Evolution Equity racks up $1.1bn for cybersecurity bets... [more]Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Cybersecurity-focused private equity firm Evolution Equity Partners announced that it raised $1.1 billion of capital commitments for cybersecurity and AI fund, the third such fund in Evolution's history.
The growth capital investment firm based in NYC said in a medi
Hedge fund net return across all strategies up 2.06% in March... [more]Hedge fund performance was generally positive in March; the average asset weighted hedge fund net return across all strategies was 2.06%. For a second month, all hedge fund strategy groups had positive average returns. Hedge fund performance dispersion was narrower than observed in February.
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Hedge funds and commodities traders urged to hold more liquid assets... [more]From FT: Financial policymakers have urged hedge funds, pension investors and commodities traders to keep more liquid assets on hand and develop stress tests to better withstand shocks from extreme market moves.
The Financial Stability Board, which includes the world's leading finance minister
Hedge fund 'pod' strategy imitated by pensions, endowments... [more]From Bloomberg: Pensions and endowments are borrowing from the playbook of giant multimanager hedge funds - and giving it a go themselves.
University of Texas Investment Management Co. and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board - with a combined $230 billion of assets - are among institutions
Tigers add to gains in March... [more]From Institutional Investor: Light Street Capital Management continues to pace the Tiger kingdom at the end of the first quarter. Light Street and two lesser-known firms lead the pack.
The hedge fund firm's long-short fund posted a 3.56 percent gain March, boosting its return for the year to 3
Ex-Balyasny London office head Irvine shutters his hedge fund... [more]From Bloomberg: Stephen Irvine, who left Balyasny Asset Management to start his own hedge fund about four years ago, is returning capital to investors.
His London-based Lijaro Asset Management is shutting its equity long/short hedge fund after two years of losses, according an investor documen
Regulatory: Global regulators want to bolster hedge fund protections... [more]From Investment News: Global regulators proposed a package of measures to ensure hedge funds and other investors from outside the banking sector are better able to cope with margin and collateral calls in times of market stress.
The Financial Stability Board published draft recommendations Wed
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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