Opalesque

Opalasque, formed in 2001 with a vision provide professional news services to participants in the alternative investment sector, is headed by Mr. Matthias Knab, an internationally known expert in hedge funds and alternatives. Since inception, Opalesque has been providing premium online information services related to hedge funds and investment industries. Opalesque changed the world by bringing transparency, where there was opacity, and by delivering an accurate professional reporting service.

Premium offerings by Opalesque, which changed the hedge fund media space:

PRODUCT NAME	DATE LAUNCHED
Alternate market Briefing	16th February 2003
Technical Research Briefing	17th April 2006
A SQUARE	16TH January 2007
Opalesque Shop	27th December 2007
Roundtable Series	17th March 2008
Commodities Briefing	5th September 2008
Real Estate Briefing	5th September 2008
Sovereign Wealth Fund Briefing	20th October 2008
Islamic Finance Briefing	2nd December 2008
Active Trader Forum	15th December 2008
Opalesque Futures Intelligence	10th February 2009

A Square = Alternative Alternatives = A2

A Square is the first web publication, globally, that is dedicated exclusively to “alternative” investments. A SQUARE’s weekly selection features unique investment opportunities, that bear virtually no correlation to the mainstream hedge fund strategies and/or distinguish themselves by virtue of their “alternative” motive – social, behavioral, natural resources, environment related investing.

A Square is a source for the investors seeking the latest strategies, looking for the convenient source to invest and stay ahead of the others. This publication from Opalesque provides the investor to generate interest towards the diversified wide range of options available to invest and help them to break new grounds to invest.

A Square, the flagship product of Opalesque, is an ocean of information about the alternatives in investment. It contains streamlined and deep information, which help in decision-making and aids in gaining competitive advantage. It gives complete information about the diverse ways of gaining maximum return on investment with a least possible risk factor. The different alternative ways of investment provides the investor a way to think in a broader path.

The “A SQUARE alternative” universe:

Traditional Alternatives:

·      Real estate

·      Commodities – gold, silver, copper, etc.

·      Currencies

·      Collectibles – art, wine, vintage cars, coins, postage stamps, etc.

·      All forms of credit based lending/factoring

Modern Alternatives:

·      New asset classes:

·      Investible Indices

·      ETFs

·      Structured finance – SPV, certificates, notes, synthetics

·      Hybrid products

·      Environment and infrastructure led investing: carbon emissions; waste re-cycling; water, air, forest, energy; new tech; clean tech and beyond

·      Psychology based investing: behavioral finance; “vice” investing

·      Entertainment financing – movies, music and more.