With 1,137 deals, US VC funding falls 35.7% YoY in Q1 2024... [more]Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The US startup ecosystem saw the announcement of a total of 1,137 venture capital (VC) funding deals worth $24.2 billion during the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, revealed a study.
According to the GlobalData report, this represents a decline of 49.1% in terms of deal
iM takes a share of Trinity Street... [more]B. G., Opalesque Geneva: iM Global Partner (iMGP) has acquired of a non-controlling minority stake in London-base
Global equity market-neutral hedge funds shine... [more]From Reuters: Global equity market-neutral hedge funds have lured investors as they can deliver better returns in times of global rates uncertainty and geopolitical tension than traditional stock markets.
Equity market-neutral hedge funds (EMN) execute strategies that capitalise on discrepancies
Hedge funds are succumbing to mind-boggling returns of memecoins... [more]From Bloomberg: The hedge fund world appears to be finding the siren song of memecoins irresistible. When Dogwifhat became the hottest token in crypto back in December, Newport Beach, California-based Stratos launched a liquid fund that held the token, whose mascot is, of course, a dog wearing a bea
RA Capital's buying spree... [more]From Institutional Investor: Biopharma hedge funds have been on a buying spree the past several weeks. Many of them reported in regulatory filings that they have initiated positions of at least 5 percent in individual stocks or boosted positions to well in excess of 5 percent of outstanding shares.
A hedge fund billionaire's cash helped fund a 'predatory' lender... [more]From Bloomberg: The two men come from the opposite ends of Wall Street. David Glass inspired the stock-scam movie Boiler Room, avoided prison in an insider-trading case by wearing a wire, then started a boiler room of his own.
His company stands accused of ripping off small businesses on an ind
Asset managers' brands are suffering... [more]From Institutional Investor: What's in a name? Not as much as there used to be in the asset management industry.
Overall, the brands of investment firms suffered in 2023, according to the latest annual report on their marketing by Peregrine Communications. Asset managers' brand diagnostic scores
Investing: David Tepper has 32% of his portfolio invested in these 3 incredible AI growth stocks... [more]The Globe and Mail: Billionaire David Tepper is one of the most successful hedge fund managers on Wall Street. He founded Appaloosa Management in 1993 and eventually became a self-made billionaire. Over the last few years, he's returned much of his clients' funds, so Appaloosa is now primarily his o
Commodity: Gold's record-setting rally may have its roots in Chinese frenzy... [more]From Bloomberg: Gold's record-setting rally this year has puzzled market watchers as bullion has roared higher despite headwinds that should have held it back. With prices sagging this week, the explanation may lie in China.
After weeks of debate about whether a mystery buyer was stoking the ra
Tech: Tokenisation finds footing six months on from FCA approval... [more]From Portfolio Adviser: In March, The Investment Association released its 'phase two' report on the tokenisation of funds, outlining ways the industry was exploring the technology and a call to action for firms to 'execute' their tokenisation plans or work with peers and authorities on 'emerging use
U.S.: Investment consultants increasingly influence U.S. institutional investors... [more]More than 85% of U.S. institutional investors work with an investment consultant. That usage rate has historically always been high, but in recent years it has trended incrementally upwards and consultant usage is now nearly ubiquitous in some channels.
Nearly 95% of public pension funds now em
Asia: Temasek sees decarbonisation shaping its investment approach... [more]From Asian Investor: Two megatrends are influencing the state investor's investment approach, the vice chairman of sustainability told AsianInvestor.
Decarbonisation and digitalisation are the fundamental trends that will reshape the business and investment landscape for the foreseeable future,
Legal: Do Kwon, Terraform Labs should get $5.3bn fine, SEC tells court... [more]From Coin Desk: The SEC asked a New York judge to impose $5.3 billion in fines against Terraform Labs and Do Kwon to resolve the civil fraud case against them.
The regulator says the fines are a "conservative" but "reasonable approximation" of Terraform and Kwon's "ill-gotten gains" from the fra
Activists: Woodside, activist investors prepare for hotly contested climate battle at AGM... [more]From Reuters: Activists are confident they will land serious, if symbolic, blows against Woodside Energy and its current climate strategy as a growing number of major investors signal they will reject the company's climate plan at a shareholder vote on Wednesday.
Usually perfunctory exercises, W
And, finally: Why Air Force bases should have fences... [more]From UPI: A 10-foot alligator wandered onto an Air Force base in Florida and parked itself on the runway, right under the wheels of a plane.
The MacDill Air Force Base in Hillsborough County posted photos to Facebook showing the gator that made its way to the runway on Monday and crawled between
Criminals continue to fleece high net-worth individuals and family offices through sophisticated scams that involve elaborate presentations, fake companies and websites, and fraudulent documents that appear credible.
We've documented three cases that describe the highly sophisticated, complex structures and cunningly designed processes which ultimately lead to straightforward investment fraud. This has
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