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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016

OR (  )TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                  to                 .

Commission File Number 000-30455

GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED FUTURES FUND L.P.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York		13-4015586
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

c/o Ceres Managed Futures LLC

522 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10036

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(855) 672-4468

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes þ      No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes þ     No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

  Large accelerated filer ¨            Accelerated filer ¨        Non-accelerated filer þ          Smaller reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ¨      No þ

As of July 31, 2016, 7,497.1548 Limited Partnership Redeemable Units were outstanding.

 

 

 

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FORM 10-Q

INDEX

 

				Page
				Number
PART I — Financial Information:
Item 1.		Financial Statements:
		Statements of Financial Condition at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (unaudited)			3
		Schedule of Investments at December 31, 2015			4
		Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 (unaudited)			5
		Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)			6-15
Item 2.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			16-18
Item 3.		Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk			19-22
Item 4.		Controls and Procedures			23
PART II — Other Information:
Item 1.		Legal Proceedings			24-31
Item 1A.		Risk Factors			32
Item 2.		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			32
Item 3.		Defaults Upon Senior Securities			32
Item 4.		Mine Safety Disclosures			32
Item 5.		Other Information			32
Item 6.		Exhibits			33-35

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Global Diversified Futures Fund L.P.

Statements of Financial Condition

(Unaudited)

 

		June 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
Assets:
Investment in the Funds (1), at fair value		$	6,171,734			$	13,824,770
Redemptions receivable from Fund			5,465,473				-
Cash at MS&Co.			123,489				142,121
Cash at bank			607				-
Total assets		$	11,761,303			$	13,966,891
Liabilities and Partners’ Capital:
Liabilities:
Accrued expenses:
Ongoing selling agent fees		$	19,602			$	23,278
Management fees			12,092				14,380
General Partner fees			8,707				10,353
Incentive fees			-				78,282
Professional fees			132,952				139,028
Redemptions payable to Limited Partners			262,944				189,610
Total liabilities			436,297				454,931
Partners’ Capital:
General Partner, 100.5634 Redeemable Units outstanding at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015			146,019				159,954
Limited Partners, 7,698.9678 and 8,394.4128 Redeemable Units outstanding at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively			11,178,987				13,352,006
Total partners’ capital (net asset value)			11,325,006				13,511,960
Total liabilities and partners’ capital		$	11,761,303			$	13,966,891
Net asset value per Redeemable Unit		$	1,452.01			$	1,590.58
(1) Defined in Note 1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   3

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Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2015

 

						% of Partners’
		Fair Value				Capital
Investment in the Funds
CMF Aspect Master Fund L.P.		$	7,181,181				53.15	%
CMF Altis Partners Master Fund L.P.			6,643,589				49.17
Total investment in the Funds		$	13,824,770				102.32	%

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   4

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Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital

(Unaudited)

 

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2016				2015				2016				2015
Investment Income:
Interest income allocated from the Funds		$	4,555			$	220			$	10,811			$	490
Expenses:
Expenses allocated from the Funds			23,353				21,801				40,649				39,926
Ongoing selling agent fees			58,862				71,565				126,672				150,668
Management fees			36,290				41,089				78,155				87,077
General Partner fees			26,129				31,857				56,272				67,115
Incentive fees			(12,681)				(115,918)				-				-
Professional fees			35,672				54,185				71,946				127,071
Total expenses			167,625				104,579				373,694				471,857
Net investment loss			(163,070)				(104,359)				(362,883)				(471,367)
Trading Results:
Net gains (losses) on investment in the Funds:
Net realized gains (losses) on closed contracts allocated from the Funds			(945,093)				(818,933)				(879,775)				885,212
Net change in net unrealized gains (losses) on open contracts allocated from the Funds			501,282				(879,288)				101,084				(1,427,036)
Total trading results			(443,811)				(1,698,221)				(778,691)				(541,824)
Net income (loss)			(606,881)				(1,802,580)				(1,141,574)				(1,013,191)
Redemptions—Limited Partners			(583,928)				(211,451)				(1,045,380)				(489,588)
Net increase (decrease) in Partners’ Capital			(1,190,809)				(2,014,031)				(2,186,954)				(1,502,779)
Partners’ Capital, beginning of period			12,515,815				15,416,266				13,511,960				14,905,014
Partners’ Capital, end of period		$	11,325,006			$	13,402,235			$	11,325,006			$	13,402,235
Net asset value per Redeemable Unit (7,799.5312 and 8,985.0102 Redeemable Units outstanding at June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)		$	1,452.01			$	1,491.62			$	1,452.01			$	1,491.62
Net income (loss) per Redeemable Unit*		$	(73.19)			$	(198.66)			$	(138.57)			$	(113.48)
Weighted average Redeemable Units outstanding			8,091.4242				9,065.3642				8,239.0442				9,163.7127

 

*	Represents the change in net asset value per Redeemable Unit during the period.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1.	Organization:

Global Diversified Futures Fund L.P. (the “Partnership”) is a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York on June 15, 1998, to engage, directly or indirectly, in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of commodity interests, including futures, option, swap and forward contracts on United States exchanges and certain foreign exchanges. The sectors traded include currencies, energy, grains, indices, metals, softs, livestock, lumber and U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates. The commodity interests that are traded by the Partnership, through its investment in the Funds (defined below), are volatile and involve a high degree of market risk. The Partnership commenced trading on February 2, 1999. The General Partner may also determine to invest up to all of the Partnership’s assets (directly or indirectly through its investment in the Funds) in United States (“U.S.”) Treasury bills and/or money market mutual funds, including money market mutual funds managed by Morgan Stanley or its affiliates. The Partnership was authorized to sell up to 100,000 redeemable units of limited partnership interests (“Redeemable Units”) during its initial offering period. The Partnership no longer offers Redeemable Units for sale.

Ceres Managed Futures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, acts as the general partner (the “General Partner”) and commodity pool operator of the Partnership. The General Partner is wholly owned by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC (“MSSB Holdings”). MSSB Holdings is ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley is a publicly held company whose shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Morgan Stanley is engaged in various financial services and other businesses. Prior to June 28, 2013, Morgan Stanley indirectly owned a majority equity interest in MSSB Holdings, and Citigroup Inc. indirectly owned a minority equity interest in MSSB Holdings. Prior to July 31, 2009, the date as of which MSSB Holdings became its owner, the General Partner was wholly owned by Citigroup Financial Products Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., the sole owner of which is Citigroup Inc.

All trading decisions for the Partnership are made by Aspect Capital Limited (“Aspect”), which is a registered commodity trading advisor. Each Advisor is allocated a portion of the Partnership’s assets to manage. The Partnership invests the portion of its assets allocated to each Advisor indirectly through investments in the Funds. Blackwater Capital Management LLC (“Blackwater”) was terminated as an advisor to the Partnership as of September 30, 2015. Effective June 30, 2016, Altis Partners (Jersey) Limited (“Altis”) ceased to act as a commodity trading advisor to the Partnership. References herein to “Advisor” (each, an “Advisor” and collectively, the “Advisors”), shall also include Blackwater and Altis, as appropriate.

During the reporting periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Partnership’s/Fund’s commodity broker was Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS&Co.”), a registered futures commission merchant. The Partnership/Funds also deposit a portion of their cash in a non-trading account at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

CMF Aspect Master Fund L.P. (“Aspect Master”) and CMF Altis Partners Master Fund L.P. (“Altis Master”, together with Aspect Master, the “Funds”) have entered into a futures brokerage account agreement with MS&Co. Aspect Master has also entered into a foreign exchange brokerage account agreement with MS&Co. Blackwater Master Fund L.P. (“Blackwater Master”) (prior to its liquidation as of the close of business on September 30, 2015) also entered into a futures brokerage agreement with MS&Co. References herein to the “Funds” shall include Blackwater Master, as appropriate. The Partnership has also entered into a futures brokerage account agreement with MS&Co. The Partnership, through its investment in the Funds, pays MS&Co. (or will reimburse MS&Co. if previously paid) its allocable share of all trading fees for the clearing and, where applicable, execution of transactions as well as exchange, clearing, user, give-up, floor brokerage and National Futures Association fees (collectively, the “clearing fees”).

The Partnership has also entered into a selling agreement with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (doing business as Morgan Stanley Wealth Management) (“Morgan Stanley Wealth Management”) (as amended, the “Selling Agreement”). Pursuant to the Selling Agreement, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management receives a monthly ongoing selling agent fee equal to 2.0% per year of adjusted month end net assets. The ongoing selling agent fee received by Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is shared with the properly registered/exempted financial advisers of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management who sell Redeemable Units in the Partnership.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

In July 2015, the General Partner delegated certain administrative functions to SS&C Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, currently doing business as SS&C GlobeOp (the “Administrator”). Pursuant to a master services agreement, the Administrator furnishes certain administrative, accounting, regulatory, reporting, tax and other services as agreed from time to time. In addition, the Administrator maintains certain books and records of the Partnership. The cost of retaining the Administrator is allocated among the pools operated by the General Partner, including the Partnership.

 

2.	Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

The accompanying financial statements and accompanying notes are unaudited but, in the opinion of the General Partner, include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Partnership’s financial condition at June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations and changes in partners’ capital for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. These financial statements present the results for interim periods and do not include all of the disclosures normally provided in annual financial statements. These financial statements should be read together with the financial statements and notes included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the year ended December 31, 2015. The December 31, 2015 information has been derived from the audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Due to the nature of commodity trading, the results of operations for the interim periods presented should not be considered indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires the General Partner to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.

The General Partner and each limited partner of the Partnership share in the profits and losses of the Partnership in proportion to the amount of Partnership interest owned by each, except that no Limited Partner shall be liable for obligations of the Partnership in excess of its capital contribution and profits, if any, net of distributions or redemptions and losses, if any.

Statement of Cash Flows: The Partnership is not required to provide a Statement of Cash Flows.

Partnership’s Investments: The Partnership carries its investments in the Funds at fair value based on the respective Fund’s net asset value per Redeemable Unit as calculated by the Funds.

Fund’s Investments: All commodity interests of the Partnership/Funds, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments, are held for trading purposes. The commodity interests are recorded on trade date and open contracts are recorded at fair value (as described in Note 5, “Fair Value Measurements”) at the measurement date. Investments in commodity interests denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates prevailing at the measurement date. Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated and are determined using the first-in, first-out method. Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts are included as a component of equity in the trading account on the Fund’s Statements of Financial Condition. Net realized gains or losses and net change in unrealized gains or losses are reported in the Partnership/Fund’s Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Company Status: Effective January 1, 2014, the Partnership adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-08, “Financial Services — Investment Companies (Topic 946): Amendments to the Scope, Measurement and Disclosure Requirements” and based on the General Partner’s assessment, the Partnership has been deemed to be an investment company since inception. Accordingly, the Partnership follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of Topic 946 and reflects its investments at fair value with unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value reflected in the Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

Income Taxes: Income taxes have not been listed as each partner is individually liable for the taxes, if any, on its share of the Partnership’s income and expenses. The General Partner concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Partnership’s financial statements. The Partnership files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The 2012 through 2015 tax years remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities. The General Partner does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Net Income (Loss) per Redeemable Unit: Net income (loss) per Redeemable Unit is calculated in accordance with ASU 946 “Financial Services-Investment Companies”. See Note 3, “Financial Highlights.”

Fair Value of Financial Instruments: The carrying value of the Partnership’s/Fund’s assets and liabilities presented in the Statements of Financial Condition that qualify as financial instruments under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 825, “Financial Instruments”, approximates the fair value due to the short term nature of such balances.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement: In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” The amendments in this update address certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments for all entities that hold financial assets or owe financial liabilities. One of the amendments in this update eliminates the requirement for public business entities to disclose the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet or a description of changes in the methods and significant assumptions. Additionally, the update eliminates the requirement to disclose the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost for entities that are not public business entities. Investment companies are specifically exempted from ASU 2016-01’s equity investment accounting provisions and will continue to follow the industry specific guidance for investment accounting under Topic 946. For public business entities, this update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods therein. For other entities, it is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The General Partner is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on the Partnership’s financial statements and related disclosures.

There have been no material changes with respect to the Partnership’s critical accounting policies as reported in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

3.	Financial Highlights:

Financial highlights for the limited partner class as a whole for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

 

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2016				2015				2016				2015
Per Redeemable Unit Performance (for a unit outstanding throughout the period):*
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)		$	(53.04)			$	(187.07)			$	(94.53)			$	(62.27)
Net investment loss			(20.15)				(11.59)				(44.04)				(51.21)
Increase (decrease) for the period			(73.19)				(198.66)				(138.57)				(113.48)
Net asset value per Redeemable Unit, beginning of period			1,525.20				1,690.28				1,590.58				1,605.10
Net asset value per Redeemable Unit, end of period		$	1,452.01			$	1,491.62			$	1,452.01			$	1,491.62
		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2016				2015				2016				2015
Ratios to Average Limited Partners’ Capital:**
Net investment loss***			(6.0)	%			(5.3)	%			(5.9)	%			(6.4)	%
Operating expense			6.2	%			6.1	%			6.0	%			6.4	%
Incentive fees			(0.1)	%			(0.8)	%			-	%			-	%
Total expenses			6.1	%			5.3	%			6.0	%			6.4	%
Total return:
Total return before incentive fees			(4.9)	%			(12.5)	%			(8.7)	%			(7.1)	%
Incentive fees			0.1	%			0.7	%			-	%			-	%
Total return after incentive fees			(4.8)	%			(11.8)	%			(8.7)	%			(7.1)	%

 

*

Net investment loss per Redeemable Unit is calculated by dividing the expenses net of interest income by the average number of Redeemable Units outstanding during the period. The net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per Redeemable Unit is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per Redeemable Unit with the other per unit information.

 

**	Annualized (other than incentive fees)

 

***	Interest income less total expenses.

The above ratios and total return may vary for individual investors based on the timing of capital transactions during the period. Additionally, these ratios are calculated for the limited partner class using the limited partners’ share of income, expenses and average partners’ capital of the Partnership and includes the income and expenses allocated from the Funds.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

4.	Trading Activities:

The Partnership was formed for the purpose of trading contracts in a variety of commodity interests, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity interests. The Partnership invests substantially all of its assets through a “master/feeder” structure. The Partnership’s pro-rata share of the results of the Fund’s trading activities is shown in the Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

The futures brokerage account agreement with MS&Co. give the Partnership and the Funds the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses on open futures and open forward contracts. The Funds net, for financial reporting purposes, the unrealized gains and losses on open futures and open forward contracts on the Fund’s Statements of Financial Condition as the criteria under ASC 210-20, “Balance Sheet,” have been met.

All of the commodity interests owned by the Funds are held for trading purposes.

Trading and transaction fees are based on the number of trades executed by the Advisors for the Funds. All clearing fees paid to MS&Co. are borne by the Funds and allocated to the limited partners, including the Partnership.

 

5.	Fair Value Measurements:

Fund’s Fair Value Measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to fair values derived from unobservable inputs (Level 3). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

The fair value of exchange-traded futures, option and forward contracts is determined by the various exchanges, and reflects the settlement price for each contract as of the close of business on the last business day of the reporting period. The fair value of foreign currency forward contracts is extrapolated on a forward basis from the spot prices quoted as of approximately 3:00 P.M. (E.T.) on the last business day of the reporting period from various exchanges. The fair value of non-exchange-traded foreign currency option contracts is calculated by applying an industry standard model application for options valuation of foreign currency options, using as input the spot prices, interest rates, and option implied volatilities quoted as of approximately 3:00 P.M. (E.T.) on the last business day of the reporting period. U.S. Treasury bills are valued at the last available bid price received from independent pricing services as of the close of the last business day of the reporting period.

The Funds consider prices for exchange-traded commodity futures, forwards, swaps and options contracts to be based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1). The values of U.S. Treasury bills, non-exchange-traded forwards, swaps and certain options contracts for which market quotations are not readily available are priced by broker-dealers or pricing services that derive fair values for those assets and liabilities from observable inputs (Level 2). As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and for the periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Fund’s investments were classified as either Level 1 or Level 2 and the Funds did not hold any derivative instruments that were priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of the General Partner’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3). Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the reporting periods, there were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

6.	Investment in the Funds:

On March 1, 2005, the assets allocated to Aspect for trading were invested in Aspect Master, a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York. The Partnership purchased 16,015.3206 units of Aspect Master with cash equal to $14,955,106 and a contribution of open commodity futures and forward contracts with a fair value of $1,060,214. Aspect Master permits accounts managed by Aspect using Aspect’s Diversified Program, a proprietary, systematic trading system, to invest together in one trading vehicle. The General Partner is also the general partner of Aspect Master. Individual and pooled accounts currently managed by Aspect, including the Partnership, are permitted to be limited partners of Aspect Master. The General Partner and Aspect believe that trading through this structure should promote efficiency and economy in the trading process.

On November 1, 2005, the assets allocated to Altis for trading were invested in Altis Master, a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York. The Partnership purchased 13,013.6283 units of Altis Master with cash equal to $11,227,843 and a contribution of open commodity futures and forward contracts with a fair value of $1,785,785. Effective the close of business on June 30, 2016, the Partnership fully redeemed its investment in Altis Master for cash equal to $5,465,473.

On November 1, 2010, the assets allocated to Blackwater for trading were invested in Blackwater Master, a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of Delaware. The Partnership invested in Blackwater Master with cash equal to $5,000,000. Effective the close of business on September 30, 2015, the Partnership fully redeemed its investment in Blackwater Master for cash equal to $4,444,524.

The General Partner is not aware of any material changes to any of the trading programs discussed above during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016.

The Fund’s trading of futures, forward, swap and option contracts, if applicable, on commodities is done primarily on U.S. and foreign commodity exchanges. The Funds engage in such trading through commodity brokerage accounts maintained with MS&Co.

Generally, a limited partner in the Funds withdraws all or part of its capital contribution and undistributed profits, if any, from the Funds as of the end of any month (the “Redemption Date”) after a request has been made to the General Partner at least three days in advance of the Redemption Date. Such withdrawals are classified as a liability when the limited partner elects to redeem and informs the Funds. However, a limited partner may request a withdrawal as of the end of any day if such request is received by the General Partner at least three days in advance of the proposed withdrawal day.

Management fees, General Partner fees, ongoing selling agent fees and incentive fees are charged at the Partnership level. The clearing fees are borne by the Funds and allocated to the Fund’s limited partners including the Partnership. Professional fees are borne by the Funds and allocated to the Partnership, and also charged directly at the Partnership level.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2016, the Partnership owned approximately 10.8% of Aspect Master. At December 31, 2015, the Partnership owned approximately 10.5% and 15.0% of Aspect Master and Altis Master, respectively. It is the intention of the Partnership to continue to invest in the Funds. The performance of the Partnership is directly affected by the performance of the Funds. Expenses to the investors as a result of the investment in the Funds are approximately the same as they would be if the Partnership traded directly and redemption rights are not affected.

Summarized information reflecting the total assets, liabilities and partners’ capital of the Funds is shown in the following tables.

 

		June 30, 2016
										Total Partners’
		Total Assets				Total Liabilities				Capital
Aspect Master		$	57,339,968			$	40,072			$	57,299,896
Altis Master			34,512,885				34,512,885				-
		December 31, 2015
										Total Partners’
		Total Assets				Total Liabilities				Capital
Aspect Master		$	68,986,804			$	521,227			$	68,465,577
Altis Master			44,778,165				463,886				44,314,279

Summarized information reflecting the net investment income (loss), total trading results and net income (loss) of the Funds is shown in the following tables.

 

		For the three months ended June 30, 2016
		Net Investment				Total Trading				Net Income
		Income (Loss)				Results				(Loss)
Aspect Master		$	(29,293)			$	(934,276)			$	(963,569)
Altis Master			(97,959)				(2,266,823)				(2,364,782)
		For the six months ended June 30, 2016
		Net Investment				Total Trading				Net Income
		Income (Loss)				Results				(Loss)
Aspect Master		$	(54,116)			$	527,474			$	473,358
Altis Master			(150,778)				(5,588,130)				(5,738,908)
		For the three months ended June 30, 2015
		Net Investment				Total Trading				Net Income
		Income (Loss)				Results				(Loss)
Aspect Master		$	(66,963)			$	(10,562,657)			$	(10,629,620)
Altis Master			(72,470)				(7,143,941)				(7,216,411)
Blackwater Master			(12,900)				(455,735)				(468,635)
		For the six months ended June 30, 2015
		Net Investment				Total Trading				Net Income
		Income (Loss)				Results				(Loss)
Aspect Master		$	(126,673)			$	(2,375,011)			$	(2,501,684)
Altis Master			(143,062)				(1,926,039)				(2,069,101)
Blackwater Master			(23,133)				(209,927)				(233,060)

 

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Global Diversified Futures Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Summarized information reflecting the Partnership’s investment in, and the Partnership’s pro rata share of the results of operations of the Funds is shown in the following tables.

 

		June 30, 2016								For the three months ended June 30, 2016
Funds		% of Partners’ Capital				Fair Value				Income (Loss)				Expenses								Net Income (Loss)				Investment Objective		Redemptions Permitted
														Clearing fees				Professional fees
Aspect Master			54.50%			$	6,171,734			$	(110,776)			$	3,373			$	2,260			$	(116,409)			Commodity Portfolio		Monthly
Altis Master (b)			-				-				(328,480)				12,530				5,190				(346,200)			Commodity Portfolio		Monthly
Total						$	6,171,734			$	(439,256)			$	15,903			$	7,450			$	(462,609)
		June 30, 2016								For the six months ended June 30, 2016
Funds		% of Partners’ Capital				Fair Value				Income (Loss)				Expenses								Net Income (Loss)				Investment Objective		Redemptions Permitted
														Clearing fees				Professional fees
Aspect Master			54.50%			$	6,171,734			$	51,573			$	6,648			$	4,537			$	40,388			Commodity Portfolio		Monthly
Altis Master (b)			-				-				(819,453)				21,096				8,368				(848,917)			Commodity Portfolio		Monthly
Total						$	6,171,734			$	(767,880)			$	27,744			$	12,905			$	(808,529)
		December 31, 2015								For the three months ended June 30, 2015
Funds		% of Partners’ Capital				Fair Value				Income (Loss)				Expenses								Net Income (Loss)				Investment Objective		Redemptions Permitted
														Clearing fees				Professional fees
Aspect Master			53.15%			$	7,181,181			$	(862,750)			$	3,174			$	2,315			$	(868,239)			Commodity Portfolio		Monthly
Altis Master			49.17%				6,643,589				(724,592)				4,922				2,522				(732,036)			Commodity Portfolio		Monthly
Blackwater Master (a)			-				-				(110,659)				2,391				6,477				(119,527)			Commodity Portfolio		Monthly
Total						$	13,824,770			$	(1,698,001)			$	10,487			$	11,314			$	(1,719,802)
		December 31, 2015								For the six months ended June 30, 2015
Funds		% of Partners’ Capital				Fair Value				Income (Loss)				Expenses								Net Income (Loss)				Investment Objective		Redemptions Permitted
														Clearing fees				Professional fees
Aspect Master			53.15%			$	7,181,181			$	(175,334)			$	5,940			$	4,609			$	(185,883)			Commodity Portfolio		Monthly
Altis Master			49.17%				6,643,589				(267,671)				8,673				5,246				(281,590)			Commodity Portfolio		Monthly
Blackwater Master (a)			-				-				(98,329)				4,490				10,968				(113,787)			Commodity Portfolio		Monthly
Total						$	13,824,770			$	(541,334)			$	19,103			$	20,823			$	(581,260)

 

(a)	For the period January 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015, prior to the Partnership’s redemption of its interest in Blackwater Master.

(b)	For the period January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016, prior to the Partnership’s redemption of its interest in Altis Master.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

7.	Financial Instrument Risks:

In the normal course of business, the Partnership, indirectly through its investments in the Funds, is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. These financial instruments may include forwards, futures, options, and swaps whose values are based upon an underlying asset, index, or reference rate, and generally represent future commitments to exchange currencies or cash balances, to purchase or sell other financial instruments at specific terms at specified future dates, or, in the case of derivative commodity instruments, to have a reasonable possibility to be settled in cash, through physical delivery or with another financial instrument. These instruments may be traded on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”). Exchange-traded instruments include futures and certain standardized forward and option contracts. Certain swap contracts may also be traded on a swap execution facility or OTC. OTC contracts are negotiated between contracting parties and also include certain standardized forward, swap and option contracts. Each of these instruments is subject to various risks similar to those relating to the underlying financial instruments, including market and credit risk. In general, the risks associated with OTC contracts are greater than those associated with exchange-traded instruments because of the greater risk of default by the counterparty to an OTC contract. The General Partner estimates that at any given time approximately 11.5% to 38.1% of the Fund’s contracts are traded OTC.

Futures Contracts: The Funds trade futures contracts. A futures contract is a firm commitment to buy or sell a specified quantity of investments, currency or a standardized amount of a deliverable grade commodity, at a specified price on a specified future date, unless the contract is closed before the delivery date or if the delivery quantity is something where physical delivery cannot occur (such as the S&P 500 Index), whereby such contract is settled in cash. Payments (“variation margin”) may be made or received by the Funds each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying contracts, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Funds. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Transactions in futures contracts require participants to make both initial margin deposits of cash or other assets and variation margin deposits, through the futures broker, directly with the exchange on which the contracts are traded. Net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts are included in the Fund’s Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts: Forward foreign currency contracts are those contracts where the Funds agree to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon future date. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued daily, and the Fund’s net equity therein, representing unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date, is included in the Fund’s Statements of Financial Condition. Net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on forward foreign currency contracts are recognized in the period in which the contract is closed or the changes occur, respectively, and are included in the Fund’s Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

The Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising from the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations due to changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included in total trading results in the Fund’s Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

London Metals Exchange Forward Contracts: Metal contracts traded on the London Metals Exchange (“LME”) represent a firm commitment to buy or sell a specified quantity of aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin or zinc. LME contracts traded by the Funds are cash settled based on prompt dates published by the LME. Payments (“variation margin”) may be made or received by the Funds each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying contracts, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Funds. A contract is considered offset when all long positions have been matched with a like number of short positions settling on the same prompt date. When the contract is closed at the prompt date, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Transactions in LME contracts require participants to make both initial margin deposits of cash or other assets and variation margin deposits, through the broker, directly with the LME. Net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on metal contracts are included in the Fund’s Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

The risk to the limited partners that have purchased Redeemable Units is limited to the amount of their share of the Partnership’s net assets and undistributed profits. This limited liability is a result of the organization of the Partnership as a limited partnership under New York law.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Market risk is the potential for changes in the value of the financial instruments traded by the Funds due to market changes, including interest and foreign exchange rate movements and fluctuations in commodity or security prices. Market risk is directly impacted by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the related underlying assets are traded. The Funds are exposed to a market risk equal to the value of the futures and forward contracts purchased and unlimited liability on such contracts sold short.

Credit risk is the possibility that a loss may occur due to the failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of a contract. The Partnership’s/Fund’s risk of loss in the event of a counterparty default is typically limited to the amounts recognized in the Statements of Financial Condition and is not represented by the contract or notional amounts of the instruments. The Partnership’s/Fund’s risk of loss is reduced through the use of legally enforceable master netting agreements with counterparties that permit the Partnership/Funds to offset unrealized gains and losses and other assets and liabilities with such counterparties upon the occurrence of certain events. The Partnership/Funds have credit risk and concentration risk as MS&Co. or an MS&Co. affiliate is the sole counterparty or broker with respect to the Partnership’s/Fund’s assets. Credit risk with respect to exchange-traded instruments is reduced to the extent that, through MS&Co. the Partnership’s/Fund’s counterparty is an exchange or clearing organization.

The General Partner monitors and attempts to control the Partnership’s/Fund’s risk exposure on a daily basis through financial, credit and risk management monitoring systems, and accordingly, believes that it has effective procedures for evaluating and limiting the credit and market risks to which the Partnership/Funds may be subject. These monitoring systems generally allow the General Partner to statistically analyze actual trading results with risk-adjusted performance indicators and correlation statistics. In addition, online monitoring systems provide account analysis of futures, forward and option contracts by sector, margin requirements, gain and loss transactions and collateral positions.

The majority of these financial instruments mature within one year of the inception date. However, due to the nature of the Fund’s business, these instruments may not be held to maturity.

 

8.	Subsequent Events:

The General Partner evaluates events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued. The General Partner has assessed the subsequent events through the date of issuance and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Partnership does not engage in sales of goods or services. The Partnership’s assets are its investment in the Funds, cash at MS&Co. and cash at bank. Because of the low margin deposits normally required in commodity futures trading, relatively small price movements may result in substantial losses to the Partnership, through its investments in the Funds. While substantial losses could lead to a material decrease in liquidity, no such illiquidity occurred during the second quarter of 2016.

The Partnership’s capital consists of the capital contributions of the partners, as increased or decreased by net income or loss on trading and by expenses, interest income and redemptions of Redeemable Units and distributions of profits, if any.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016, Partnership’s capital decreased 16.2% from $13,511,960 to $11,325,006. This decrease was attributable to a net loss of $1,141,574, coupled with redemptions of 695.4450 Limited Partner Redeemable Units totaling $1,045,380. Future redemptions can impact the amount of funds available for investment in the Funds in subsequent periods.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the General Partner to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. The General Partner believes that the estimates utilized in preparing the financial statements are reasonable. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Partnership’s/Funds’ significant accounting policies are described in detail in Note 2, “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”, of the financial statements.

The Partnership/Funds records all investments at fair value in its financial statements, with changes in fair value reported as a component of net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized gains (losses) in the Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

Results of Operations

During the Partnership’s second quarter of 2016, the net asset value per Redeemable Unit decreased 4.8% from $1,525.20 to $1,452.01 as compared to a decrease of 11.8% in the second quarter of 2015. The Partnership experienced a net trading loss, before fees and expenses in the second quarter of 2016 of $443,811. Losses were primarily attributable to the Funds’ trading of commodity futures in energy, indices, U.S. interest rates, livestock, and metals and were partially offset by gains in currencies, grains, non-U.S. interest rates and softs. The Partnership experienced a net trading loss, before fees and expenses in the second quarter of 2015 of $1,698,221. Losses were primarily attributable to the Funds’ trading of commodity futures in currencies, energy, grains, U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates, livestock, metals and indices, and were partially offset by gains in softs.

The most significant losses were incurred within the metals markets during May from long positions in gold and silver futures as prices declined as a strengthening U.S. dollar diminished demand for precious metals. Additional losses in this sector were experienced during April from short positions in nickel, copper, and aluminum futures as prices moved higher on signs of increased demand from China and shrinking global stockpiles. Within the global stock index sector, losses were experienced during June from long positions in Asian and European equity index futures as prices retreated amid the global economic turmoil surrounding the Eurozone. Additional losses were recorded within the global stock index sector during April primarily from positions in Asian equity index futures. Losses were also experienced within the energy markets, primarily during April, from short positions in crude oil and its related products as prices surged as data from the Energy Information Agency showed U.S. crude oil production continued to decline. A portion of the Partnership’s losses during the quarter was offset by gains achieved within the global interest rate sector during June from long positions in European and U.S. fixed income futures as prices advanced amid uncertainty surrounding the economic and political fallout following the U.K.’s vote to leave the European. Within the currency sector, gains were experienced during June from short positions in the euro and British pound versus the U.S. dollar as the values of the European currencies, particularly the pound which dropped sharply, were negatively impacted by the U.K. “Brexit” referendum. Additional gains were achieved during June within the agricultural complex from long positions in sugar and coffee futures as extreme weather conditions in Argentina and Brazil threatened South American crop harvests.

During the Partnership’s six months ended June 30, 2016 the net asset value per Redeemable Unit decreased 8.7% from $1,590.58 to $1,452.01 as compared to a decrease of 7.1% during the six months ended June 30, 2015. The Partnership experienced a net trading loss, before fees and expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2016 of $778,691. Losses were primarily attributable

 

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to the Funds’ trading of commodity futures in energy, indices, U.S. interest rates, livestock, metals, and softs and were partially offset by gains in currencies, grains, and non-U.S. interest rates. The Partnership experienced a net trading loss, before fees and expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2015 of $541,824. Losses were primarily attributable to the Funds’ trading of commodity futures in energy, grains and U.S. interest rates, and were partially offset by gains in currencies, non-U.S. interest rates, livestock, metals, softs and indices.

The most significant losses were incurred within the metals markets during February from short positions in zinc futures as prices rallied after industry reports showed production cuts lowered global supplies. Additional losses within this sector were recorded during May from long positions in gold and silver futures as prices declined as a strengthening U.S. dollar diminished demand for precious metals. Within the global stock index sector, losses were experienced during June from long positions in Asian and European equity index futures as prices retreated amid the global economic turmoil surrounding the Eurozone. Additional losses were recorded within the global stock index sector during January from long positions in U.S. and European equity index futures as prices declined sharply. Further losses in this sector were recorded from positions in Asian equity index futures during April. Within the agricultural markets, losses were experienced during March from short positions in coffee and sugar futures as prices spiked higher on news that El Nino weather patterns brought dry conditions and exacerbated the potential spread of plant disease in South America. Within the energy sector, losses were recorded during April from short positions in crude oil and its related products as prices surged as data from the Energy Information Agency showed U.S. crude oil production continues to decline. Additional energy losses were incurred during March from positions in natural gas futures. A portion of the Partnership’s losses for the first six months of the year was offset by gains achieved within the global interest rate sector during June from long positions in European and U.S. fixed income futures as prices advanced as uncertainty surrounding the economic and political fallout following the U.K.’s vote to leave the European. Additional gains in this sector were recorded during January and February from long positions in European fixed income futures as prices rallied after European Central Bank (the “ECB”) head Mario Draghi said the ECB’s Governing Council would review its stimulus policy as the region’s inflation rate fell below zero. Gains within the currency markets were achieved during June from short positions in the euro and British pound versus the U.S. dollar as the values of the European currencies, particularly the pound which dropped sharply, were negatively impacted by the U.K. “Brexit” referendum. Additional gains within the currency sector were recorded during January from short positions in the British pound versus the U.S. dollar as the relative value of the British pound declined as U.K. manufacturing and services data signaled the U.K.’s domestic economy was faltering.

 

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Commodity markets are highly volatile. Broad price fluctuations and rapid inflation increase the risks involved in commodity trading, but also increases the possibility of profit. The profitability of the Funds depends on the existence of major price trends and the ability of the Advisors to correctly identify those price trends. Price trends are influenced by, among other things, changing supply and demand relationships, weather, governmental, agricultural, commercial and trade programs and policies, national and international political and economic events and changes in interest rates. To the extent that market trends exist and the Advisors are able to identify them, the Funds expect to increase capital through operations.

Interest income on 80% of the Partnership’s (or the Partnership’s allocable portion of a Fund’s) average daily equity maintained in cash during each month was earned at the monthly average of the 4-week U.S. Treasury bill discount rate. All interest earned on U.S. Treasury bills and money market mutual fund securities will be retained by the Partnership and/or Funds, as applicable. Any interest earned on the Partnership’s and/or the Fund’s account in excess of the amounts described above, if any, will be retained by MS&Co. and/or shared with the General Partner. Interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 increased by $4,335 and $10,321, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2015. The increase in interest income is primarily due to higher 4-week U.S. Treasury bill discount rates along with additional interest income earned on U.S. Treasury bills during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 as compared to the corresponding periods in 2015. The amount of interest income earned by the Partnership/Funds depends on (1) the average daily equity in the Partnership’s or applicable Fund’s accounts, (2) the amount of U.S. Treasury bills and/or money market mutual funds purchased by the Partnership and/or the Funds’ and (3) upon interest rates over which the Partnership/Funds nor MS&Co. has control.

Ongoing selling agent fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value as of the end of each month and are affected by trading performance and redemptions. Accordingly, they must be compared in relation to the fluctuations in the monthly net asset values. Ongoing selling agent fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, decreased by $12,703 and $23,996, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2015. The decrease in ongoing selling agent fees is due to lower average net assets during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2015.

Management fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value as of the end of each month and are affected by trading performance and redemptions. Accordingly, they must be compared in relation to the fluctuations in the monthly net asset values. Management fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased by $4,799 and $8,922, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2015. The decrease in the management fees is due to lower average net assets during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2015.

General Partner fees are paid to the General Partner for administering the business and affairs of the Partnership including, among other things, (i) selecting, appointing and terminating the Partnership’s commodity trading advisor and (ii) monitoring the activities of the commodity trading advisor. These fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value as of the end of each month and are affected by trading performance and redemptions. Accordingly, they must be analyzed in relation to the fluctuations in the monthly net asset values. General Partner fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased by $5,728 and $10,843, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2015. The decrease in General Partner fees is due to lower average net assets during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2015.

Incentive fees are based on the new trading profits generated by each Advisor as defined in the management agreements among the Partnership, the General Partner and each Advisor and are payable annually. Trading performance for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 resulted in a reversal of an incentive fee accrual of $12,681 and $115,918, respectively. There were no incentive fees accrued for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. To the extent an Advisor incurs a loss for the Partnership, the Advisor will not be paid incentive fees until such Advisor recovers any net loss incurred by the Advisor and earns additional new trading profits for the Partnership.

In allocating the assets of the Partnership among the Advisors, the General Partner considers among other factors, each Advisor’s past performance, trading style, volatility of markets traded and fee requirements. The General Partner may modify or terminate the allocation of assets among the Advisors and may allocate assets to additional advisors at any time.

As of June 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016, the Partnership’s assets were allocated among the Advisors in the following approximate percentages:

 

Advisor		June 30, 2016								March 31, 2016
Aspect Capital Limited.		$	6,152,273				54%			$	6,337,570				51%
Altis Partners (Jersey) Limited.		$	5,172,733				46%			$	6,178,245				49%

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Partnership/Funds are speculative commodity pools. The market sensitive instruments held by them are acquired for speculative trading purposes, and all or substantially all of the Fund’s assets are subject to the risk of trading loss. Unlike an operating company, the risk of market sensitive instruments is integral, not incidental, to the Fund’s main lines of business.

The limited partners will not be liable for losses exceeding the current net asset value of their investment.

Market movements result in frequent changes in the fair value of the Partnership’s/Fund’s open contracts and, consequently in their earnings and cash balances. The Partnership’s/Fund’s market risks are influenced by a wide variety of factors, including the level and volatility of interest rates, exchange rates, equity price levels, the market value of financial instruments and contracts, the diversification effects of the Partnership’s/Fund’s open contracts and the liquidity of the markets in which they trade.

The Partnership/Funds rapidly acquire and liquidate both long and short positions in a wide range of different markets. Consequently, it is not possible to predict how a particular future market scenario will affect performance, and the Partnership’s/Fund’s past performances are not necessarily indicative of their future results.

“Value at Risk” is a measure of the maximum amount which the Partnership/Funds could reasonably be expected to lose in a given market sector. However, the inherent uncertainty of the Partnership’s/Fund’s speculative trading and the recurrence in the markets traded by the Partnership/Funds of market movements far exceeding expectations could result in actual trading or non-trading losses far beyond the indicated Value at Risk or the Partnership’s/Fund’s experiences to date (i.e., “risk of ruin”). In light of the foregoing, as well as the risks and uncertainties intrinsic to all future projections, the inclusion of the quantification in this section should not be considered to constitute any assurance or representation that the Partnership’s/Fund’s losses in any market sector will be limited to Value at Risk or by the Partnership’s/Fund’s attempts to manage their market risks.

Exchange margin requirements have been used by the Partnership/Funds as the measure of their Value at Risk. Margin requirements are set by exchanges to equal or exceed the maximum losses reasonably expected to be incurred in the fair value of any given contract in 95%-99% of any one-day interval. The margin levels are established by dealers and exchanges using historical price studies as well as an assessment of current market volatility (including the implied volatility of the options on a given futures contract) and economic fundamentals to provide a probabilistic estimate of the maximum expected near-term one-day price fluctuation.

Value at Risk tables represent a probabilistic assessment of the risk of loss in market risk sensitive instruments. The Advisors currently trade the Partnership’s assets indirectly in master fund managed accounts established in the name of the Funds over which they have been granted limited authority to make trading decisions. The first two trading Value at Risk tables reflect the market sensitive instruments held by the Partnership indirectly, through its investments in the Funds. The remaining trading Value at Risk tables reflect the market sensitive instruments held by each Fund, separately. There have been no material changes in the trading Value at Risk information previously disclosed in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

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The following tables indicate the trading Value at Risk associated with the Partnership’s open positions by market category as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. As of June 30, 2016, the Partnership’s total capitalization was $11,325,006.

June 30, 2016

 

As of December 31, 2015, the Partnership’s total capitalization was $13,511,960.

December 31, 2015

 

 

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The following tables indicate the trading Value at Risk associated with the Partnership’s investments in the Funds by market category as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and the highest, lowest and average value during the three months ended June 30, 2016 and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015. All open contracts trading risk exposures have been included in calculating the figures set forth below.

As of June 30, 2016, Aspect Master’s total capitalization was $57,299,896. The Partnership owned approximately 10.8% of Aspect Master. As of June 30, 2016, Aspect Master’s Value at Risk for its assets (including the portion of the Partnership’s assets allocated to Aspect for trading) was as follows:

June 30, 2016

 

						% of Total				High				Low				Average
Market Sector		Value at Risk				Capitalization				Value at Risk				Value at Risk				Value at Risk*
Currencies		$	2,087,678				3.64	%		$	4,807,437			$	2,004,831			$	3,582,735
Energy			281,820				0.49				593,615				186,435				309,669
Grains			328,421				0.57				418,368				294,513				338,233
Indices			585,982				1.02				1,308,664				501,719				923,803
Interest Rates U.S.			513,412				0.90				603,213				176,058				308,021
Interest Rates Non-U.S.			1,299,907				2.27				1,660,570				940,012				1,173,596
Livestock			48,923				0.09				79,448				19,751				54,918
Metals			343,443				0.60				675,256				292,857				459,494
Softs			394,340				0.69				394,340				131,904				278,695
Total		$	5,883,926				10.27	%

 

*	Average of month-end Values at Risk.

As of December 31, 2015, Aspect Master’s total capitalization was $68,465,577. The Partnership owned approximately 10.5% of Aspect Master. As of December 31, 2015, Aspect Master’s Value at Risk for its assets (including the portion of the Partnership’s assets allocated to Aspect for trading) was as follows:

December 31, 2015

 

						% of Total				High				Low				Average
Market Sector		Value at Risk				Capitalization				Value at Risk				Value at Risk				Value at Risk*
Currencies		$	3,828,841				5.59	%		$	7,618,931			$	621,769			$	4,403,903
Energy			1,762,255				2.57				1,969,743				529,815				1,264,041
Grains			659,130				0.96				659,130				169,143				465,015
Indices			1,018,193				1.49				3,365,637				476,501				1,708,786
Interest Rates U.S.			131,024				0.19				700,590				89,018				389,407
Interest Rates Non-U.S.			1,272,166				1.86				2,845,509				676,060				1,469,168
Livestock			142,395				0.21				197,120				42,240				94,870
Metals			1,538,342				2.25				2,140,747				635,320				1,398,537
Softs			233,924				0.34				609,644				131,849				411,387
Total		$	10,586,270				15.46	%

 

*	Annual average of month-end Values at Risk.

 

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As of June 30, 2016, the Partnership fully redeemed its investment in Altis Master.

As of December 31, 2015, Altis Master’s total capitalization was $44,314,279. The Partnership owned approximately 15.0% of Altis Master. As of December 31, 2015, the Altis Master’s Value at Risk for its assets (including the portion of the Partnership’s assets allocated to Altis Master for trading) was as follows:

December 31, 2015

 

						% of Total				High				Low				Average
Market Sector		Value at Risk				Capitalization				Value at Risk				Value at Risk				Value at Risk*
Currencies		$	3,619,547				8.17	%		$	4,043,379			$	762,004			$	2,314,790
Energy			486,097				1.10				1,849,188				317,820				823,518
Grains			903,643				2.04				1,584,736				341,578				683,784
Indices			1,354,076				3.05				2,594,991				430,768				1,621,815
Interest Rates U.S.			71,280				0.16				1,118,118				2,079				312,585
Interest Rates Non-U.S.			931,757				2.10				1,742,647				196,947				787,732
Livestock			380,936				0.86				802,340				81,978				335,740
Metals			1,967,779				4.44				2,182,160				655,693				1,639,449
Softs			1,094,704				2.47				1,320,826				331,654				907,082
Total		$	10,809,819				24.39	%

 

*	Annual average of month-end Values at Risk.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

The Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Partnership on the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods expected in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Partnership in the reports it files is accumulated and communicated to management, including the President and Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”) of the General Partner, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure and appropriate SEC filings.

The General Partner is responsible for ensuring that there is an adequate and effective process for establishing, maintaining and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures for the Partnership’s external disclosures.

The General Partner’s President and CFO have evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of June 30, 2016, and, based on that evaluation, the General Partner’s President and CFO have concluded that, at that date, the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

The Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting is a process under the supervision of the General Partner’s President and CFO to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. These controls include policies and procedures that:

 

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pertain to the maintenance of records, that in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Partnership;

 

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provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and (ii) the Partnership’s receipts are handled and expenditures are made only pursuant to authorizations of the General Partner; and

 

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provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection and correction of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Partnership’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

There were no changes in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting process during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

This section describes the major pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to which MS&Co. or its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of their property is subject. There are no material legal proceedings pending against the Partnership or the General Partner.

On June 1, 2011, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated converted from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware limited liability company. As a result of that conversion, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated is now named Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS&Co.”).

MS&Co. is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, a Delaware holding company. Morgan Stanley files periodic reports with the SEC as required by the Exchange Act, which include current descriptions of material litigation and material proceedings and investigations, if any, by governmental and/or regulatory agencies or self-regulatory organizations concerning Morgan Stanley and its subsidiaries, including MS&Co. As a consolidated subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, MS&Co. does not file its own periodic reports with the SEC that contain descriptions of material litigation, proceedings and investigations. As a result, please refer to the “Legal Proceedings” section of Morgan Stanley’s SEC 10-K filings for 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011. In addition, MS&Co. annually prepares an Audited, Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition (“Audited Financial Statement”) that is publicly available on Morgan Stanley’s website at www.morganstanley.com. We refer you to the Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies – Legal section of MS&Co.’s 2015 Audited Financial Statement.

In addition to the matters described in those filings, in the normal course of business, each of Morgan Stanley and MS&Co. has been named, from time to time, as a defendant in various legal actions, including arbitrations, class actions, and other litigation, arising in connection with its activities as a global diversified financial services institution. Certain of the legal actions include claims for substantial compensatory and/or punitive damages or claims for indeterminate amounts of damages. Each of Morgan Stanley and MS&Co. is also involved, from time to time, in investigations and proceedings by governmental and/or regulatory agencies or self-regulatory organizations, certain of which may result in adverse judgments, fines or penalties. The number of these investigations and proceedings has increased in recent years with regard to many financial services institutions, including Morgan Stanley and MS&Co.

MS&Co. is a Delaware limited liability company with its main business office located at 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036. Among other registrations and memberships, MS&Co. is registered as a futures commission merchant and is a member of the National Futures Association.

Regulatory and Governmental Matters. 

MS&Co. has received subpoenas and requests for information from certain federal and state regulatory and governmental entities, including among others various members of the RMBS Working Group of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, such as the United States Department of Justice, Civil Division and several state Attorney General’s Offices, concerning the origination, financing, purchase, securitization and servicing of subprime and non-subprime residential mortgages and related matters such as residential mortgage backed securities (“RMBS”), collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), structured investment vehicles (“SIVs”) and credit default swaps backed by or referencing mortgage pass-through certificates. These matters, some of which are in advanced stages, include, but are not limited to, investigations related to MS&Co.’s due diligence on the loans that it purchased for securitization, MS&Co.’s communications with ratings agencies, MS&Co.’s disclosures to investors, and MS&Co.’s handling of servicing and foreclosure related issues.

On February 25, 2015, MS&Co. reached an agreement in principle with the United States Department of Justice, Civil Division and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, Civil Division (collectively, the “Civil Division”) to pay $2.6 billion to resolve certain claims that the Civil Division indicated it intended to bring against MS&Co. That settlement was finalized on February 10, 2016.

 

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On April 1, 2016, the California Attorney General’s Office filed an action against MS&Co. and certain affiliates in California state court styled California v. Morgan Stanley, et al., on behalf of California investors, including the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the California Teachers’ Retirement System. The complaint alleges that MS&Co. made misrepresentations and omissions regarding residential mortgage-backed securities and notes issued by the Cheyne SIV (defined below), and asserts violations of the California False Claims Act and other state laws and seeks treble damages, civil penalties, disgorgement, and injunctive relief. On July 20, 2016, MS&Co. filed a demurrer.

In October 2014, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office (“ILAG”) sent a letter to MS&Co. alleging that MS&Co. knowingly made misrepresentations related to RMBS purchased by certain pension funds affiliated with the State of Illinois and demanding that MS&Co. pay ILAG approximately $88 million. MS&Co. and ILAG reached an agreement to resolve the matter on February 10, 2016.

On January 13, 2015, the New York Attorney General’s Office (“NYAG”), which is also a member of the RMBS Working Group, indicated that it intends to file a lawsuit related to approximately 30 subprime securitizations sponsored by MS&Co. NYAG indicated that the lawsuit would allege that MS&Co. misrepresented or omitted material information related to the due diligence, underwriting and valuation of the loans in the securitizations and the properties securing them and indicated that its lawsuit would be brought under the Martin Act. MS&Co. and NYAG reached an agreement to resolve the matter on February 10, 2016.

On June 5, 2012, MS&Co. consented to and became the subject of an Order Instituting Proceedings Pursuant to Sections 6(c) and 6(d) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, Making Findings and Imposing Remedial Sanctions by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) to resolve allegations related to the failure of a salesperson to comply with exchange rules that prohibit off-exchange futures transactions unless there is an Exchange for Related Position (“EFRP”). Specifically, the CFTC found that from April 2008 through October 2009, MS&Co. violated Section 4c(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC Regulation 1.38 by executing, processing and reporting numerous off-exchange futures trades to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”) and Chicago Board of Trade (“CBOT”) as EFRPs in violation of CME and CBOT rules because those trades lacked the corresponding and related cash, OTC swap, OTC option, or other OTC derivative position. In addition, the CFTC found that MS&Co. violated CFTC Regulation 166.3 by failing to supervise the handling of the trades at issue and failing to have adequate policies and procedures designed to detect and deter the violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC Regulations. Without admitting or denying the underlying allegations and without adjudication of any issue of law or fact, MS&Co. accepted and consented to entry of findings and the imposition of a cease and desist order, a fine of $5,000,000, and undertakings related to public statements, cooperation and payment of the fine. MS&Co. entered into corresponding and related settlements with the CME and CBOT in which the CME found that MS&Co. violated CME Rules 432.Q and 538 and fined MS&Co. $750,000 and CBOT found that MS&Co. violated CBOT Rules 432.Q and 538 and fined MS&Co. $1,000,000.

On July 23, 2014, the SEC approved a settlement by MS&Co. and certain affiliates to resolve an investigation related to certain subprime RMBS transactions sponsored and underwritten by those entities in 2007. Pursuant to the settlement, MS&Co. and certain affiliates were charged with violating Sections 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, agreed to pay disgorgement and penalties in an amount of $275 million and neither admitted nor denied the SEC’s findings.

On April 21, 2015, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (“CBOE”) and the CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (“CFE”) filed statements of charges against MS&Co. in connection with trading by one of MS&Co.’s former traders of EEM options contracts that allegedly disrupted the final settlement price of the November 2012 VXEM futures. CBOE alleged that MS&Co. violated CBOE Rules 4.1, 4.2 and 4.7, Sections 9(a) and 10(b) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. CFE alleged that MS&Co. violated CFE Rules 608, 609 and 620. The matters were resolved on June 28, 2016 without any findings of fraud.

 

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On June 18, 2015, MS&Co. entered into a settlement with the SEC and paid a fine of $500,000 as part of the Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative to resolve allegations that MS&Co. failed to form a reasonable basis through adequate due diligence for believing the truthfulness of the assertions by issuers and/or obligors regarding their compliance with previous continuing disclosure undertakings pursuant to Rule 15c2-12 in connection with offerings in which MS&Co. acted as senior or sole underwriter.

On August 6, 2015, MS&Co. consented to and became the subject of an order by the CFTC to resolve allegations that MS&Co. violated CFTC Regulation 22.9(a) by failing to hold sufficient U.S. Dollars in cleared swap segregated accounts in the U.S. to meet all U.S. Dollar obligations to cleared swaps customers. Specifically, the CFTC found that while MS&Co. at all times held sufficient funds in segregation to cover its obligations to its customers, on certain days during 2013 and 2014, it held currencies, such as euros, instead of U.S. dollars, to meet its U.S. dollar obligations. In addition, the CFTC found that MS&Co. violated CFTC Regulation 166.3 by failing to have in place adequate procedures to ensure that it complied with Regulation 22.9(a). Without admitting or denying the findings or conclusions and without adjudication of any issue of law or fact, MS&Co. accepted and consented to the entry of findings, the imposition of a cease and desist order, a civil monetary penalty of $300,000, and undertakings related to public statements, cooperation, and payment of the monetary penalty.

Civil Litigation

On December 23, 2009, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle filed a complaint against MS&Co. and another defendant in the Superior Court of the State of Washington, styled Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle v. Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., et al. The amended complaint, filed on September 28, 2010, alleges that defendants made untrue statements and material omissions in the sale to plaintiff of certain mortgage pass-through certificates backed by securitization trusts containing residential mortgage loans. The total amount of certificates allegedly sold to plaintiff by MS&Co. was approximately $233 million. The complaint raises claims under the Washington State Securities Act and seeks, among other things, to rescind the plaintiff’s purchase of such certificates. By orders dated June 23, 2011 and July 18, 2011, the court denied defendants’ omnibus motion to dismiss plaintiff’s amended complaint and on August 15, 2011, the court denied MS&Co.’s individual motion to dismiss the amended complaint. On March 7, 2013, the court granted defendants’ motion to strike plaintiff’s demand for a jury trial. The defendants’ joint motions for partial summary judgment were denied on November 9, 2015. At June 25, 2016, the current unpaid balance of the mortgage pass-through certificates at issue in this action was approximately $44 million, and the certificates had not yet incurred actual losses. Based on currently available information, MS&Co. believes it could incur a loss in this action up to the difference between the $44 million unpaid balance of these certificates (plus any losses incurred) and their fair market value at the time of a judgment against MS&Co., plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs. MS&Co. may be entitled to be indemnified for some of these losses and to an offset for interest received by the plaintiff prior to a judgment.

On March 15, 2010, the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco filed a complaint against MS&Co. and other defendants in the Superior Court of the State of California styled Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco v. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. et al. An amended complaint, filed on June 10, 2010, alleges that defendants made untrue statements and material omissions in connection with the sale to plaintiff of certain mortgage pass-through certificates backed by securitization trusts containing residential mortgage loans. The amount of certificates allegedly sold to plaintiff by MS&Co. was approximately $276 million. The complaint raises claims under both the federal securities laws and California law and seeks, among other things, to rescind the plaintiff’s purchase of such certificates. On August 11, 2011, plaintiff’s federal securities law claims were dismissed with prejudice. On February 9, 2012, defendants’ demurrers with respect to all other claims were overruled. On December 20, 2013, plaintiff’s negligent misrepresentation claims were dismissed with prejudice. At June 25, 2016, the current unpaid balance of the mortgage pass-through certificates at issue in these cases was approximately $55 million, and the certificates had incurred actual losses of approximately $2 million. Based on currently available information, MS&Co. believes it could incur a loss for this action up to the difference between the $55 million unpaid balance of these certificates (plus any losses incurred) and their fair market value at the time of a judgment against MS&Co., or upon sale, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs. MS&Co. may be entitled to be indemnified for some of these losses and to an offset for interest received by the plaintiff prior to a judgment.

 

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On July 15, 2010, China Development Industrial Bank (“CDIB”) filed a complaint against MS&Co., styled China Development Industrial Bank v. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated et al., which is pending in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County (“Supreme Court of NY”). The complaint relates to a $275 million credit default swap referencing the super senior portion of the STACK 2006-1 CDO. The complaint asserts claims for common law fraud, fraudulent inducement and fraudulent concealment and alleges that MS&Co. misrepresented the risks of the STACK 2006-1 CDO to CDIB, and that MS&Co. knew that the assets backing the CDO were of poor quality when it entered into the credit default swap with CDIB. The complaint seeks compensatory damages related to the approximately $228 million that CDIB alleges it has already lost under the credit default swap, rescission of CDIB’s obligation to pay an additional $12 million, punitive damages, equitable relief, fees and costs. On February 28, 2011, the court denied MS&Co.’s motion to dismiss the complaint. Based on currently available information, MS&Co. believes it could incur a loss of up to approximately $240 million plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs.

On October 15, 2010, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago filed a complaint against MS&Co. and other defendants in the Circuit Court of the State of Illinois, styled Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago v. Bank of America Funding Corporation et al. A corrected amended complaint was filed on April 8, 2011. The corrected amended complaint alleges that defendants made untrue statements and material omissions in the sale to plaintiff of a number of mortgage pass-through certificates backed by securitization trusts containing residential mortgage loans and asserts claims under Illinois law. The total amount of certificates allegedly sold to plaintiff by MS&Co. at issue in the action was approximately $203 million. The complaint seeks, among other things, to rescind the plaintiff’s purchase of such certificates. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the corrected amended complaint on May 27, 2011, which was denied on September 19, 2012. On December 13, 2013, the court entered an order dismissing all claims related to one of the securitizations at issue. After that dismissal, the remaining amount of certificates allegedly issued by MS&Co. or sold to plaintiff by MS&Co. was approximately $78 million. At June 25, 2016, the current unpaid balance of the mortgage pass-through certificates at issue in this action was approximately $49 million, and the certificates had not yet incurred actual losses. Based on currently available information, MS&Co. believes it could incur a loss in this action up to the difference between the $49 million unpaid balance of these certificates (plus any losses incurred) and their fair market value at the time of a judgment against MS&Co., plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs. MS&Co. may be entitled to be indemnified for some of these losses and to an offset for interest received by the plaintiff prior to a judgment.

On April 20, 2011, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston filed a complaint against MS&Co. and other defendants in the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts styled Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston v. Ally Financial, Inc. F/K/A GMAC LLC et al. An amended complaint was filed on June 29, 2012 and alleges that defendants made untrue statements and material omissions in the sale to plaintiff of certain mortgage pass-through certificates backed by securitization trusts containing residential mortgage loans. The total amount of certificates allegedly issued by MS&Co. or sold to plaintiff by MS&Co. was approximately $385 million. The amended complaint raises claims under the Massachusetts Uniform Securities Act, the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act and common law and seeks, among other things, to rescind the plaintiff’s purchase of such certificates. On May 26, 2011, defendants removed the case to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The defendants’ motions to dismiss the amended complaint were granted in part and denied in part on September 30, 2013. On November 25, 2013, July 16, 2014, and May 19, 2015, respectively, the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed its claims against MS&Co. with respect to three of the securitizations at issue. After these voluntary dismissals, the remaining amount of certificates allegedly issued by MS&Co. or sold to plaintiff by MS&Co. was approximately $332 million. At June 25, 2016, the current unpaid balance of the mortgage pass-through certificates at issue in this action was approximately $53 million, and the certificates had not yet incurred actual losses. Based on currently available information, MS&Co. believes it could incur a loss in this action up to the difference between the $53 million unpaid balance of these certificates (plus any losses incurred) and their fair market value at the time of a judgment against MS&Co., or upon sale, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs. MS&Co. may be entitled to be indemnified for some of these losses and to an offset for interest received by the plaintiff prior to a judgment.

 

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On May 3, 2013, plaintiffs in Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank AG et al. v. Morgan Stanley et al. filed a complaint against MS&Co., certain affiliates, and other defendants in the Supreme Court of NY. The complaint alleges that defendants made material misrepresentations and omissions in the sale to plaintiffs of certain mortgage pass-through certificates backed by securitization trusts containing residential mortgage loans. The total amount of certificates allegedly sponsored, underwritten and/or sold by MS&Co. to plaintiff currently at issue in this action was approximately $644 million. The complaint alleges causes of action against MS&Co. for common law fraud, fraudulent concealment, aiding and abetting fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and rescission and seeks, among other things, compensatory and punitive damages. On June 10, 2014, the court granted in part and denied in part MS&Co.’s motion to dismiss the complaint. MS&Co. perfected its appeal from that decision on June 12, 2015. At June 25, 2016, the current unpaid balance of the mortgage pass-through certificates at issue in this action was approximately $258 million, and the certificates had incurred actual losses of approximately $84 million. Based on currently available information, MS&Co. believes it could incur a loss in this action up to the difference between the $258 million unpaid balance of these certificates (plus any losses incurred) and their fair market value at the time of a judgment against MS&Co., or upon sale, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs. MS&Co. may be entitled to be indemnified for some of these losses.

On May 17, 2013, plaintiff in IKB International S.A. in Liquidation, et al. v. Morgan Stanley, et al. filed a complaint against MS&Co. and certain affiliates in the Supreme Court of NY. The complaint alleges that defendants made material misrepresentations and omissions in the sale to plaintiff of certain mortgage pass-through certificates backed by securitization trusts containing residential mortgage loans. The total amount of certificates allegedly sponsored, underwritten and/or sold by MS&Co. to plaintiff was approximately $132 million. The complaint alleges causes of action against MS&Co. for common law fraud, fraudulent concealment, aiding and abetting fraud, and negligent misrepresentation, and seeks, among other things, compensatory and punitive damages. On October 29, 2014, the court granted in part and denied in part MS&Co.’s motion to dismiss. All claims regarding four certificates were dismissed. After these dismissals, the remaining amount of certificates allegedly issued by MS&Co. or sold to plaintiff by MS&Co. was approximately $116 million. On August 26, 2015, MS&Co. perfected its appeal from the court’s October 29, 2014 decision. At June 25, 2016, the current unpaid balance of the mortgage pass-through certificates at issue in this action was approximately $26 million, and the certificates had incurred actual losses of $58 million. Based on currently available information, MS&Co. believes it could incur a loss in this action up to the difference between the $26 million unpaid balance of these certificates (plus any losses incurred) and their fair market value at the time of a judgment against MS&Co., or upon sale, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs. MS&Co. may be entitled to be indemnified for some of these losses and to an offset for interest received by the plaintiff prior to a judgment.

Settled Civil Litigation

On August 25, 2008, MS&Co. and two ratings agencies were named as defendants in a purported class action related to securities issued by a SIV called Cheyne Finance PLC and Cheyne Finance LLC (together, the “Cheyne SIV”). The case was styled Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, et al. v. Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., et al. The complaint alleged, among other things, that the ratings assigned to the securities issued by the Cheyne SIV were false and misleading, including because the ratings did not accurately reflect the risks associated with the subprime RMBS held by the Cheyne SIV. The plaintiffs asserted allegations of aiding and abetting fraud and negligent misrepresentation relating to approximately $852 million of securities issued by the Cheyne SIV. On April 24, 2013, the parties reached an agreement to settle the case, and on April 26, 2013, the court dismissed the action with prejudice.

 

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On March 15, 2010, the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco filed a complaint against MS&Co. and other defendants in the Superior Court of the State of California styled Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, et al. An amended complaint filed on June 10, 2010 alleged that defendants made untrue statements and material omissions in connection with the sale to plaintiff of a number of mortgage pass-through certificates backed by securitization trusts containing residential mortgage loans. The amount of certificates allegedly sold to plaintiff by MS&Co. was approximately $704 million. The complaint raised claims under both the federal securities laws and California law and sought, among other things, to rescind the plaintiff’s purchase of such certificates. On January 26, 2015, as a result of a settlement with certain other defendants, the plaintiff requested and the court subsequently entered a dismissal with prejudice of certain of the plaintiff’s claims, including all remaining claims against MS&Co.

On July 9, 2010 and February 11, 2011, Cambridge Place Investment Management Inc. filed two separate complaints against MS&Co. and/or its affiliates and other defendants in the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, both styled Cambridge Place Investment Management Inc. v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., et al. The complaints asserted claims on behalf of certain clients of plaintiff’s affiliates and allege that defendants made untrue statements and material omissions in the sale of a number of mortgage pass-through certificates backed by securitization trusts containing residential mortgage loans. The total amount of certificates allegedly issued by MS&Co. and/or its affiliates or sold to plaintiff’s affiliates’ clients by MS&Co. and/or its affiliates in the two matters was approximately $263 million. On February 11, 2014, the parties entered into an agreement to settle the litigation. On February 20, 2014, the court dismissed the action.

On October 25, 2010, MS&Co., certain affiliates and Pinnacle Performance Limited, a special purpose vehicle (“SPV”), were named as defendants in a purported class action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”), styled Ge Dandong, et al. v. Pinnacle Performance Ltd., et al. On January 31, 2014, the plaintiffs in the action, which related to securities issued by the SPV in Singapore, filed a second amended complaint, which asserted common law claims of fraud, aiding and abetting fraud, fraudulent inducement, aiding and abetting fraudulent inducement, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. On July 17, 2014, the parties reached an agreement to settle the litigation, which received final court approval on July 2, 2015.

On July 5, 2011, Allstate Insurance Company and certain of its affiliated entities filed a complaint against MS&Co. in the Supreme Court of NY, styled Allstate Insurance Company, et al. v. Morgan Stanley, et al. An amended complaint was filed on September 9, 2011, and alleges that the defendants made untrue statements and material omissions in the sale to the plaintiffs of certain mortgage pass-through certificates backed by securitization trusts containing residential mortgage loans. The total amount of certificates allegedly issued and/or sold to the plaintiffs by MS&Co. was approximately $104 million. The complaint raised common law claims of fraud, fraudulent inducement, aiding and abetting fraud, and negligent misrepresentation and seeks, among other things, compensatory and/or recessionary damages associated with the plaintiffs’ purchases of such certificates. On March 15, 2013, the court denied in substantial part the defendants’ motion to dismiss the amended complaint, which order MS&Co. appealed on April 11, 2013. On May 3, 2013, MS&Co. filed its answer to the amended complaint. On January 16, 2015, the parties reached an agreement to settle the litigation.

On July 18, 2011, the Western and Southern Life Insurance Company and certain affiliated companies filed a complaint against MS&Co. and other defendants in the Court of Common Pleas in Ohio, styled Western and Southern Life Insurance Company, et al. v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc., et al. An amended complaint was filed on April 2, 2012 and alleges that defendants made untrue statements and material omissions in the sale to plaintiffs of certain mortgage pass-through certificates backed by securitization trusts containing residential mortgage loans. The amount of the certificates allegedly sold to plaintiffs by MS&Co. was approximately $153 million. On June 8, 2015, the parties reached an agreement to settle the litigation.

 

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On September 2, 2011, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as conservator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, filed 17 complaints against numerous financial services companies, including MS&Co. and certain affiliates. A complaint against MS&Co. and certain affiliates and other defendants was filed in the Supreme Court of NY, styled Federal Housing Finance Agency, as Conservator v. Morgan Stanley et al. The complaint alleges that defendants made untrue statements and material omissions in connection with the sale to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac of residential mortgage pass-through certificates with an original unpaid balance of approximately $11 billion. The complaint raised claims under federal and state securities laws and common law and seeks, among other things, rescission and compensatory and punitive damages. On February 7, 2014, the parties entered into an agreement to settle the litigation. On February 20, 2014, the court dismissed the action.

On April 25, 2012, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and certain affiliates filed a complaint against MS&Co. and certain affiliates in the Supreme Court of NY, styled Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, et al. v. Morgan Stanley, et al. An amended complaint was filed on June 29, 2012, and alleges that the defendants made untrue statements and material omissions in the sale to the plaintiffs of certain mortgage pass-through certificates backed by securitization trusts containing residential mortgage loans. The total amount of certificates allegedly sponsored, underwritten, and/or sold by MS&Co. was approximately $758 million. The amended complaint raised common law claims of fraud, fraudulent inducement, and aiding and abetting fraud and seeks, among other things, rescission, compensatory, and/or rescissionary damages, as well as punitive damages, associated with the plaintiffs’ purchases of such certificates. On April 11, 2014, the parties entered into a settlement agreement.

On April 25, 2012, The Prudential Insurance Company of America and certain affiliates filed a complaint against MS&Co. and certain affiliates in the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey, styled The Prudential Insurance Company of America, et al. v. Morgan Stanley, et al. On October 16, 2012, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. The amended complaint alleged that defendants made untrue statements and material omissions in connection with the sale to plaintiffs of certain mortgage pass-through certificates backed by securitization trusts containing residential mortgage loans. The total amount of certificates allegedly sponsored, underwritten and/or sold by MS&Co. was approximately $1.073 billion. The amended complaint raises claims under the New Jersey Uniform Securities Law, as well as common law claims of negligent misrepresentation, fraud, fraudulent inducement, equitable fraud, aiding and abetting fraud, and violations of the New Jersey RICO statute, and includes a claim for treble damages. On January 8, 2016, the parties reached an agreement to settle the litigation.

In re Morgan Stanley Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Litigation, which had been pending in the SDNY, was a putative class action involving allegations that, among other things, the registration statements and offering documents related to the offerings of certain mortgage pass-through certificates in 2006 and 2007 contained false and misleading information concerning the pools of residential loans that backed these securitizations. On December 18, 2014, the parties’ agreement to settle the litigation received final court approval, and on December 19, 2014, the court entered an order dismissing the action.

On November 4, 2011, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as receiver for Franklin Bank S.S.B, filed two complaints against MS&Co. in the District Court of the State of Texas. Each was styled Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for Franklin Bank, S.S.B v. Morgan Stanley & Company LLC F/K/A Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. and alleged that MS&Co. made untrue statements and material omissions in connection with the sale to plaintiff of mortgage pass-through certificates backed by securitization trusts containing residential mortgage loans. The amount of certificates allegedly underwritten and sold to plaintiff by MS&Co. in these cases was approximately $67 million and $35 million, respectively. On July 2, 2015, the parties reached an agreement to settle the litigation.

 

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On February 14, 2013, Bank Hapoalim B.M. filed a complaint against MS&Co. and certain affiliates in the Supreme Court of NY, styled Bank Hapoalim B.M. v. Morgan Stanley et al. The complaint alleges that defendants made material misrepresentations and omissions in the sale to plaintiff of certain mortgage pass-through certificates backed by securitization trusts containing residential mortgage loans. The total amount of certificates allegedly sponsored, underwritten and/or sold by MS&Co. to plaintiff was approximately $141 million. On July 28, 2015, the parties reached an agreement to settle the litigation, and on August 12, 2015, the plaintiff filed a stipulation of discontinuance with prejudice.

On September 23, 2013, the plaintiff in National Credit Union Administration Board v. Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., et al. filed a complaint against MS&Co. and certain affiliates in the SDNY. The complaint alleged that defendants made untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state material facts in the sale to the plaintiff of certain mortgage pass-through certificates issued by securitization trusts containing residential mortgage loans. The total amount of certificates allegedly sponsored, underwritten and/or sold by MS&Co. to plaintiffs in the matter was approximately $417 million. The complaint alleged violations of federal and various state securities laws and sought, among other things, rescissionary and compensatory damages. On November 23, 2015, the parties reached an agreement to settle the matter.

On September 16, 2014, the Virginia Attorney General’s Office filed a civil lawsuit, styled Commonwealth of Virginia ex rel. Integra REC LLC v. Barclays Capital Inc., et al., against MS&Co. and several other defendants in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond related to RMBS. The lawsuit alleged that MS&Co. and the other defendants knowingly made misrepresentations and omissions related to the loans backing RMBS purchased by the Virginia Retirement System. The complaint asserts claims under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act, as well as common law claims of actual and constructive fraud, and seeks, among other things, treble damages and civil penalties. On January 6, 2016, the parties reached an agreement to settle the litigation. An order dismissing the action with prejudice was entered on January 28, 2016.

Additional lawsuits containing claims similar to those described above may be filed in the future. In the course of its business, MS&Co., as a major futures commission merchant, is party to various civil actions, claims and routine regulatory investigations and proceedings that the General Partner believes do not have a material effect on the business of MS&Co. MS&Co. may establish reserves from time to time in connections with such actions.

 

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Item lA. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth under Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and under Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Partnership’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

The Partnership no longer offers Redeemable Units for sale.

The following chart sets forth the purchases of Redeemable Units by the Partnership.

 

Period		(a) Total Number of Redeemable Units Purchased *				(b) Average Price Paid per Redeemable Unit **				(c) Total Number of Redeemable Units Purchased as Part of  Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Redeemable Units that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
April 1, 2016 - April 30, 2016			118.4250			$	1,442.33			N/A		N/A
May 1, 2016 - May 31, 2016			106.9920			$	1,403.62			N/A		N/A
June 1, 2016 - June 30, 2016			181.0900			$	1,452.01			N/A		N/A
			406.5070			$	1,436.45

 

*

Generally, limited partners are permitted to redeem their Redeemable Units as of the end of each month on three business days’ notice to the General Partner. Under certain circumstances, the General Partner can compel redemption, although to date the General Partner has not exercised this right. Purchases of Redeemable Units by the Partnership reflected in the chart above were made in the ordinary course of the Partnership’s business in connection with effecting redemptions for limited partners.

 

**	Redemptions of Redeemable Units are effected as of the end of each month at the net asset value per Redeemable Unit as of that day. No fee will be charged for redemptions.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities — None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures — Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information — None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

3.1		Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated June 12, 1998 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on August 20, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference).
(a)		Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated June 30, 1998 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on August 20, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference).
(c)		Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated October 1, 1999 (filed as Exhibit 3.1(b) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
(c)		Certificate of Change to the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, effective January 31, 2000 (filed as Exhibit 3.1(c) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
(d)		Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated May 21, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.1(d) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
(e)		Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated September 21, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 3.1(e) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
(f)		Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated August 27, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 2, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
(g)		Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated September 19, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 3.1(g) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
(h)		Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated September 28, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 30, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
(i)		Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York, dated June 29, 2010 (filed as Exhibit 3.1(i) to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 2, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
(j)		Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated September 2, 2011 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).
(k)		Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York dated August 7, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 3.1(k) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.2		Limited Partnership Agreement, dated June 15, 1998 (filed as Exhibit A to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on August 20, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference).
(a)		Amendment No. 1 to the Limited Partnership Agreement, dated August 8, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 3.2(a) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 13, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).
(b)		Amendment No. 2 to the Limited Partnership Agreement, dated January 1, 2016 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 6, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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10.1		Management Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner, and Aspect Capital Limited, Dated April 17, 2001 (filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).
(a)		Letter from the General Partner extending Management Agreement with Aspect Capital Limited, from June 30, 2015 to June 30, 2016, dated June 1, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.1(a) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.2		Management Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner and Altis Partners (Jersey) Limited, dated October 1, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 33.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed on November 16, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
(a)		Amendment to the Management Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner and Altis Partners (Jersey) Limited, dated June 1, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference).
(b)		Second Amendment to the Management Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner and Altis Partners (Jersey) Limited, dated August 1, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference).
(c)		Letter from the General Partner extending Management Agreement with Altis Partners (Jersey) Limited, from June 30, 2015 to June 30, 2016, dated June 1, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.2(c) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.4		Management Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner and Blackwater Capital Management LLC, dated October 29, 2010 (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
(a)		Amendment to the Management Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner and Blackwater Capital Management LLC, dated December 1, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 10.6(a) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 14, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).
(b)		Letter from the General Partner extending Management Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner and Blackwater Capital Management LLC, from June 30, 2015 to June 30, 2016, dated June 1, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.4(b) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.5		Amended and Restated Alternative Investment Selling Agent Agreement between the Partnership, the General Partner and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management effective March 3, 2016 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 8, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.6		Commodity Futures Customer Agreement between the Partnership and MS&Co., effective October 29, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
(a)		U.S. Treasury Securities Purchase Authorization Agreement between the Partnership and MS&Co., effective June 1, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.11		Amended & Restated Master Services Agreement by and among the Partnership, the General Partner and SS&C Technologies, Inc. effective March 31, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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31.1 — Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Certification of President and Director) (filed herewith).

31.2 — Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Certification of Chief Financial Officer and Director) (filed herewith).

32.1 — Section 1350 Certification (Certification of President and Director) (filed herewith).

32.2 — Section 1350 Certification (Certification of Chief Financial Officer and Director) (filed herewith).

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Document.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED FUTURES FUND L.P.
By:		Ceres Managed Futures LLC
		(General Partner)
By:		/s/ Patrick T. Egan
		Patrick T. Egan
		President and Director
Date: August 11, 2016
By:		/s/ Steven Ross
		Steven Ross
		Chief Financial Officer and Director
		(Principal Accounting Officer)
Date: August 11, 2016

 

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