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Opalesque, the world's largest publisher based subscription on the alternative investment industry, has launched the number 29 in a series of regional roundtable forums in 2010, Opalesque New Zealand Roundtable. The Round Table on page 27 can be downloaded free http://www.opalesque.com/RT/RoundtableNZ2010.html .

Two years after the launch of the Opalesque Roundtable Series in Auckland in 2008, Matthias Knab, Opalesque Founder ascended to the end "of the World" (another 11-hour flight from Hong Kong ...) looking for answers and the latest trends. There, a diverse group of managers of hedge funds and CTAs have been able to resist the downward trend in global rather than bend to a positive return of 20.4% (measured by Ernst & Young New Zealand Absolute Return Index) in 2008 - the year the MSCI World index tanked over 40%, erasing $ 14trn of shareholder wealth. In 2009, the index Nzara, which was created in collaboration with the Association of New Zealand Absolute Return (Nzara), increased 17.5%.

What is behind the clear outperformance of New Zealanders?

As the hedge fund world average has dropped nearly 20% in 2008, the question must be asked is: what is behind this outperformance clear New Zealanders?

And what strategies to help New Zealanders to build their asset base? Some of these managers have also established offices in London, but why are they now "seriously question our commitment to being in Europe" and contemplating moving to Singapore?

In this roundtable, Neil Williams, Chief Procurement of New Zealand Superannuation Fund says that the pension fund of government is thinking of hedge funds and how they are used.

Philip Crotty, Director-General of New Zealand considers the management of property, it is a very good idea to hedge funds are global investors to Australasia in their case mix, because they "usually take a long term investment and not buy every time there is turmoil on the markets. "

The 2010 Opalesque New Zealand Roundtable had the following participants:

• Neil Williams, Chief Procurement, the New Zealand Superannuation Fund
• Anthony Limbrick, Chief Investment Officer, Capital Pure
• Charles Drace, founder of Socrates Fund Management
• Jeremy Muir, Senior Associate, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
• Mark Brighouse, Managing Director, Brook Asset Management
• Mark Sleeman, founder, MS Capital Management
• Michael Gibbs-Harris, Founder, MGH Asset Management
• Mike Taylor, founder of fund Pie
• Peter Lawson, a lawyer, Ogier
• Philip Crotty, Director General, New Zealand Asia Asset Management

The roundtable was made possible by pure capital, which sponsored the Opalesque Roundtable, a law firm Minter Ellison Rudd Watts has provided a venue in Auckland, and Custom House Capital Group and Taussig 2010 Sponsor Opalesque Roundtable Series. Matthias Knab, Opalesque Founder and internationally recognized expert on hedge funds and alternatives, moderates the Opalesque Roundtables.

The Roundable can be downloaded free http://www.opalesque.com/RT/RoundtableNZ2010.html .

All other previously published Opalesque Roundtable Scripts can be accessed here:

http://www.opalesque.com/index.php?act=archiveRT

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