The GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for April 2011 stands at 2.45%, a decrease of 0.81% from March 2011 and a decrease of 0.38% from a year ago.

“The Indicator is near its all time low when measured over the past three years and reflects continued improvement in investor confidence,” says Hans Hufschmid (pictured), chief executive officer, GlobeOp Financial Services.
 
The Indicator represents the sum of forward redemption notices received from investors in hedge funds administered by GlobeOp, divided by the AuA at the beginning of the month for GlobeOp fund administration <http://www.globeop.com/globeop/ab/proserv/fund_administration/> clients. Forward redemptions as a percentage of GlobeOp assets under administration have trended significantly lower since reaching a high of 19.27% in November 2008. The next publication date is May 23, 2011.
 
Published on the 15th business day of the month, the GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator presents a timely and accurate view of the redemption pipeline for investors in hedge funds on the GlobeOp administration platform. Movements in the Indicator reflect investor confidence in their allocations to hedge funds. Indicator data is based on actual investor redemption notifications received. Unlike subscriptions, redemption notifications are typically received 30-90 days in advance of the redemption date. Investors may, and sometimes do, cancel redemption notices. In addition, the establishment and enforcement of redemption notices may vary from fund to fund.