Today's Exclusives

• Opalesque Exclusive: Impact food value chain strategy pays off for this Swiss manager [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: A Swiss manager that provides short-term private loans to corporates - especially in the food value chain sector - has maintained steady returns this year and expects to continue doing so. The Ancile Fund provides short-term alternative credit to non-speculative cor

• Assets in global ETPs reached a new record of $6.66tn in July [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Assets in exchange-traded products (ETPs) listed globally reached a new record of US$6.66 trillion at the end of July 2020. According to figures from the ETFGI consultancy, ETPs gathered net inflows of $79.35 billion during July, bringing year-to-date net inflows to

• Brookfield raises a record $23bn during Q2 2020 [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global alternative asset manager Brookfield Asset Management has raised a record $23 billion during the second quarter and expects to accelerate the pace of investments after the disruption caused by Covid-19. Chief executive Bruce Flatt said that Brookfield c

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• 13. Aug. | Opalesque Roundtable: The Bahamas to amend Investment Funds Act and implement Contracts For Differences Rules [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: The Bahamas has been busy modernising its financial regulatory system of late and here is a recent update, fresh from Opalesque's Bahamas Roundtable 2020. Of note is the country's ag

• 12. Aug. | Opalesque Exclusive: Katch secures guaranteed income through private debt to SMEs [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Short-term lending to SMEs can be a good alternative to traditional fixed income, provided the risks are well under control. One fund that does just that is the Katch Global Lending Opportunitie

• 10. Aug. | Opalesque Roundup: Some big name hedge funds shine with substantial gains for the year: hedge fund news, week 32 [more]

  In the week ending August 7th 2020, Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Holdings reported that its portfolio made money in July, boosting his monthly performance to 4.6 percent. Pershing Square Holdings is now up 34.8 percent for the year, according to a document released to investors in the UK and Amster

• 07. Aug. | Opalesque Roundtable: The Bahamas emerges as a pandemic safe jurisdiction for family offices [more]

  As ultra high net worth investors rethink travel-heavy business models in the wake of covid, the Bahamas has become a popular base of operations, according to participants in the recent Opalesque Bahamas Roundtable. More investment firms and funds are choosing to domicile in the Bahamas as recent up

• 03. Aug. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund launches fall again with just 59 funds in Q2 2020: hedge fund news, week 31 [more]

  In the week ending July 31st 2020, a report by Preqin said that only 59 new hedge funds were launched in the second quarter, down from 182 in the first quarter of the year and 228 in the second q

• 31. Jul. | Opalesque Exclusive: FACT Capital navigates a wild first year by focusing on specialization [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: FACT Capital, a new long/short hedge fund with an all woman investment team is trying to change the industry. FACT stands for fairness, alignment, compounding, and

• 30. Jul. | Opalesque Exclusive: Bellecapital's Eiger Fund outperforms during a trying first year [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: A new fund is capitalizing on the opportunities in European small-cap and mid-cap equities. Zurich-based Bellecapital's Belle Core Europe Eiger Fund is coming

• 29. Jul. | Opalesque Exclusive: Investors rethink hedge fund allocations [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: A new report from bfinance suggests that asset owners are maintaining a cautiously optimistic investment outlook despite uncertainty over the state of the global economy in the covid era. Bfinance spoke to 368 senior investors for the report. They represent pens

• 27. Jul. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund redemptions decelerate as survey indicates come back of investors: hedge fund news, week 30 [more]

  In the week ending July 24th 2020, a report by BarclayHedge revealed that hedge fund redemptions continued to decline from their COVID-19 pandemic-fueled peak of $85.6 billion in March. Ne

• 24. Jul. | Opalesque Exclusive: SEC focuses on pandemic related fraud [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The global pandemic has had a significant impact on the world economy and it's also impacting securities enforcement. According to the latest Securities Enforcement Update from law firm Gibson Dunn, the SEC is refocusing its supervisory priorities toward are

• 23. Jul. | Opalesque Exclusive: Private equity turns to the secondaries market as holding periods lengthen [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The opportunity set for private equity is changing as a result of the pandemic, according to a new paper from 50 South Capital. Preferred equity deals are likely to become a popular alternative to outright asset sales for LPs with high-quality portfolios. GP-led

• 20. Jul. | Opalesque Roundup: US dominates both investors and managers involved with hedge funds: hedge fund news, week 29 [more]

  In the week ending July 17th 2020, reports said the United States accounts for three-quarters of Assets Under Management (AUM) across the globe in the hedge fund industry, said a study. Despite hedge fund

• 15. Jul. | The Corona Fighters Report 57: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020. Based in the U.S. Virgin Islands, with offices in Houston, Skylar Capital Managemen

• 14. Jul. | The Corona Fighters Report 56: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn [more]

  Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Bovell Global Macro Fund up over 100% past 12 months This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting ass

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GOLD FUTURES (@GC) – Weekly

Currently: Cash Looking to: Short @ 2,075

As of 8/7/20 close: 2,028

LAST WEEK: We suggested shorting at 2,012.50 with stops on a close above 2,015 and with a target of 1,809.40.

UPDATE: Gold futures traded through the next projected target of 2,012.50 last week. However, we are of the opinion that this is just an overshoot of a monthly target and that we will still see the pullback to either 1,809.40 or 1,674 play out. If you shorted gold off of last week’s report, you should have been stopped out. Try re-shorting gold between 2,075 and 2,089 with stops honored on a close above 2,089.20 and with a target for covering down at 1,809.50. No new longs until 1,679, though – at least until further notice.