FinLab SA and Barclay Group Join Forces
FinLab SA and The Barclay Group recently signed a Data License Agreement, allowing user's of FinLab's PackHedge? software to seamlessly retrieve data from Barclay's suite of hedge fund and managed futures databases. "Combining the PackHedge set of tools with timely and accurate hedge fund data from The Barclay Group creates a powerful solution for the growing and dynamic hedge fund sector," says Mr. Denis de Penthney O'Kelly CEO of FinLab SA.Sol Waksman, president of The Barclay Group, adds, "We're delighted to offer PackHedge subscribers direct access to our databases. We continually strive to increase the scope of our databases and improve data quality. FinLab clients can feel confident they have the best possible data for investment analysis and portfolio construction."FinLab SA provides advanced software products and services to investment professionals making asset allocation decisions on both hedge funds and traditional funds.
The Barclay Group compiles alternative investment databases that track and analyse the performance of more than 4200 hedge fund and managed futures investment programs worldwide. Alternative Funds Head Mainstream"With $1 trillion under management now, and with predictions of $4 trillion by 2010, the alternative funds industry is establishing itself as part of the financial mainstream," says O'Kelly. "We recognise that funds have to become more agile in how they adopt and apply new investment strategies and techniques in the market place. It demands that asset allocation be based on a solid foundation of disciplined research and analysis, portfolio construction, client reporting, investment decision support, financial innovation, and due diligence."For more details, visit www.finlab.com and www.barclaygrp.com.About FinLab SAFinLab is a software solutions company that develops, distributes and supports one of the world's most advanced systems for investment research, analysis and asset allocation for both alternative and traditional funds. FinLab was formed in 1999 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.The company's product suite PackHedge? is a series of state of the art modular software tools that provide an unmatched multi-source, multi-currency, multi frequency qualitative and quantitative data management model.
PackHedge? includes data aggregation, extensive statistical analysis and charting, a multi-dimensional query engine, complete pro-forma portfolio simulation, comprehensive fund of funds portfolio management, and customizable reporting capabilities.About The Barclay GroupThe Barclay Group, established in 1985, serves institutional and high net worth clients in the field of hedge fund and managed futures performance measurement and portfolio management. Barclay's indices are utilized worldwide as performance benchmarks for the hedge fund and managed futures industries. The Barclay Alternative Investment Database tracks the performance of more than 4,200 hedge fund and managed futures investment programs. Based on 21 years of experience in data collection, research and consulting services, Barclay has established long-standing relationships with many of these managers..
The Hedge Fund Headache
The Hedge Fund HeadacheByHedge Funds are dangerous. They play with the D-bomb and Hedge Fund managersdon't know what they are doing. They are like children playing with alandmine in a sandbox. It's fun and exciting until the darn thing goes off.A D-bomb explosion would have the same impact on the global financialmarket, as an H-bomb would have denoted over Salt Lake City. The resultwould be a multi-century wasteland after the explosion.
A D-bomb explosionmeans that our Civilization will be facing a new multi-century Dark Age.The D-bomb is the Derivatives Market. In theory, derivatives are balancedrisk investments that allow Hedge Funds, banks, insurance companies andothers to profit from the spread created by the bet. The three designproblems with D-bombs are that the risk is usually an either or option thatdoesn't factor in a third alternative. Many bundled derivatives havecomponents that don't represent outside financial instruments that mighthave value after a D-bomb explosion....
The Hedge Fund Headache
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Longship Capital Management Launches Longship Multi-Strategy Debt Fund:Fund of Fixed Income Hedge Funds
New York, NY (ContentDesk) February 3, 2004 -- Longship Capital Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Provident Group, announced the launch of its Longship Multi-Strategy Debt Fund. The Fund was created for investors seeking to efficiently allocate capital to dedicated fixed income hedge fund strategies that employ limited leverage, placing it in the company of only a handful of competing products. Key objectives include the generation of low levels of volatility and achievement of its target returns irrespective of interest rate trends.The Longship Multi-Strategy Debt Fund targets returns in excess of 12% per annum and a standard deviation of less than 4.0%. The underlying fund managers were identified in April 2002 and analyzed over a 20-month observation period.
During this pro forma period, the Fund placed in the top 20th percentile of nearly 300 fund of funds and in the top 4th percentile on a risk-adjusted basis, as identified by HFR.
In 2003, the Fund produced...
Longship Capital Management Launches Longship Multi-Strategy Debt Fund:Fund of Fixed Income Hedge Funds
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How Do I Find the Top Mutual Funds?
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All investors are looking to find the top mutual funds for investing their money. We all want to know where our money will grow the fastest and be the safest. But sometimes it can seem overwhelming to sort through all the options available to sort out which are really the top mutual funds for us.
The first step in sorting out the top mutual funds and determining the best place to put your money is to identify your investment goals. This includes assessing the level of risk you're comfortable with as well as how you need your money to work for you. For example, if you're getting close to retirement, you probably are not comfortable with a highly aggressive and risky mutual fund, even if it is one of the top mutual funds in terms of performance.
Instead, you'll be likely to want to find one of the top mutual funds that are low risk and safe; even if that means that you may earn a lower rate of return on your money.
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Barclays Global Investors Top Alpha’s Ranking of Europe’s Largest Hedge Fund Families
NEW YORK (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) January 25, 2006 -- Barclays Global Investors takes top honors as Europes biggest hedge fund manager, according to a new ranking published by Institutional Investors Alpha magazine. In Alphas Europe Hedge Fund 50, our third annual ranking of Europes biggest single-manager hedge fund families by assets, BGI moves up from fourth place in 2005 to No. 1 this year, with $13.0 billion in assets under management. The Alpha survey, released today in the magazines January/February issue, includes 50 firms double the number in the previous years ranking.Last years No. 1 managers, GLG Partners and Vega Asset Management, which tied with $11.1 billion in 2005, come in third and fourth, respectively, this year, with $11.1 billion and $10.6 billion in capital.
New entrants to the list include HSBC at No. 5, with a total of $9.0 billion (which includes Sinopia Asset Management, with $8.5 billion,...
Barclays Global Investors Top Alpha’s Ranking of Europe’s Largest Hedge Fund Families
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First Energy Hedge Fund Directory Now Available
Global Change Associates and Utilipoint International announce the completion of the first comprehensive study on energy hedge funds.
Additionally, the two companies have prepared the first directory of hedge funds active in energy with over 200 listings.
This electronic directory will be updated monthly as new funds continue to enter the market. Energy hedge funds are relatively new entrants into energy trading markets and are replacing the liquidity lost when Enron and other energy merchants left the market over the past 3 years. The funds trade crude oil on both the NYMEX and IPE as well as the OTC energy derivatives markets.
Similarly, they trade natural gas on both futures exchanges and the North American OTC markets. To round out their participation, they trade both gasoline and heating oil on NYMEX and gasoil on the IPE.The Directory, "Hedge Funds in Energy" is available as a Utilipoint Infogrid available on the company's website at
First Energy Hedge Fund Directory Now Available
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First Energy Hedge Fund Directory Now Available
Global Change Associates and Utilipoint International announce the completion of the first comprehensive study on energy hedge funds.
Additionally, the two companies have prepared the first directory of hedge funds active in energy with over 200 listings.
This electronic directory will be updated monthly as new funds continue to enter the market. Energy hedge funds are relatively new entrants into energy trading markets and are replacing the liquidity lost when Enron and other energy merchants left the market over the past 3 years. The funds trade crude oil on both the NYMEX and IPE as well as the OTC energy derivatives markets.
Similarly, they trade natural gas on both futures exchanges and the North American OTC markets. To round out their participation, they trade both gasoline and heating oil on NYMEX and gasoil on the IPE.The Directory, "Hedge Funds in Energy" is available as a Utilipoint Infogrid available on the company's website at
First Energy Hedge Fund Directory Now Available
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DISCOVER THE RETIREMENT BREAKTHROUGH ?THE ROTH IRA!
If you don't know what a Roth IRA is then stop everything, print this article and read it carefully as this will certainly be the most valuable information you read this year. This next retirement account is to your net worth what light bulb was to electricity. Let me tell you about this wonderful financial invention called a Roth IRA!The main difference between the Roth and traditional IRA is that with the Roth you pay taxes first and then make the contribution. This is absolutely fantastic if...
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Hedge funds > DISCOVER THE RETIREMENT BREAKTHROUGH ?THE ROTH IRA!