Category Archives: Hedge Funds

Apollo liquidity 2011 analysis

Posted on February 10, 2012 by admin

through a very difficult year for active managers, αpolloTM liquidity, our hedge fund model portfolio exhibited slightly disappointing performances, experiencing its first negative year ever… Apollo Liquidity 2011

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Apollo Liquidity December Update

Posted on January 19, 2012 by admin

Apollo Factsheet

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 15, 2012 by admin

New Year 2012

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Extracts on the need to establish proper Risk Management Governance and keeping it up to date

Posted on December 22, 2011 by admin

We continue the publication of extracts of the ESMA AIFMD level 2 document released late November. We are happy to discuss further the implications of that document. feel free to contact us! AIFMD level 2 on the need to establish … Continue reading →

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AIFMD Level 2 – permanent risk management function

Posted on December 2, 2011 by admin

ESMA has released their comments on the AIFMD and we continue to release extracts that we find important and relevant to our area of focus: risk. as you will see, the AIFMD gives an important place to an independent permanent risk management … Continue reading →

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AIFMD – level 2- some high level principles

Posted on November 22, 2011 by admin

As some of you might probably be aware Level 2 for AIFMD has been released. We intend to publish extract we believe are the more relevant to our business and to the themes we have been promoting since we were … Continue reading →

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FSA Approval of directors: a note from the friendly OWL

Posted on October 17, 2011 by admin

Regulatory Guidance for Non-Executive Directors Objective The objective of the service is to assist NEDs to obtain the necessary FSA approval for their role, to enable NEDs to fulfil their responsibilities with skill and confidence and to reduce the risk … Continue reading →

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ESMA ‘threat’ to Remuneration Code

Posted on August 22, 2011 by admin

ESMA ‘threat’ to Remuneration Code You may well have seen comments recently about the likely impact of the AIFMD on the implementation of the Remuneration Code for asset managers. This is a question that should be getting rather more attention … Continue reading →

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Europe, Regulations and Hedge Funds… It is time to make plans, the clocks are ticking

Posted on March 28, 2011 by admin

Europe, Regulations and Hedge Funds… It is time to make plans, the clocks are ticking UCITS, AIFMD, Private Placement rules in Europe are very topical subject at the moment. And many people find it quite a daunting task to try … Continue reading →

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The long lock up conundrum

Posted on January 15, 2009 by admin

Introduction With many ‘star names’ in the hedge fund industry being able to use their clout to lock up investor assets for lengthy periods, the notion that illiquidity is a price worth paying for better performance should be scrutinized. This … Continue reading →

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