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05 Jan. 2024 Commodity hedge fund manager Four Elements embraces AI [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Headquartered in Singapore, Four Elements Capital, a specialized commodity asset manager, has been focusing on delivering absolute returns through a fundamental systematic investment approach since 2008. T
04 Jan. 2024 Mark Uyeda Sworn in for Second Term as SEC Commissioner [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda was sworn in for his second term as a Commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission on Dec. 28, 2023. Commissioner Uyeda began his first term as an SEC Commissioner on June 30, 2022, after being nomin
02 Jan. 2024 Boutique managers worldwide see shoots of normalisation in 2024 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Members of the Group of Boutique Asset Managers (GBAM) are operating on five continents, and all are squaring up to 2024 by focusing on their usual 'bottom-up' approach. But regardless of where they are on the globe, it's clear that consistent themes are emerging at the m
02 Jan. 2024 Hedge fund universe grows with 127 funds launching and 100 closing in Q3 while fees fall [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: New hedge fund launches and liquidations were steady into the fourth quarter as managers positioned for the peak of generational inflation and the conclusion of aggressive interest rate increases which have dominated the past two years. The estimated number of new hedge
02 Jan. 2024 Paul Weiss snags two from Clifford Chance [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Paul Weiss has hired two new partners for its finance practice. Christopher Sullivan is joining the firm in London as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice in the Corporate Department. Taner Hassan, a senior sponsor-side finance partner, is joining th
02 Jan. 2024 Chase Coleman retakes the reigns at Tiger Global's venture unit [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Chase Coleman has retaken the lead at Tiger Global's venture capital unit after investors raised concerns about the unit's performance. Bloomberg first reported the news. In November,
31 Dec. 2023 NOAH gets new CEO [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Noah Holdings Limited a leading wealth management service provider in China offering comprehensive global investment and asset allocation advisory services primarily for high-net-worth investors, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a separation of the
31 Dec. 2023 CoinShares changes executive committee [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - CoinShares International Limited Europe's leading alternative asset manager specialising in digital assets, today announced changes in the composition of the Executive Management Committee. Lewis Fellas, Head of CoinShares Hedge Fund Solutions, has been appointed as
29 Dec. 2023 Monex Group to acquire the majority stake in Canada's leading digital asset manager 3iQ [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Monex Group, Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange, 8698), a leading Japanese financial group that runs online brokerage, crypto exchange, and asset management business in Japan and g
29 Dec. 2023 Emerging market and crypto hedge funds surge in late 2023 [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Emerging Markets hedge funds surged into late 2023 on falling inflation, interest rates, and weakening US Dollar, with EM hedge funds having successfully navigated both mac
29 Dec. 2023 Digital transformation in the investment management industry likely to accelerate in 2024 [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: The key trends in investment management are spending on technology, theme-driven portfolio construction, customers' expectations of personalisation, closer collaboration across departments within organisations, quantum-related cybersecurity threats, and a strengthenin
29 Dec. 2023 Private credit and infrastructure strategies drove recent inflows for most alternative asset managers [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Large asset managers are seeing four fundamental trends in their industry, according to the latest asset management report by Houlihan Lokey: - commercial real estate m
28 Dec. 2023 Houlihan Lokey acquires Triago [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Global investment bank Houlihan Lokey has acquired private equity placement agent Triago Management Development. The Triago team will join Houlihan Lokey's Private Funds Group (PFG), led by Global Co-Heads Andy Lund and Cristina Forcina Westermann. Triago
28 Dec. 2023 The dominance of the Big Seven [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: According to the latest briefing from investment bank Goldman Sachs, "megacap" tech stocks are increasingly popular mainstays of equity portfolios. Collectively, the Big Seven tech stocks - Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple, Nvidia, and Tesla - now make up 18
22 Dec. 2023 2024 may be a pivotal year for the economy and markets [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Wells Fargo Investment Institute (WFII) believes the 2024 economic story could be a tale of two halves for fixed income and equities. According to its report "2024 Outlook: A pivotal year for
22 Dec. 2023 Hedge funds return 8% in 2023 and almost entirely offset 2022's negative returns [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Preqin, the global leader in alternative assets data, tools, and insights, published its Preqin Global Report 2024: Hedge Funds. The report finds that some segments of the hedge fund market have seen slower growth, while, overall, net fund outflows have persisted i
22 Dec. 2023 ESG ETF AUM increased 22.3% in the first 11 months of 2023 [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ESG ETFs listed globally have increased 22.3% in the first 11 months of 2023 going from US$393.11 billion at the end of 2022 to
21 Dec. 2023 Clearhaven Partners raises $580M for fund II [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Boston-based Clearhaven Partners has closed its second fund at $580 million. Fund II closed above target and at its hard cap. Clearhaven was launched in 2019 by Michelle Noon, Founder and Managing Partner, following nearly 20 years of experience as a softwar
20 Dec. 2023 Turnspire Capital Partners closes second fund at hard cap [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: New York-based Turnspire Capital Partners has closed its second fund on $275 million. The fund hit its hard cap. "We are grateful to our existing and new limited partners for their trust in Turnspire," said Founder and Managing Partner Ilya Koffman
19 Dec. 2023 SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index Returns 1.99% in November [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. today announced the gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index November 2023 measured 1.99%. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined 0.47% in December. "SS&C GlobeOp&
19 Dec. 2023 GCW Global Customised Wealth and Collwick Capital form strategic alliance [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - GCW Global Customised Wealth LLP and Collwick Capital, LLC have signed a strategic relationship agreement to formalize greater coordination and collaboration between the two firms. Under the agreement, GCW will participate in the hedge fund investment program of Collw
19 Dec. 2023 Calderwood expands with two new independent directors [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Calderwood, a leading Cayman Islands boutique fund governance firm, has expanded its senior team with two key appointments, with Jason Perras and Rena Strecker joining as independent directors. Jason Perras joins Calderwood with significant experience in the investme
15 Dec. 2023 CAIS-Mercer survey finds advisor demand accelerating for alternative investments [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - More than half (62%) of financial advisors currently allocate between 6% and 25% of clients' portfolios to alternative asset classes, with (85%) of them expecting to increase allocations to one or more alternative asset classes further within the next year, according to a
15 Dec. 2023 Sandbrook Capital clinches $1.5bn climate infrastructure fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Sandbrook Capital, a private investment shop focused on energy infrastructure, has amassed $2.1 billion to invest in renewable-energy businesses, as the private equity firm shifts its focus to the U.S. with its debut fund after making its first deals in Europe. The
14 Dec. 2023 Assets invested in the Global ETFs industry reached a new milestone of $11tn [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - ETFGI reports that asset invested in the Global ETFs industry reached a new milestone US$10.99 trillion at the end of November. During November the global ETFs industry gathered US$140.46 billion in net inflows, bringing year to date net inflows to US$803.11 billion.
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