Today's Exclusives

• Opalesque Exclusive: Quant pioneer profits by eschewing traditional investing beliefs [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Robert Zuccaro is a quantitative investment pioneer and CIO of Target QR Strategies, which is based in Florida and in New York. His Golden Eagle Growth Fund, which was launched in May 2020, returned triple-digits that year. There are six reasons why the fund is ahead

• Neuberger Berman wraps up fourth co-investment fund above its $2bn target [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Neuberger Berman collected $2.1 billion-plus for its fourth fund - NB Strategic Co-Investment Partners IV. The fund, which was oversubscribed, exceeded its fundraising target, said a press release from the private, independent, employee-owned investment manager.

• Silver Lake amasses $20bn for largest-ever tech-focused buyout fund [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Silver Lake has closed buyout fund Silver Lake Partners VI at $20 billion, reaching its hard cap, as the technology-focused private equity firm looks to focus on large-scale investments. The raised capital includes roughly $500 million from the general partner. The

• $78.9bn new capital planned for deployment in global real estate in 2021 [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global real estate is set to attract about €64.6 billion ($78.9 billion) in investments this year, with European real estate set to gain the lion's share of institutional investor commitments, said a study. According to the 2021 Investment Intentions survey publ

Today's Other Voices

• Other Voices: Top hedge fund industry trends for 2021 [more]

  By: Don Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners 1. Hedge fund industry AUM to reach all-time high driven by net inflows Hedge fund industry assets will reach an all-time high in 2021 driven by one of the largest positive net inflows into the hedge fund industry in over a decade. Although the

More Exclusives

• 13. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: Niederhoffer eyes new risks in 2021 - "There's no vaccine for a debased currency" [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: 2021 could be the year where investors remember why they keep uncorrelated strategies in the portfolio, according to hedge fund manager Roy Niederhoffer founder of New York-based R.G. Niederhoffer Capital Management. 2020's rebound in stocks could be giving

• 12. Jan. | Institutions return to private markets with a greater focus on ESG [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Institutional investor interest in sustainable investing could reach new highs over the next few years if recent investor sentiment data from Commonfund is any indication. According to Commonfund Capital's fourth-annual private markets survey, investors indi

• 11. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: French behavioural finance specialist sees no value in timing the market [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Quantology Capital Management is a Paris-based hedge fund and specialist of behavioural finance. Its motto is "No beliefs, only processes". The firm believes that market opportunities are mainly linked to behav

• 11. Jan. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds shine with strong performance: hedge fund news, week 02 [more]

  In the week ending January 8th 2021, in performance news, Emerging manager Breacher Capital Management ended 2020 on a high note - according to performance information for i

• 07. Jan. | Breacher Capital Management ends 2020 up more than 55% [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: Emerging manager Breacher Capital Management ended 2020 on a high note. According to performance information for investors reviewed by Opalesque, the BCM Partners

• 04. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: Credit quality worsens in leveraged lending [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: New data from S&P Global suggests that investors should be wary of credit quality within the leveraged lending market. LCD recently surveyed buy-side and sell-side participants in the leveraged lending market to gauge sentiment heading into 2021. According

• 04. Jan. | Opalesque Roundup: New market dynamics foster hedge fund renaissance with more funds launching: hedge fund news, week 01 [more]

  In the week ending January 01st 2021, the HFR Market Microstructure Report revealed that new hedge fund launches increased to the highest level in five quarters in 3Q 2

• 30. Dec. | Opalesque Exclusive: SureFire Capital's multi-strat fund of funds stands out in a challenging year [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: An emerging fund of funds from Montreal-based family office SureFire Capital is topping performance award lists in 2020. SureFire Multi-Strat has posted doubl

• 23. Dec. | Opalesque Roundtable: Academics, regulators, try to de-risk innovation [more]

  Can you effectively de-risk innovation? Delegates at the recent Opalesque Innovation Roundtable suggest that it is possible for academics, institutions, and regulators to come together and create a framework that allows new growth and governance. Delegates noted that there is more opportunity t

• 23. Dec. | Opalesque Exclusive: Amsterdam veterans launch equity arbitrage, volatility trading hedge fund with $24m committed capital [more]

  Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Privium Fund Management BV, a global alternative investment fund manager, today officially announced the launch of a new fund, the SAVIN Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund (SAVI

• 22. Dec. | Opalesque Roundtable: Sandboxes can be part of 'real value' innovations [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Among the great topics explored during the latest Opalesque Roundtable, which theme is "The Great Disruption", some centered around sandboxes, which are ever so necessary as the dig

• 21. Dec. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund managers record strongest return since 2009, up 4.50% in November: hedge fund news, week 51 [more]

  In the week ending December 18th 2020, a report from Eurekahedge revealed that hedge fund managers recorded their strongest return since 2009 and were up 4.50% in November, supported by the s

• 18. Dec. | Opalesque Exclusive: LPs eye 2021 with cautious optimism [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: New data from Eaton Partners suggests that institutional investors plan to increase their allocations to private funds next year. The latest "Eaton Partners LP Pulse Survey" questioned limited partners (LPs) from around the world, over the past two weeks, about

• 15. Dec. | Opalesque Exclusive: Revisiting the Corona Fighters [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: We revisit some of the original Corona Fighters - hedge funds and alternative asset managers who successfully protected assets and outperformed the markets during the first months of 2020 - and see how they are doing at the end of the year. The carbon fund

More Other Voices

• 29. Dec. 2020 | Other Voices: SEC gives "special purposes" brokers the go-ahead on digital assets custody [more]

  By:Peter LaVigne, Nicholas Losurdo, Jana Steenholdt - Goodwin Christmas came early for many in the digital asset community by way of a statement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2020 that grants relief in the area of broker "custody" of digital asset securities. T

• 29. Dec. 2020 | Other Voices: SEC gives "special purposes" brokers the go-ahead on digital assets custody [more]

  By:Peter LaVigne, Nicholas Losurdo, Jana Steenholdt - Goodwin Christmas came early for many in the digital asset community by way of a statement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2020 that grants relief in the area of broker "custody" of digital asset securities. T

• 17. Dec. 2020 | Other Voices: Congress gives SEC 10-year window to pursue fraudulent funds [more]

  By: Kevin R. Edgar, Teresa Goody Guillén, Bari R. Nadworny and Michelle N. Tanney On December 8, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved final passage of a $740.5 billion annual defense policy bill, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021b

• 30. Nov. 2020 | Other Voices: UK private equity: horizon scanning for 2021 [more]

  By: Simon Beddow and Ian Ivory, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner In a year dominated by the pandemic, it is easy to lose sight of some of the more granular legal developments and trends coming over the horizon for 2021 which, in their own ways, can also have a significant impact on the UK/EU private

• 13. Nov. 2020 | Other voices: UK outlines its plans for wide-ranging new foreign investment review powers [more]

  By: Marc Israel, Kate Kelliher The UK has outlined the details of its new National Security and Investment Bill, heralding the introduction of a new regime for foreign direct investments in the UK. The new regime would introduce, for the first time, a mandatory pre-screening mechanism for deals

• 05. Nov. 2020 | Other Voices: Resurging leveraged loan issuance points to a stronger year [more]

  By: Jeremy Duffy, Eliza McDougall, Jake Mincemoyer, White & Case After taking a deep dive in Q2, US leveraged loan issuance picked up in Q3, while European markets gained year on year. Having navigated extreme market dislocation due to COVID-19 for the past six months, leveraged loan activity

• 22. Oct. 2020 | Other Voices: SEC updates regs for funds of funds, but some limitations remain [more]

  By: Scott Moss, Lauren A. Schwartz, Lowenstein Sandler On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and related amendments to streamline and enhance the regulatory framework, which governs registered funds th

• 15. Oct. 2020 | Other Voices: Responsible Investment labels: welcome to the jungle! [more]

  by Perrine Dutronc, Sustainable Investing Specialist, Groupe La Française There is no common definition of "sustainable finance", which leaves ample room for interpretation when referencing sustainable investments. Sustainable investment strategies can be based on environmental or social

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NIKKEI 225 Index – Weekly

Currently: Cash Looking to: Buy @ 24,041

As of 1/8/21 close: 28,138.96

LAST WEEK: We suggested shorting at 27,925 with stops on a close above 28,000 and with a covering target of 24,825. We suggested new longs at 24,125.

UPDATE: The Nikkei 225 Index remains very bullish -even eclipsing projected resistance at 28,000 last week. The Nikkei now looks like it will continue to work its way higher over time. The challenge here is finding good entry points for new longs. We would try buying into Nikkei 225 proxies when 24,041 is tested on the downside. The upside target will be 33,010.