Inv Obj & Perf Update

Close AllBlue Fund Limited 08 January 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 January 2007 CLOSE ALLBLUE FUND LIMITED (THE 'COMPANY') MONTHLY PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR NOVEMBER 2006 INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE Close AllBlue Fund Limited (the 'Company') is a Guernsey incorporated, closed-ended investment company. The investment objective of the Company is to provide its Sterling, US Dollar and Euro shareholders with consistent long-term capital growth through an investment policy of investing substantially all of each share class' assets in the Sterling, US Dollar and Euro shares in AllBlue Limited respectively. AllBlue Limited provides access to a portfolio of seven diversified strategies managed by BlueCrest Capital Management L.P. and managers with close links to BlueCrest. These include the BlueCrest flagship fund with a mixed arbitrage strategy (BlueCrest Capital International Limited), an equity long/short fund (BlueCrest Equity Fund Limited), an emerging markets macro strategy fund (BlueCrest Emerging Markets Fund Limited) and a systematic trading process fund (BlueTrend Fund Limited). The net asset values ('NAV') of the Company's Shares as at the close of business on 30 November 2006 were:- Total Return Last Since NAV Last Month Quarter Launch** Sterling Shares £0.9902 1.79% -0.35% 1.02% US Dollar Shares $0.9928 1.80% -0.18% 1.29% Euro Shares €0.9818 1.67% -0.78% 0.16% **Based on opening NAV, being the Issue Price less Formation and Initial Expenses, of £0.9802 per Sterling Share, $0.9802 per US Dollar Share and €0.9802 per Euro Share. PERFORMANCE REPORT OF ALLBLUE LIMITED FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2006 The following portfolio performance report for AllBlue Limited has been provided to the Company by BlueCrest Capital Management Limited. Whilst the Company believes that the information has been received from a reliable source, the Company is not able to verify the information and accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the comments made or figures given in the report, and neither should any responsibility be implied. REPORT BY BLUECREST ON ALLBLUE LIMITED Investments in: Capital Free Cash By Sector % Weighted Allocation% % Return Return Mixed Arb 19% 61% 1.08% 0.20% Systematic 22% 83% 0.49% 0.11% Equity 25% 54% 3.19% 0.76% Low Beta 1% 91% -1.28% -0.01% Emerging 22% 49% 2.96% 0.61% Markets Credit Arb 8% 44% 2.44% 0.19% Event Driven 2% N/A 1.36% 0.03% Total 100% 1.91% Equity and Emerging markets led the positive performance for November with four of the remaining five sectors providing positive contributions. Mixed Arbitrage, Credit and Systematic trading had modest contributions. The biggest highlight in Mixed Arbitrage came from the sudden sharp depreciation of the US dollar around mid-November. We do not take a directional view but tend to be long wings on the volatility surface. Any increase in market volatility and movement of currencies tends to be good for the portfolio, hence we benefited from the sharp increase in delivered volatility in the major currencies. Systematic trading had a moderate month. Within the different buckets, Equities continued to be the strongest positive contribution on the back of strength in Equity markets early in the month. Interest rates continued to provide a challenge as the markets traded in a very choppy fashion and failed to exhibit any clear direction. The sharp movement in the US dollar was picked up via a continuation of the up-trend in sterling, which rallied from 1.88 to 1.98 (vs the $USD) over the last 2 weeks in November. Emerging Markets continued on the October themes yielding solid returns. Retail inflows into external debt continued to rise. Our long local markets exposure was concentrated in Hungary, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico and Turkey through both Rates and FX. In addition, we had long exposure to the Polish FX rate. On the short side, we had a negative bias on Slovakian and Indian Rates along with Romanian FX. We continue to see both long and short opportunities in the EMEA, and to some degree, in the Latin American time zone. Equity was the strongest component of the overall return of AllBlue during November. The returns were highly diversified across our portfolio. Our attribution analysis highlighted this diversified relative value performance. We had 36 stocks which contributed more than 10bps to the underlying return, with only 14 stocks detracting more than 10bps. At the sector level, only two sectors had a negative contribution, Retail and Basic Resources. The best performing sectors were Banks, Telecoms, Media, Travel & Leisure and Technology. Credit Arbitrage again showed a balanced performance across the book. Top performers include Correlation, Inter-Credit and Intra-Credit strategies. Continued expectation of CPDO (Constant Proportion Debt Obligation) flow, investor appetite for equity risk and stable, tight spreads promoted a moderate correlation rally in November. Highlights in the Inter-Credit strategy included insurance, European media, European industrials, and new issues positions. On the Intra-Credit side we profited from curve, capital structure and bond basis trades. Event Driven showed moderate positive contribution. M&A activity remained robust with Scottish Power, agreeing to be bought by Iberdrola. CSN of Brazil indicated it would counterbid for Corus, NASDAQ made a formal bid for the London Stock Exchange and Danske Bank agreed to buy Finlands's Sampo bank. The Sampo bank sale helped produce our portfolio's good performance as the position rose 10% on the news. In France, we also benefited as PagesJaunes rose rapidly following the payment of a dividend equivalent to about 40% of its market capitalisation. Disclaimer: This publication is issued by Close AllBlue Fund Limited (the 'Company') for informational purposes exclusively to and for the benefit only of shareholders in the Company and to no one else; and accordingly the Company accepts no responsibility for the use any third party might make of the information herein contained and neither is any responsibility implied. Information on AllBlue Limited and its underlying funds have been provided to the Company by BlueCrest Capital Management Limited and the Company is not responsible for, nor does it warrant, the accuracy of such information. Although BlueCrest Capital Management Limited believes that the information on AllBlue Limited and its underlying funds is materially correct, no warranty is given as to the accuracy of the information provided. This publication may not be relied upon in evaluating the merits of investing in any securities referred to herein. Neither is it intended as and is not to be taken as an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any security, nor does it constitute an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction, including those in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such a solicitation or offer. Where in this document an estimate of the Net Asset Value of a share in the Company is given, although the information is believed to be materially correct, no warranty is given as to the accuracy of the information provided. The Company's underlying investment programme is speculative in nature and entails substantial risks. The underlying investments may be subject to sudden and large falls in price or value and there could be a large loss upon realisation which could equal the total amount originally invested. Further information about Shares in Close AllBlue Fund Limited may be found on the Company's website at www.closeallbluefund.com. For further Company shareholder information about investing in the Company contact: Marc Gordon or Richard Bolchover of Close Fund Management (Investments) Limited, the Shareholder Liaison Agent, Tel: London 020 7426 4000. Neither this press release nor any part of it may be released, mailed, transmitted, copied, distributed, taken or otherwise sent in or into the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japanese Securities laws. Anson Fund Managers Limited Company Secretary. Tel: Guernsey 01481 722260 END OF ANNOUNCEMENT E&OE - in transmission This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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