Near Term Trend: Bullish
As of 10/13/2017 close: $57.38
UPDATE: Last week, I suggested covering shorts on a drop in price to $53.25.
No drop yet. Wait for it before covering.
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
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
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
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
Dixon Boardman, CEO & Founder, Optima Asset Management and Vice Chairman, Forbes Family Trust, is pounding the table urging investors to make room in their portfolios for alternative investments, because their ability to hedge can provide much needed downside protection and diversification durin
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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&
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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. Citadel Advisors
Featuring : Symphony Financial Partners’ Value Realization Fund has returned over 24% p.a. for the last 8 years and is set to continue.Symphony Financial Partners “engaged” deep value Japanese equity strategy has delivered over 24% annualized returns for the past 8 years and in the high teens for over 16 years. And the story goes that they are just getting st...» Watch the video
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