Opalesque - Alternative Market Briefing

TrustVC.org is the investor review platform VCs never wanted but founders and LPs always needed

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Robert Rubinstein built TrustVC.org after years of watching fake VCs, data-room poachers and phantom family offices abuse founders with impunity. Now he wants the industry to fight back. Read on to discover the three crucial questions every founder must ask...
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Advisors still using hedge funds despite Wall Streets PE push. Heres how.

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:58:20 +0000

Wealth managers quoted by InvestmentNews say hedge funds are still being used as portfolio stabilizers even as private equity gets more attention. The piece argues that in a volatile market, flexible mandates, lower correlation, and stronger downside control are keeping hedge funds relevant for advi...
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How hedge funds are helping advisors build more resilient portfolios

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:56:40 +0000

The article looks at how Canadian advisors are using hedge funds to improve diversification and manage downside risk in client portfolios. The focus is less on chasing spectacular returns and more on resilience, correlation control, and better behavior during stressed markets....
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Franklin Templeton plots a bold hedge fund pivot

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:55:00 +0000

Franklin Templeton is accelerating its push into alternatives, with USD 280 billion in alternative assets and K2 Advisors playing a central role in its hedge fund strategy. The story says the firm is betting that traditional portfolios are no longer enough and that demand for diversified, institutio...
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JPMAM's Tai Hui: Gold is not a good hedge against anything

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:53:20 +0000

JP Morgan Asset Management's Tai Hui argues that gold should be seen as an investment asset rather than a dependable hedge. He says its correlations are too inconsistent for investors to treat it as reliable protection against geopolitics or equity market stress....
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Oil price spike drives 3.4% drop for Brazil hedge funds in March

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:51:40 +0000

Bloomberg reports that Brazil hedge funds suffered their worst month since 2020 as a rates selloff and oil-driven market moves hit performance. The downturn shows how macro dislocations and commodity shocks can quickly pressure even sophisticated trading strategies....
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Australian hedge funds grapple with market volatility

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:50:00 +0000

Several prominent Australian hedge funds have posted heavy losses as Middle East conflict and AI-related market swings triggered sharp moves across sectors. The article says strategies designed to benefit from volatility were instead caught on the wrong side of fast rotations, with some flagship fun...
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Irish hedge funds too small to pose a risk, Central Bank finds

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:48:20 +0000

The Central Bank of Ireland says the sector, with about EUR 400 billion in assets, is generally well diversified and unlikely to create systemic risk on its own. Still, the report flags pockets of vulnerability in relative value and credit strategies, especially where leverage and concentrated prime...
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Rokos hedge fund posted 2.1 percent monthly return and 4.7 percent yearly advances

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:46:40 +0000

Chris Rokos's fund gained 2.1% in the latest month, taking its year-to-date advance to 4.7%. The update suggests the macro shop has regained momentum after a difficult period and is benefiting from recent market moves....
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Investors are getting the SpaceX IPO wrong, and the real value is in its "sovereign AI," hedge fund manager Gene Munster says

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Gene Munster argues that investors are focusing too narrowly on the IPO angle and missing the bigger strategic value in SpaceX's AI-related positioning. His thesis is that the company's future upside may be tied as much to data, infrastructure, and sovereign AI relevance as to rockets and satellites...
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Green investors face 50% losses as eco fund winds down

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:43:20 +0000

The Times reports that investors in SDCL Efficiency Income Trust are facing steep losses after the listed green investment vehicle moved toward closure. The development underlines how hard it has become for some ESG and energy-transition funds to maintain investor confidence in a tougher market back...
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Perpetuals.com licenses AI platform for hedge fund deployment

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:41:40 +0000

Perpetuals.com said it has signed a services agreement with Younet AI to license an on-premises AI platform for hedge funds, prop firms, and digital asset managers. The offering is designed to let firms apply AI to proprietary trading data without sending sensitive information to outside servers....
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Jeff Bezos' secretive new AI lab likes hiring from hedge funds and trading firms too

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:40:00 +0000

Bezos's Project Prometheus is not just poaching from rival AI labs but also drawing talent from hedge funds and trading firms. The article suggests the overlap between elite finance and frontier AI is deepening as quantitative talent becomes more valuable across both industries....
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Some hedge funds are expanding in Miami, but its share of prized portfolio managers has fallen

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:38:20 +0000

Even though firms continue to open offices and make splashy moves in Miami, the city's share of top portfolio managers has slipped. The piece suggests the branding of Miami as a hedge fund magnet remains strong, but the actual concentration of investment talent is not keeping pace....
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Miami's hedge fund gold rush runs low on star traders

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:36:40 +0000

Hoodline says Miami still attracts hedge fund headlines, real estate bets, and office expansion, but regulatory filings show fewer investment professionals are actually listed there than a year ago. The article contrasts the city's image as a booming finance hub with a quieter reality on talent conc...
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Billionaire with Charlotte ties among world's richest hedge fund managers

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:35:00 +0000

The piece highlights a hedge fund billionaire with Charlotte connections as part of a broader look at wealth, sports ownership, and regional ties. It taps into the ongoing fascination with hedge fund figures whose influence now extends well beyond finance....
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Green investment fund to shut amid net zero backlash

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:33:20 +0000

The Telegraph says investors in a green investment fund are facing losses of 50% or more after management confirmed plans to close the vehicle. The story frames the shutdown as part of a tougher climate for listed green funds, where sentiment and valuation pressure have collided with net zero ambiti...
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China's yuan set to strengthen due to Middle East war

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:31:40 +0000

The report says hedge funds have been using options to position for a stronger yuan as falling oil prices and shifting risk appetite change the currency outlook. The move shows how geopolitical conflict is feeding directly into macro and FX trades....
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Waiting for DeepSeek: New model to test China's AI ambitions

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0000

DeepSeek's next model is being watched as an important test of how far Chinese AI developers can push performance under pressure. The story presents the launch as a broader gauge of China's AI competitiveness and the market's appetite for serious challengers to US leaders....
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And, finally: That never happens to me

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:28:20 +0000

From UPI.com: A Maryland man bought a scratch-off lottery ticket for the first time in his life and his beginner's luck earned him a $50,000 prize. The Cantonsville resident, who described himself as a lottery skeptic, told Maryland Lottery officials his stance on buying tickets softened when he saw...
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