Today's Exclusives
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Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Collection chronicles
extraordinary funds in extraordinary times [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: From the beginning of April right up until last week, Opalesque posted
regular updates on hedge funds and other alternative funds who
beat the markets, by either outperforming them - especially in Q1 - or
protecting assets. We called them the Corona Fighters.
We have
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Global debt capital markets activity has record breaking first half [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Global debt capital markets activity has broken all time records according to the latest first half data from Refinitiv. Overall global debt capital markets activity totaled $5.5 trillion during the first half of 2020, a 35% increase compared to the first half o
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Summit Partners raises over $2.2bn for two new megafunds [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global alternative investment firm Summit Partners has raised two new megafunds. Summit Partners Europe Growth Equity Fund III, a growth fund, closed at its hard cap with €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) in total commitments.
Besides, Summit also closed its latest v
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UN-backed research finds an urgent need for the finance sector to set biodiversity targets [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Financial institutions need to pay more attention to biodiversity loss, especially as they prepare for a post-pandemic economic recovery, said a study.
The report, entitled 'Beyond Business as Usual: Biodiversity Targets and Finance'shines a spotlight on the urgent
Today's Other Voices
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30. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: Financial advisors say volatile markets should favor active managers [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Will the pandemic ultimately lead to asset growth? Active managers have seen significant outflows this year, although they are beginning to taper off. Data from eVestment shows that investors pulled $18.1 billion out of hedge funds in April, down slightly from t
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29. Jun. |
Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund industry AUM sits near $3.05tn in May: hedge fund news, week 26 [more]
In the week ending June 26th 2020, a report by eVestment said that investor flows were near flat in May, with net inflows of an estimated $1.71 billion into hedg
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25. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: Global Infrastructure Finance launches debut infrastructure debt fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: Boston-based Global Infrastructure Finance has launched its debut infrastructure finance fund. The Global Infrastructure Fund targets high single-digit returns in
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24. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 52: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: 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.
A convergence in gold
Interest in the gold market is hitting new h
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23. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 51: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: 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.
Market neutral leads
London-based Portman Square Capital's flag
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22. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 50: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: 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.
Multi-asset rebounds
Stockholm-based Coeli Multi Asset's Mult
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22. Jun. |
Opalesque Roundup: One-fourth of hedge funds post big performance gains (averaging 20% YTD) : hedge fund news, week 25 [more]
In the week ending June 19th 2020, eVestment hedge fund performance data revealed that roughly one-fourth of funds are in the green for the year, with those funds putting up strong a
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19. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 49: 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.
Digital currency market as the new frontier
The Portal Digital Fun
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18. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 48: 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.
Good ESG equities
The GBI - Good Governance Fund is up +5.8% Y
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18. Jun. |
Investors try to carry on business as usual, but remain wary of virtual meetings [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: A new report from investment advisory firm Campbell Lutyens shows that investors are sticking with their current allocations to alternatives, but bringing on new manager relationships is proving difficult. 46% of investors wouldn't consider adding a new mana
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17. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 47: 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.
Commodity fund launching euro gold class
The Earth Element Fund
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16. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 46: 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.
Update: Possibly some of the best funds of funds in 2020
Eagle's
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16. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: Private equity investors raise concerns around geopolitical risk, climate change [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Private equity has a reputation for being a "people business" that is decoupled from the whims of the market or the concerns of the broader economy. While the long investment cycles of private equity funds often keep the asset class above the fray, it&
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15. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 45: 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.
News from Janus
The Janus Henderson Global Equity Market Neutr
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30. Jun. 2020 |
Other Voices: SEC issues a risk alert for private fund managers [more]
By: Susan Gault-Brown, Kelley A. Howes, Leonora Shalet, Stephanie Thomas; Morrison and Forrester
On June 23, 2020, the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations published a Risk Alert identifying common deficiencies and compliance issues it has observed in examinations of registere
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26. Jun. 2020 |
Other Voices: A guide to 'recycling' options for fund managers [more]
By: Edward Lee, Cameron Roper, Nick Rose, Proskauer
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis is presenting fund managers with numerous challenges. One key challenge is to make sure that their portfolio companies have sufficient capital available to weather this particular storm. But how can fund managers ensu
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19. Jun. 2020 |
Other Voices: ESG and fund managers [more]
By: Leonora Shalet, Morrison and Forrester
A Subcommittee of the SEC Investor Advisory Committee has issued a recommendation relating to ESG disclosures for issuers, and this was a focus at the Asset Management Advisory Committee on May 27. Not only did they raise environmental, social and corpo
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12. Jun. 2020 |
Other Voices: ESMA takes aim at fund costs [more]
Commentary from INDOS Financial
The thorny issue of fund costs and charges has been hotly contested by EU regulators for a
number of years now amid concerns that investors were being disadvantaged. This focus
continues and in June 2020 the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
publish
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11. Jun. 2020 |
Other Voices: Private fund investor defaults: consequences and practical solutions [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: By: Ted Craig, Jenna Lalji, Dentons
Whilst the true, long-term impact of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic remains to be seen, the global financial markets have already experienced a huge wave of turbulence. The prospect of a significant effect on the close
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02. Jun. 2020 |
Other Voices: Hong Kong and its National Security law: the view of a Hong Kong based fund manager [more]
By: Fabrice Jacob, CEO JK Capital Management Ltd., a La Française group-member company.
The recent events in Hong Kong are making headlines and have become a political tool in the hands of the Trump administration. Trying to stay as rational as possible, we wanted to share our views as a fund m
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13. May. 2020 |
Other Voices: Coronavirus, subscription credit lines and private equity funds [more]
By:Jonathan Sablone Noah Schottenstein
The current economic downturn has impacted virtually every industry and business across the globe. Just like most businesses, private funds, and in particular private equity funds, will not escape unscathed from the one-two punch of a global pandemic and ec
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08. May. 2020 |
Other Voices: Update on relief under the CARES Act for fund managers [more]
By: Alston & Bird
On April 24, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released the Interim Final Rule on Requirements for Promissory Notes, Authorizations, Affiliation, and Eligibility, which provides additional guidance on the rules governing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Under
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- New Launches: GP Bullhound raises $141m for its fifth tech fund, LBC Credit Partners V aims to raise $1bn, B Capital shores up $820m in second fund, BayernKapital closes second Bavarian Growth Fund, PGIM Investments launches global corporate ESG bond fund, MSIM launches Paris Agreement-aligned global balanced sustainable fund, Unigestion announces closes for Secondary V and Direct II, Waterton plans $1.25bn fundraise for latest US apartment fund[more]
GP Bullhound raises $141m for its fifth tech fund
From PE News: Technology-focused investment firm GP Bullhound has held the first close of its latest fund with €125m ($141m) of capital commitments.
GP Bullhound Fund V is a pan-European venture capital fund targeting primarily l - SWF: UK's Future Fund expansion 'fails to hit the mark', claim business leaders[more]
From Telegraph: Britain's start-up rescue fund, which has been extended to include UK startups that have moved the headquarters overseas, still "fails to hit the mark" for many early-stage companies, business leaders have warned.
The Future Fund, launched in May, provides Government funding of - PE/VC: Disruption from COVID-19 hits ASEAN private equity hard, VCs see much to like in Democrats' $1.5tn Moving Forward Act, US PE firms play the long game as deal-making comes back into focus[more]
Disruption from COVID-19 hits ASEAN private equity hard
Opalesque Industry Update - After a strong 2019, the ASEAN private equity industry has been shaken by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports Preqin. As of September 2019, ASEAN-focused private equity and venture capital asset - Coronavirus crisis: PE industry mulls more realism and longer holding periods[more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: More realism, longer holding periods and an advantage for investors with a long-term focus - these are the main changes that investment managers in the German private equity market expect as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
The PE transaction activity is not exp - Multi-strategy hedge funds post double-digit gains, Tiger Global, Coatue score double-digit fund gains in 2020, Lone Pine soars after losses earlier this year, Can Pershing Square's standout year continue?[more]
Multi-strategy hedge funds post double-digit gains
From FT: Large multi-strategy hedge funds have posted double-digit gains for the first half of the year, reversing losses from March, as markets defied the economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
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