Apollo Global Management eyes expansion in Japan, appoints a new head for alternatives... [more]Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alternative investment firm Apollo Global Management plans to build out a private equity business in Japan, where it sees opportunities in alternatives market.
The global alternative investment manager announced the appointment of Tetsuji Okamoto as a Partner, Head
Asset managers credit profiles will remain resilient in 2020, says Moody's... [more]Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global asset management 2020 outlook remains stable amid structural headwinds, which constrain EBITDA growth.
"The 2020 outlook for the global asset management sector is stable, reflecting high-profit margins, manageable debt burdens, and sustained risk appetite am
Asset managers have a poor understanding of blockchain technology, says survey... [more]Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: A vast majority of senior executives in fund management industry have an average to poor understanding of blockchain technology, said a survey.
Despite overall optimism in blockchain's potential, 76 percent of industry respondents described the level of understandin
NY AG sues private equity manager over false claims and bad investments... [more]Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing Laurence G. Allen and the various corporate entities he controls for defrauding investors and misappropriating more than $13 million to enrich himself and his companies between 2008 and 2018. The complaint - filed
There may only be huge hedge funds left soon... [more]From Axios: Bad news has continued for the hedge fund industry this year. Overall hedge fund returns have continued to trail both the S&P 500 and a mix of 50% global stocks and 50% global bonds by a wide margin.
What's happening: There are too many hedge funds, and too many of them are using sim
The Ackman surge continues... [more]From Institutional Investor: Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital is on the way to having its best year ever. Last month, its publicly traded fund, Pershing Square Holdings, gained 3.2 percent, putting its year-to-date gain above 50 percent - 51.3 percent, to be exact, according to a report to inv
Study: Central bank policies put the squeeze on pension funds... [more]From All About Alpha: Amundi-CREATE Research has offered its independent assessment on challenges now faced by the world's pension funds, given the policies of central banks. The subject is of great significance to alternative investments managers who represent the aggressive end of many a pension f
Legal: SEC charges hedge fund started in dorm room with fraud... [more]From FA Mag: A Chicago-area hedge fund advisor who launched a hedge fund in his dorm room has been accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of committing a multiyear fraud that involved the inflation of his fund's values, cheating investors out of $1.4 million in fees.
The agency's comp
And, finally: Russian scientists make VR headset to help make dairy cows happy... [more]From Oddee: Russian farmers have decided to make valued members of society a little more comfortable. Which members? Cows. They give us our beloved dairy, why not share technology?
A farm just outside Moscow is giving VR goggles to their cows to increase the quantity and quality of milk. The Minist
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Kevin Burrows, founder and CIO of Miami-based asset manager Blue Mahoe Partners, views the Caribbean as an overlooked frontier market: "Frontier markets are all in the news but most investors still look at the Caribbean region as a lot of hotels and beaches. We want t..
