GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index (3243D)

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RNS Number : 3243D

GlobeOp Financial Services S.A.

15 May 2012

GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index: April performance 0.51%

LONDON, NEW YORK -15 MAY 2012 - The gross return of the GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for April, 2012 measured 0.51%.

   --     Current month, flash estimate 0.51% 
   --     Year-to-date (YTD) performance 3.66% 
   --     Last 12 month (LTM) performance 1.22% 
   --     Live to date (LTD) performance 64.52% 

All numbers reported above are gross

"The GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index was positive in April," said Hans Hufschmid, chief executive officer, GlobeOp Financial Services. "The data supports the pattern of low equity market correlation that the Performance Index has established since inception in 2006. It also underlines the Index's value as a proxy for a diversified portfolio of hedge fund investments."

The GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index is an asset-weighted, independent monthly window on hedge fund performance. On the 10th business day of each month it provides a flash estimate of the gross aggregate performance of funds for which GlobeOp provides monthly administration services. Interim and final values, both gross and net, are provided in each of the two following months, respectively. Online data can be segmented by gross and net performance, and by time periods. The GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index is transparent, consistent in data processing, and free from selection or survivorship bias. Its inception date is January 1, 2006.

The GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index offers a unique reflection of the return on capital invested in funds. It does not overstate exposure to, or the contribution of, any single strategy to aggregate hedge fund performance. Since its inception, the correlation of the GlobeOp Performance Index to many popular equity market indices has been approximately 25% to 30%. This is substantially lower than the equivalent correlationof other widely followed hedge fund performance indices.

The next publication date is June 18, 2012.

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GlobeOp Financial Services

GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE:GO.) is an independent administrator of middle and back office services, integrated risk reporting and portfolio analytics for hedge funds, managed accounts and fund of funds. Our expertise further extends to family wealth offices, insurance companies, pension funds, corporate treasuries, and private/regional banks. By outsourcing to GlobeOp, clients can reduce their technology investments and operational risks, while increasing their focus on asset generation and portfolio management. Established in 2000, GlobeOp serves approximately 200 clients worldwide, representing $187 billion in assets under administration. Headquartered in London and New York, GlobeOp employs over 2,300 people on three continents through its 11 offices in the Cayman Islands, India, Ireland, the UK and US. Further information: www.globeop.com; www.twitter.com/GlobeOp; www.globeopindex.com.

About the GlobeOp Hedge Fund Index(R)

GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE:GO.) offers an independent monthly window onto hedge fund capital flows following the launch in April 2011 of the first indices in the GlobeOp Hedge Fund Index family. It is the first index by a hedge fund administrator, and offers clients, investors and the overall market transparency on liquidity and investor sentiment based on a significant platform of assets. The GlobeOp Hedge Fund Index is available on www.globeopindex.com or through a link on the homepage of www.globeop.com. Alert and RSS subscriber options are available on www.globeop.com. Index Twitter comments: #HFindex.

The GlobeOp Capital Movement Index and the GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator provide monthly reports based on actual and anticipated capital movement data independently collected from all hedge fund clients for whom GlobeOp provides administration services. The GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index is an asset-weighted benchmark of the aggregate performance of funds for which GlobeOp provides monthly administration services. Flash estimate, interim and final values are provided, in each of three months, respectively, following each business month-end. While individual fund data is anonymized by aggregation, Index data will be based on the same reconciled fund data GlobeOp uses to produce fund net asset value (NAV) reports. GlobeOp's total assets under administration represent approximately 10 percent of the estimated assets currently invested in the hedge fund sector. The investment strategies of the funds in the Indices span a representative industry sample. Data for middle and back office clients who are not fund administration clients is not included in the Index but is included in the company's results announcement figures.

GlobeOp, GlobeOp Hedge Fund Index and the GlobeOp "G" are trade or service marks of GlobeOp and its affiliates

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