Today's Exclusives

• Hedge funds ready to negotiate management fees rather than performance fees [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Research into the attitude of hedge fund managers towards negotiating lower fees has found that they are more likely to negotiate management fees rather than performance fees. About 38.8% of the hedge funds covered by the research were willing to negotiate their ma

• Global venture capital industry AUM hits record levels at $856bn [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global venture capital is expanding fast, and over the past five years, the industry posted a compound annual growth rate of 17%, said a study. Assets under management (AUM) soared to $856bn as of December 2018, a new record, according to a Preqin and Vertex Vent

• Opalesque Roundup: Ex-Diamondback duo launches $1bn long-short hedge fund: hedge fund news, week 36 [more]

  In the week ending September 20th 2019, Larry Sapanski and Richard Schimel started a new hedge fund with $1 billion in commitments seven years after shutting their old fi

• Private equity market growth set to continue as companies stay private for longer [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - The Thinking Ahead Institute (TAI) today released research that highlights the growing importance of the private equity market to both companies and investors. Increasing demand from investors for private equity has been significant, with the industry growing more tha

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• 20. Sep. | Hedge fund veterans share best ideas at Delivering Alpha [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Hedge fund greats came together again in New York for the annual Delivering Alpha conference. This year's event had a different tone than years prior - there was less of an emphasis on markets and a greater focus on politics and headlines. Still, a few calls

• 16. Sep. | Opalesque TV: A crisis alpha fund that does the job [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: There are many strategies that can mitigate risks, one of which is crisis alpha. Simon Kitson manages one; the Dynamic Macro Strategy, a crisis alpha fund that has successfully navigated the bear and bull markets of the last 12 years. "The strategy's main purpose

• 16. Sep. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund databases report mixed results for August: hedge fund news, week 35

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  In the week ending September 13th 2019, a report said that the hedge fund industry posted negative returns in August, dropping 0.78%, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, vers

• 11. Sep. | Opalesque Exclusive: Impact investors go all in on transforming frontier economies, GIIN report says [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Frontier finance may offer investors greater opportunities than it has in the past according to a new report from the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). GIIN released the report to coincide with the UN General Assembly which is slated to begin in a few wee

• 10. Sep. | Albright Capital builds on emerging markets impact strategy, signs on to IFC principles [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Albright Capital has adopted the International Finance Corporation's Operating Principles for Impact Management. The firm has also developed its own impact measurement system as part of the implementation of the principles. The IFC's principles were

• 09. Sep. | Opalesque Roundup: Do artificial intelligence hedge funds outperform? It depends - hedge fund news, week 34 [more]

  In the week ending September 6th 2019, a study said that hedge funds that use AI-based computer models to help with trading have been outperforming the hedge fund benchm

• 02. Sep. | Family offices evolve to meet new demands [more]

  The number of family offices has grown considerably over the past decade. According to Campden Wealth, family offices oversee assets valued at $5.9 trillion. Rubem Herzog, a Senior Wealth Manager, in the Strategic Wealth Management division at the Geneva Management Group (GMG), a multi-family office

• 02. Sep. | OPIM to launch Button Growth Fund [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: OP Investment Management (OPIM), Asia's leading emerging hedge fund platform, is partnering with Hong Kong-based But

• 02. Sep. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund investors see equity markets at peak but keep redeeming: hedge fund news, week 33 [more]

  In the week ending August 30th 2019, a report revealed that almost three quarters (74 percent) of investors in alternatives believe equity markets are at a peak - up

• 27. Aug. | Opalesque Exclusive: Eschler's long/short hedge fund gains from gold, uranium and energy-related industrials [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Eschler Asset Management LLP's founder Theron de Ris, who launched a small long/short deep value hedge fund seven years ago while working full time, tells Opalesque about his fund's evolution since his

• 26. Aug. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds suffer outflows again in July but performance gains buoy AUM : hedge fund news, week 32 [more]

  In the week ending August 23rd 2019, eVestment published data showing that hedge fund investors withdrew another $8.42 billion from the industry in July. However, positive performance h

• 23. Aug. | Legal & General joins OECD impact investing project Business for Inclusive Growth [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: British financial services company, Legal & General has joined a group of 34 businesses working with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG). The initiative was launched this morning by President

• 19. Aug. | Opalesque Exclusive: World's largest pension fund promotes ESG and performance-based fees [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: The largest pension fund in the world has been clarifying its sustainability goals in the last few years and fund managers ought to take note, as it is an initiator and it is working with other large asset owners. On Tuesday, CalPERS's

• 19. Aug. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund and private equity investors add social media menu: hedge fund news, week 31 [more]

  In the week ending August 16th 2019, a new investor and operational due diligence (ODD) analyst survey revealed that investors shift focus to social media analysis during hedge fund

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