Tellworth Investments launches UK small-cap fund for former Schroders duo Marriage and Warren... [more]Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: BennBridge boutique Tellworth Investments is launching a UK Smaller Companies fund for former Schroders duo Paul Marriage and John Warren.
A press release from the multi-boutique investment firm said that the Tellworth UK Smaller Companies fund, which launches in
BB&T Securities to bolster alternative investment offerings with CAIS platform... [more]Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The financial services firm BB&T Securities has selects the financial product marketplace CAIS to expand alternative investment access for advisors.
A press release from the wholly owned subsidiary of BB&T Corporation said that with CAIS, it will gain access to pr
DWS and Tikehau partner up for alternative investments... [more]Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: German asset manager DWS Group and French financial group Tikehau Capital agreed to collaborate on alternative investments.
The two asset managers have agreed to enter into a strategic alliance, deepening their relationship following Tikehau's participation in th
Hedge fund inflows hit another record: 9-month high of $21.5bn in August... [more]Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge fund (excluding CTAs) inflows climbed to $21.5 billion (0.7% of assets) in August, reversing redemptions of $1.0 billion (-0.03% of assets) in July.
According to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator, Hedge funds enjoyed their strongest demand in nine months in Aug
Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returns 0.14% in September (1.64% YTD)... [more]Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds have recovered from negative performance in August, with the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returning 0.14% in September 2018.
Credit strategies have enjoyed another month of positive returns (0.49%). Credit strategies are the only top-level
Brazil's hedge fund boom raises fund concentration risk... [more]From City Wire: Money has been pouring into Brazil's hedge fund market over the past couple of years, but concerns are rising over just how concentrated these flows are among a few key players and their potential market impact.
Known as multimercado funds - or multi-strategy vehicles - there a
New Launches: GGV Capital raises $1.9bn to back U.S., China startups... [more]From Bloomberg: GGV Capital, a venture capital firm that was an early backer of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., has raised $1.88 billion in funding for technology startups in the U.S., China and emerging markets.
The amount, which is the largest GGV has raised to date, wil
SWF: Saudi sovereign fund's investments abroad... [more]From Reuters: Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has pursued eye-catching investments abroad over the past several years, part of reform plans to diversify the economy beyond oil and transform the country into a high-tech investment powerhouse.
The Public Investment Fund's pledges are now in
And, finally: The beagle found the bag suspicious. Boy, was he right.... [more]From AP: A passenger traveling from Ecuador was relieved of leftovers when a beagle found a roasted pig's head in baggage.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the Agriculture Detector dog named Hardy alerted to a checked bag at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Thur
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Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: Bill Michaelcheck, founder and CIO of Mariner Investment Group, an alternative asset manager headquartered in New York, believes the market has turned a corner and that volatility is here to stay. Now is a good time for fixed income investors to do arbitrage bet..
