Today's Exclusives

• Opalesque Exclusive: Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 0.33% in May but performance varied sharply according to fund size [more]

  Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Numbers from the Eurekahedge hedge fund database show the following key highlights for May 2018: Hedge funds posted their second consecutive month of gains, up 0.33% in May and 0.48% year-to-date. Performance has varied sharply with small to medium sized

Today's Other Voices

• Other Voices: Not just for banks - changes to Dodd Frank impact private funds [more]

  by Morrison&Foerster LLP On May 24, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. While much of the Act was designed to provide smaller financial institutions and community banks with relief from regulations implemented under the 2010

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• 19. Jun. | Opalesque Roundtable: The Bahamas edges closer to new investment funds regulation [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: By the end of this year, investment rules in the Bahamas could look a lot different. Delegates at the recent Opalesque Bahamas Roundtable noted that the government is looking at updates to the Commonwealth's Investment Funds Act. Policymakers in the Baha

• 18. Jun. | Opalesque Roundup: Investors keep adding to hedge funds: hedge fund news, week 24 [more]

  In the week ending 15 June, 2018, the SS&C GlobeOp's Capital Movement Index for June 2018 rose 0.52%, reflecting positive net flows. The exclusive "$1bn club" of investors with

• 15. Jun. | Opalesque Roundtable: Bahamas regulators grapple with digital assets [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Regulators in the Bahamas are grappling with how to appropriately supervise digital assets and blockchain technologies. Delegates at the recent Opalesque Bahamas Roundtable say the key is not necessarily being the first jurisdiction to regulate but rather to be

• 14. Jun. | Opalesque Roundtable: International developers, investors eye the Bahamas [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The Bahamas have long been a destination for high net worth individuals seeking to manage their wealth offshore. Now as the Commonwealth looks toward expanding its role in the investment industry, the concentration of private wealth already on the ground is goin

• 11. Jun. | Opalesque Roundup: $1.85 trillion Japan behemoth to launch $1.5bn internal hedge fund: hedge fund news, week 23 [more]

  In the week ending 19 January, 2018, Japan Post Bank is set to launch an in-house hedge fund later this year. The creation of the fund, targeted to raise US$1.5 billion, i

• 07. Jun. | Opalesque Roundtable: As investors look to hedge risk, managers warn of drawbacks [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: As volatility has returned to the market, investors are looking for ways to hedge their positions. However, delegates at the recent Opalesque UK Roundtable note that hedging can be an expensive proposition and investors should be aware of the potential drawbacks

• 04. Jun. | Opalesque Exclusive: Matthias Knab and Opalesque terminate relationship with Anthony Ritossa and his 'Global Family Office Investment Summits' [more]

  Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Matthias Knab and Opalesque will no longer support the family office conference series hosted by Anthony Ritossa (Ritossa Family Office) called "Global Family Office Investment Summit". Given the differences over the direction of these conferences and other reasons,

• 04. Jun. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds the investment of choice of institutions for rocky markets: hedge fund news, week 22 [more]

  In the week ending 01 June, 2018, Hedge funds may be gaining favour with institutional investors, like endowments and foundations, a poll by NEPC of asset allocators

• 01. Jun. | Opalesque Exclusive: Moody's, Caisse des Dépôts, Kingdom Holding of Saudi Arabia invest in French AI-based predictive analytics firm [more]

  Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: QuantCube Technology, an AI start-up and provider of macroeconomic and financial predictive analytics based on alternative data, announced today that it has completed a Ser

• 01. Jun. | Opalesque Exclusive: Australian fund of hedge funds expands to New York with new Cayman fund [more]

  Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Leading Australian based fund of hedge fund company, NWQ Capital Management, announced the launch of the Northwest Quadrant Fiduciary Fund (Fund), a Cayman Master/Feeder Structure. The Fund will allow non-Australian investors access to the same investment process and man

• 01. Jun. | Opalesque Exclusive: Crypto Fiat Holdings launches to provide financial services to crypto investors and funds [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Crypto Fiat Holdings has launched today with the goal of providing comprehensive financial services to cryptocurrency investors and firms. The organization will will consist of at least six banks and multiple B/Ds, RIAs, and FCMs which will strictly operate in t

• 01. Jun. | Opalesque Exclusive: Social impact investing on the blockchain [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: London-based Eterna Capital wants to shape the future of the blockchain ecosystem by supporting companies that have social impact. Launched earlier this month, the

• 01. Jun. | OC Horizon taps the Asian fintech and digital assets market [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: Asian investors have been quick to adopt cryptocurrencies. Already used to slick digital payment methods like Alipay and others, the use of digital currency has be

• 31. May. | Opalesque Exclusive: Hunting long-term value in TMT [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Tech investors have been laser focused on the momentum around FAANG stocks lately, but one fund manager argues that the real long-term value opportunity in tech can be found by focusing on the sector as a whole not just FAANG. "There is always a diverse

More Other Voices

• 06. Jun. 2018 | Other Voices: 6 Phrases that hedge funds should never use [more]

  By Sara Grillo, CFA (www.saragrillo.com) I'm sure I'm going to incite the ire of half of Opalesque with this one, but here are 6 most cringe-worthy phrases that hedge fund managers use. These hedge fund phrases are clearly ridiculous and any

• 18. May. 2018 | Other Voices: Reductionism in investing and art [more]

    By Alex Gavrish, Etalon Capital Ltd, author of Story Investing. About a year ago I read an exciting book by Professor Eric Kandel, a Nobel Priz

• 15. May. 2018 | Other Voices: How social media is changing the hedge fund industry [more]

  By: Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA With more 15,000 competitors, the hedge fund industry is extremely competitive. Many institutional investors are contacted by thousands of managers a year, meeting with a few hundred, have follow up meetings with fifty, and ultimately allocating to two. In t

• 30. Apr. 2018 | Other Voices: New partnership audit rules spell changes for private funds [more]

  By: Marc Finer, Murtha Cullina, LLP New partnership audit rules became effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. These rules, which are designed to make it easier for the IRS to audit partnerships and collect additional tax liabilities relating to partnership operations, app

• 27. Mar. 2018 | Other Voices: GDPR and asset management [more]

  By: Bruno Fiastre, executive vice president Taliance The arrival of warm weather in the Northern Hemisphere this year will bring with it another change: the General Data Protection regime will come into force. The legislation, which can impact any company with information about citizens of the E

• 23. Mar. 2018 | Other Voices: Hong Kong cracks down on cryptocurrency exchanges [more]

  by Graham Lim and David Law, Jones Day The Situation: Surging interest in digital tokens has caught the attention of regulators in Hong Kong. The Development: Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission recently introduced additional regulatory measures, and seven cryptocurrency excha

• 16. Mar. 2018 | Other Voices: The future of energy investment [more]

  By: Enda Fahy, Director of Alternatives, Fundrock The idea of using canaries in coal mines to detect noxious gases is credited to John Scott Haldane. He was known as "the father of oxygen therapy". His research on carbon monoxide led him to recommend using the birds, as they were more sensitive

• 28. Feb. 2018 | Other Voices: Crypto Predictions for 2018 [more]

  By: Daniel Israeli, Barnea 2017 was a significant year for the blockchain industry in general and for cryptocurrencies in particular. The price of bitcoin and other digital currencies rose, and ventures accumulated over $3 billion via initial coin offerings (ICOs). 2018 is expected to be an eq

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Weekly US Jobless Claims Data Averages:

Last week’s claims #: 218,000

4-Week Average of Claims: 223,750

Prior Week’s 4-Week Average: 224,750

13-Week Average of Claims: 222,769

Prior Week’s 13-Week Average: 223,385

Comments: Weekly claims came in lower at 218,000 on Thursday. That number forced the 4-and 13-week averages of claims lower for a second straight week. For the 4-week avg to rise next week, we would need to see the weekly number come in above 234,000.