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| London, July 7th, 2008 -- Opalesque, the world's | | | | About Opalesque: |
| largest subscription-based publisher covering the | | | | Opalesque leads the finance media space for its |
| alternative investment industry, has just launched | | | | in-depth and innovative products. Since February |
| the seventh issue of its groundbreaking | | | | 2003, Opalesque is publishing Alternative Market |
| Roundtable Series: Opalesque U.K. Roundtable | | | | Briefing, the premium news service on hedge |
| (download here: | | | | funds and alternatives. The launch of these |
| | | | | Briefings was a revolution in the hedge fund media |
| Remember a couple of years ago various reports | | | | space ("Opalesque changed the world by bringing |
| claimed funds of hedge funds were doomed | | | | transparency where there was opacity and by |
| because of the multi-strategy managers? The | | | | delivering an accurate professional reporting |
| fund of funds didn't look to good back then. This | | | | service." - Nigel Blanchard, Culross) combining |
| Opalesque UK Roundtable held June 5th 2008 in | | | | proprietary news with the “clipping |
| London offers some important updates on this | | | | service” approach of integrating third party |
| discussion. | | | | news. Each week, Opalesque publications are read |
| | | | | by more than 400,000 industry professionals in |
| | | | | over 100 countries. |
| In addition, you will read:l Which strategies work | | | | Opalesque is the only daily hedge fund publisher |
| and are in demand since the credit crunch?l Why | | | | which is actually read by the elite managers |
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| investmentsl For what strategies is the credit | | | | About Opalesque publications: |
| crunch actually a good environment, who is | | | | Alternative Market Briefing: |
| strivingl You hear a lot about that difficulty of | | | | A daily newsletter on the global hedge fund |
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| What UK based managers say about the FSA | | | | Alternative Market Briefing offers both a quick |
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| Newedge Prime Brokerage Group ( and took | | | | A SQUARE: |
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| Oxley, Managing Director PAAMCO Europe (Pacific | | | | of their "alternative" motive - social, behavioural, |
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| The Opalesque U.K. Roundtable Script can be | | | | unique compared to most available research which |
| downloaded here: | | | | is fundamental in nature, and not technically |
| All other previously published Opalesque | | | | (chart) oriented. |
| Roundtable Scripts (New Zealand (March 17th), | | | | Opalesque Roundtable Series: |
| Australia (March 25th), Singapore Roundtable (April | | | | In an Opalesque Roundtable, we unite some of |
| 24th), Hong Kong (May 1st), Japan (May 23rd), | | | | the leading hedge fund managers (single and multi |
| New York (June 11th) can be downloaded here: | | | | strategy managers) as well as representatives of |
| Matthias Knab, Director of Opalesque Ltd, | | | | the local investor base (institutions, fund of funds, |
| moderates the Opalesque Roundtables. Matthias | | | | advisers) to gain unique insights into the specific |
| Knab is an internationally recognized expert on | | | | idiosyncrasies and developments, the issues and |
| hedge funds and alternatives and has frequently | | | | advantages of individual global hedge fund centers. |
| served as chairman of hedge fund conferences in | | | | No matter if you are a hedge fund investor |
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| lectured at numerous universities on the subjects | | | | fund center and find invaluable information and |
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| alternative asset management industry. | | | | involved. |