlimited source of money, you would think that OPEC would hire a public relations firm to help them with their image. I am sure that they don’t deem this necessary because OPEC feels as if they are untouchable by holding the one asset that everyone needs. So what do they do in the worst financial crisis in history? They cut production to try and raise prices. Nothing like adding fuel to the economic inferno that is taking place and giving people yet again, another symbol to point their angst. So, in my opinion OPEC missed one of their greatest P. R. opportunities on record. What If OPEC came out and said that they understand the economic situation at hand, and that they feel it is their duty as an organization that sells a major input into the global economy to do their part by keeping oil low to help aide the recovery. By doing this, it would allow OPEC to have something new in their pocket the next time they cut production to raise prices, a little bit of moral high ground. It would allow them to frame themselves as a responsible member of the global community, and one that is fair and just. Do I believe that they are fair and just? Absolutely not, their vilification is justified and they should have been broken up years ago when oil purchasing choices were more available. However, that is the perfect example of what good public relations is, turning a self serving organization like OPEC into a humanitarian organization. Public image may not seem so important to OPEC while they are in control, but if they continue to nudge the sleeping giant they might not like what happens when he wakes up! Copyright: Dominic Mazzone, Regent Global Funds 2008 This article was written by Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner and Fund Manager of Regent Global Funds. This article and other like it can be viewed at http://www. investingsymposium. com which is part of the Regent Global Funds Network. Regent Global Funds, http://www. rgfunds. com, is an alternative investment fund that offers its participating investors and asset backed investment through asset based lending. The Fund Managers of Regent Global Funds have an expertise in commercial real estate lending and have created a successful alternative investment vehicle that is diversified through this structure. They separate themselves from other fund mangers by personally investing their own money side-by-side with their investors in the fund, creating an absolute structure of accountability. Dominic Mazzone has written about the need for this type of accountability in an article titled “Fund Managers Need to be Accessible and Personally Invested. ”
