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26. Nov. |
Opalesque Exclusive: Credit managers hold off new launches [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Credit managers appear to be in a bit of a holding pattern according to new data from law firm Ropes & Gray. The pandemic has disrupted new launches and is pushing managers to focus on their existing platform products.
Early in 2020, 50% of managers stated t
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24. Nov. |
Opalesque Exclusive: Systematic seasonality trading, the Munich way [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: The best known
seasonal progression is the outdoor temperature. Based on the time of the year, you probably know the range of temperatures you can expect. In trading, when you focus your attention only on p
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23. Nov. |
Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds outperform global equity market in October: hedge fund news, week 47 [more]
In the week ending November 20th 2020, Eurekahedge reported that global hedge funds were down 0.05% in October, outperforming the global equity market by 2.24% for the second consecuti
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19. Nov. |
Opalesque Exclusive: Eight ways investment managers should be using digital marketing right now [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: The pandemic has fundamentally changed how fund managers raise assets. Investors aren't up for in-person meetings anymore, but they are still investing. Hedge
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17. Nov. |
Opalesque Exclusive: Emerging managers tighten terms, pivot to multi-strategy funds as uncertainty reigns [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: Emerging managers are responding to the new era of uncertainty by trying to exert a bit more control over fund terms, according to a new report from law firm Walke
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16. Nov. |
Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds to remain second-largest alternative asset class next five years: hedge fund news, week 46 [more]
In the week ending November 13th 2020, Preqin said that it expects hedge funds to hold onto their position as the second-largest alternative asset class in 2025, despite relatively weak growth i
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11. Nov. |
Opalesque Exclusive: Investors press ahead on ESG and gender diversity but managers remain slow to act [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Alternative managers were defined by the pandemic in 2020. As markets rushed to respond to the realities of lockdown, hot topics like ESG investing and improving diversity took a backseat. This year, investors were focused on capital preservation and performance
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10. Nov. |
TriMark lenders go to court over priming fight [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Winning the financing market depends on where you sit in the capital stack if things go south. If a company finds itself unable to pay all of its creditors, leveraged lenders generally want to make sure they're high enough on the list to be one of the handfu
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09. Nov. |
Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund industry witnesses two remarkable fund launches: hedge fund news, week 45 [more]
In the week ending November 6th 2020, Peter Zhou, a former senior managing director at Coatue, has been launching his own new fund with at least $300 million in commitments already, sources say. China's Hony Capital Ltd. earlier this month closed its maiden venture-capital fund, raising $
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03. Nov. |
Laven to shift post-Brexit solutions [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: UK-based investment managers will lose access to the European Economic Area (EEA) at the end of the year when Brexit is enacted, whether under MiFID, AIFMD, or UCITS passports. Even if there's a last-minute deal, says Laven Group, a London-based regulatory compliance
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02. Nov. |
Opalesque Roundup: In spite of the September outflows hedge funds report positive flows in Q3: hedge fund news, week 44 [more]
In the week ending October 30th 2020, an eVestment report revealed that the global hedge fund industry saw outflows of -$9.66 billion in September, bringing industry asset
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30. Oct. |
ESG focused investors to take an increasingly activist role [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: For asset managers interested in sustainable investing, taking an activist role is becoming more common according to a new report from Schroders.
The Schroders Institutional Investor Study 2020 includes data from 650 institutional investors representing $25
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28. Oct. |
Opalesque Exclusive: Pensions raise concerns over the pandemic, US elections [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Pension plan sponsors are worried about how the pandemic and the upcoming election will ultimately impact their retirement plans, according to new data from pension consultant NEPC. Recent volatility in the market has already impacted funded status for pension p
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23. Oct. |
Opalesque Exclusive: ThirdYear Capital launches macro fund with Agathon Capital and Universal-Investment [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: ThirdYear Capital has launched a new macro UCITS fund together with Agathon Capital and Universal-Investment. The ART Global Macro fund invests in liquid and excha
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05. Nov. 2020 |
Other Voices: Resurging leveraged loan issuance points to a stronger year [more]
By: Jeremy Duffy, Eliza McDougall, Jake Mincemoyer, White & Case
After taking a deep dive in Q2, US leveraged loan issuance picked up in Q3, while European markets gained year on year.
Having navigated extreme market dislocation due to COVID-19 for the past six months, leveraged loan activity
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22. Oct. 2020 |
Other Voices: SEC updates regs for funds of funds, but some limitations remain [more]
By: Scott Moss, Lauren A. Schwartz, Lowenstein Sandler
On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and related amendments to streamline and enhance the regulatory framework, which governs registered funds th
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15. Oct. 2020 |
Other Voices: Responsible Investment labels: welcome to the jungle! [more]
by Perrine Dutronc, Sustainable Investing Specialist, Groupe La Française
There is no common definition of "sustainable finance", which leaves ample room for interpretation when referencing sustainable investments.
Sustainable investment strategies can be based on environmental or social
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13. Oct. 2020 |
Other Voices: FoHF Returns vs Hedge Funds during Covid-19 [more]
From Alternativesoft (information@alternativesoft.com):
Some
investment funds have done better than others during Covid-19. From
data aggregated using AlternativeSoft's investment platform, we can
see that easily the best performing investme
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24. Sep. 2020 |
Other Voices: Updated ILPA model LPAs continue to miss the mark(et) [more]
By: Gus Black, Zachary Oswald, Albert Tse, Thiha Tun, Dechert
The Institutional Limited Partners Association has recently released an update to its model limited partnership agreement for private equity funds and other closed-ended funds. One of the stated benefits of the Model LPA and the recent
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16. Sep. 2020 |
Other Voices: The offer of certainty is resonating clearly in US [more]
By: Philip Pirecki, Jersey Finance
The first half of 2020 for the US was a fragmented, disrupted and at times tumultuous period.
From an economic perspective, after a period of a few years of achieving
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09. Sep. 2020 |
Other Voices: Hedge fund's mid-year trends and strategies currently in demand [more]
By Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA, Founder and CEO - Agecroft Partners, LLCThe hedge fund industry is
dynamic, comprising numerous strategies that attract varying degrees
of interest over time. Demand for each strategy is impacted by
many variables including capital market valuations, expectations of
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25. Aug. 2020 |
Other Voices: Decarbonization and fossil fuel's growing weakness [more]
By James Jampel, HITE Hedge Asset Management
Warren Buffet said in 1999: "Sometimes, incidentally, it is much easier in these transforming events to figure out the losers. You could have grasped the importance of the auto when it came along but still found it hard to pick companies that would ma
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Renaissance, Two Sigma see losses as quant giants navigate chaos
From Bloomberg: Two of the hedge fund industry's quantitative powerhouses are getting tripped up this year as wild markets throw off their investing models.
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Hedge funds bet on tech ahead of unpredictable fourth quarter
From Bloomberg: Hedge funds mostly stuck with the safety of technology stocks during the third quarter as they headed toward the uncertainty of this month's U.S. election. If they're still holding on to those wagers, it will - SPACs: As Ackman hunts blockbuster deal, he counts on big backers[more]
From Reuters: Hedge fund veteran William Ackman has the support of some of Wall Street's top investors as he tries to pull off the biggest-ever deal carried out by a blank-check acquisition company, according to regulatory filings published in the last few days.
Among the heavy hitters rounded u - Bill Ackman is bullish on stocks for 2021, but has a hedge position for a 'tragic' end to 2020[more]
From CNBC: Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who made big money betting against the markets earlier this year, said he's optimistic about a recovery in 2021, but investors will need to get through a "tragic" year-end first.
"We think the next couple of months unfortunately are going to - SPACs: Media, energy-focused SPACs raise $561m in market debuts[more]
From Law 360: Two blank-check companies, one led by former Disney executives and the other backed by Apollo Global Management, started trading Wednesday after raising a combined $561 million in initial public offerings.
Forest Road Acquisition Corp. raised $261 million in its upsized debut, wh
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