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April 2008 Fairfield Greenwich Group selected AlternativeSoft for its good software support.
February 2008 AlternativeSoft launched a new software release including a FREE database hedge funds and fund of hedge funds, from Credit Agricole.  By purchasing the AlternativeSoft's platform, you will be able to select the best hedge fund or funds of funds among 5'500 candidates.  Interested?  Contact us.
December 2007

Cantor selected AlternativeSoft's platform for its software's user-friendliness.

December 2007

Hedge fund manages USD1.8 trillion.  This is still a tiny piece of the total assets managed worldwide.  Report.

November 2007 AlternativeSoft hired Serge Berger, former JP Morgan, fixed income credit sales and trading focusing on Swiss institutional clients and private banks. He is responsible to sell AlternativeSoft software to US and Canadian clients. AlternativeSoft has now three offices: London, New-York and Zurich.  See press release
November 2007 AlternativeSoft presented at the EDHEC Alternative Investments Days conference, in London, November 21st.  Our clients had the opportunities to see our latest AlternativeSoft's software platform.
August 2007 The new August 2007 release of AlternativeSoft software, for fund of funds construction and fund selection, is available for qualified companies.  Interested?  Contact us.
August 2007 Ramius Capital Group selected AlternativeSoft to help in their investment process.
July 2007 National Commercial Bank selected AlternativeSoft for its fund of hedge funds investment process.
March 2007 AlternativeSoft hires Vic Kotecha, former Bloomberg and Citigroup sales representative, as Head of Sales for the UK market.  He is responsible to sell our software to UK, Spanish, Italian and Middle East clients.  AlternativeSoft has now three offices: Zurich, London and New-York.
February 2007 The Eurekahedge hedge fund indices, including unique regional Asian indices, are available for free in the AlternativeSoft's software.  Download the indices here.
December 2006 Vontobel AG (www.vontobel.ch) and AlternativeSoft have launched a seventh certificate, traded on the Swiss Exchange, fully managed by our software and its TAA module.  The aim of the certificate is to outperform a portfolio composed of Swiss stocks.  For qualified investors only. Interested?   Contact us.
 
 AlternativeSoft's Publications
August 2007 Alpha And Alternative Betas In Event Driven Hedge Funds - Eurekahedge
July 2006 Tactical Asset Allocation For Hedge Fund Indices At One- To Six-Months Horizons, Chapter 12 - Elsevier Finance
July 2006 Quantitative Hedge Fund Selection For Fund Of Funds, Chapter 27 - Elsevier Finance
September 2005 Does Extreme Risks Affect Fund of Hedge Funds Composition?, Chapter 22  - Wiley Finance
 
  The May 2008 Paper
Title Hedge Fund Performance Persistence: A Multinomial Approach Application to Asian Hedge Funds
Author Sy, Nguyen, Ming Yu, Hossain
Date November 2007
Subject Do Asian hedge funds winners repeat?  The answer is yes from 1 quarter to the next quarter but not on a longer horizon.
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