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• Opalesque Exclusive: Review of hedge fund launches, closures, trends, and regulatory and legal events - week 48

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• 28. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Culross lists three outstanding investment opportunities, red-flags currency hedging (2)
• 28. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Ferox Capital is launching new fixed-term convertible recovery fund
• 28. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: In Australia, 8 FoHFs hurt by cash woes, put on hold by S&P, some suspend redemptions
• 28. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Australian SWF and BT I.M. to invest in alternatives
• 28. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: One of Maua Investimentos` partners, Marilisa Cunha Cardoso, leaves firm
• 27. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Jim Simons` Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund, hedge fund of funds struggle, portfolio construction to change
• 27. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Culross` FoHFs manager Blanshard forecasts `very severe` GDP slowdown (1)
• 27. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Aussie global macro manager returns 4.40% YTD shorting AU$ and US equity indices
• 26. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge fund returns 2008: FLAT is the new up, CTAs lead return leagues
• 26. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Macro hedge fund manager applies US-centric view: ` global economy can no longer rely on the US consumer to generate demand`
• 26. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: UBP`s AUM remain stable, says Guy de Picciotto, Frogg: UBP sees `unique` opportunities in hedge fund segment
• 26. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Lombard Odier CIO recommends health, cosmetics, food, water, forestry, infrastructure
• 26. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: 300 institutions, $650bln assets at 15% yearly growth rate - Report says Islamic banking attractive as it is highly profitable
• 26. Nov. | Event – Opalesque Exclusive: Jane Halsey to present hedge fund managers who `beat the bear in 2008`
• 25. Nov. | Investors – Opalesque Exclusive: Veteran Asia HF commentator Peter Douglas does not think Sandra Manzke`s letter is representative
• 25. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Book review – All I ever wanted to know about commodities
• 24. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Review of hedge fund launches, closures, trends, and regulatory and legal events - week 47
• 24. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Tunnelbrook hires new director, Prima Fund is up 6.5% (est.) in October, 11.35% YTD
• 21. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: OCP Senior Credit Strategy launches to outside investors, the credit space holds many opportunities for those who have secured permanent capital
• 21. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: BlueAlpha rolls out agricultural commodity trading strategy into a new fund, the PolarStar Fund
• 21. Nov. | Closures – Opalesque Exclusive: Amsterdam`s Go Capital A.M. closes down hedge fund as AUM halved, plans new launch for January 09
• 21. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Poll shows that most think there is a future for FoHFs, but perhaps if they came in a different format
• 20. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Radcliffe launches Credit Opportunity Fund to take advantage of distressed opportunities in credit markets
• 20. Nov. | Investors – Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge fund investors with frozen assets feel the sting of industry growing pains, Sandra Manzke finds `tremendous support as people are upset`
• 19. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: SEI launches South Africa`s first offshore multi manager Shari`ah funds for institutional and retail investors
• 19. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Update: Arch Financial launches private finance fund to capitalise on opportunities in current investment climate
• 19. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: The forecast is bleak when +60% YTD returns don`t do much to cheer your outlook of the markets – SYW`s Andrew Lee
• 19. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: CTA and managed futures fund still outperforming all markets
• 19. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Absolute Return reaffirmed - UCITS at Cazenove and Insight beat UK equity market
• 19. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: AXA: FoHFs have not failed to deliver… if you look at the top quartile

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