Today's Exclusives

• Opalesque Exclusive: Survey shows asset managers struggle with marketing [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Marketing is an increasingly important aspect of the business of asset management, but a new survey from Cutter Associates shows that asset managers are slow to act and haven't fully embraced data capture and marketing automation. The survey results poi

• Buyout firm Leonard Green raises $15bn in 2 funds [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Los Angeles-based buyout firm Leonard Green&Partners (LPG) has raised $14.75 billion for two new funds, including a middle-market focused fund. The private-equity firm collected the total in roughly seven months, including $12 billion for its latest flagship buyo

• Parthenon Capital racks up $2bn for the sixth fund [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The US-based mid-market private equity firm Parthenon Capital closed its growth-oriented private equity fund Parthenon Investors VI at its hard cap of $2 billion. The closing exceeds its fundraising target of $1.5 billion, said a press note. Investors include

Today's Other Voices

• Other Voices: Missing the mark: CFA hedge fund performance standards [more]

  By Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA - CEO, Agecroft Partners: The CFA Institute has released and circulated the final version of its guidelines to improve performance standards in the hedge fund industry. They will go into effect on January 1, 2020. We strongly support the effort to create and implement p

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• 09. Dec. | Opalesque Roundup: Ackman's 51.3% net YTD return proves there's hope for hedge funds: hedge fund news, week 46 [more]

  A report in the week ending December 6th 2019, said that with gains in November, Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management is on track to land massive returns. It posted a 3.4% gross gain for November, or 3.2% after fees. The month's performance brought its year-to-date re

• 02. Dec. | Opalesque Exclusive: Proskauer report highlights SEC examination and enforcement trends for private fund managers [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: A new report from law firm Proskauer suggests that SEC examinations of investment managers are on the rise. The regulator has also updated its priorities concerning enforcement, insider trading and rulemaking initiatives. According to the report, the SEC

• 02. Dec. | Opalesque Roundup: Performance pushes hedge fund AUM up 3.5% in 2019 despite ongoing outflows: hedge fund news, week 45 [more]

  In the week ending November 29th 2019, research from Preqin showed that the hedge fund industry lost $34.4 billion in the third quarter. This was the sixth-straight quarter that outflows outpaced

• 29. Nov. | 50 South Capital & Preqin highlight emerging manager outperformance in a new report [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: New data from Preqin and 50 South Capital, the investment arm of Northern Trust, shows that emerging managers are outperforming established managers by almost 4% a

• 27. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Safehouse Capital launches thematic consumer fund [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: A new fund has launched in Dubai with a global focus on the consumer sector. Safehouse Capital is led by Sharif Farha and was started in 2018 after Farha moved on

• 25. Nov. | Opalesque Roundup: Despite 45% of hedge funds seeing inflows, industry AUM drops 8th consecutive month: hedge fund news, week 44 [more]

  In the week ending November 22nd 2019, the eVestment hedge fund asset flows report said despite 45% of funds did experience inflows last month, the overall asset outflows in Oct

• 21. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Investors stick with private credit [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Private credit continues to grow as investors of all types hunt for yield, according to a new survey from The Alternative Credit Council (ACC) and global law firm Dechert. However, as more money moves into the asset class, it's likely risk-taking will increa

• 18. Nov. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds still largest alternatives investment but quickly giving up market share: hedge fund news, week 43 [more]

  In the week ending November 15th 2019, a new study from Ernst & Young (EY) found that hedge funds continue to make up the largest percentage of investors' allocations to alternatives, but they are quickly giving up market share to private equity firms raking in the cash that investors are

• 15. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Investors are sticking with alternatives but are putting pressure on managers to focus on ESG, succession planning [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Investors are continuing to allocate to alternatives, but they're choosing private equity and real estate over hedge funds according to EY's latest Global Alternative Funds Survey. Investors also want to see a robust talent management strategy and greate

• 13. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge funds and private equity hang on despite headwinds [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: A new report from Cayman law firm Walkers shows that hedge funds are hanging on despite continuing headwinds. New hedge fund launch data compiled by Walkers

• 11. Nov. | Opalesque Roundup: Equity hedge strategy up +1.3% in October, with +9.3% YTD gain: hedge fund news, week 10 [more]

  In the week ending November 8th 2019, HFR reported that the HFRI Equity Hedge (Total) Index led main strategy performance for the month with a +1.3 percent return, bringing the Y

• 07. Nov. | Opalesque Roundtable: Venture capital investors discuss how they screen startups for investment [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: It's no secret that a majority of startup companies fail. Bad ideas, inexperienced management teams, or simply a lack of funding to get to the next level can end a company. Venture capital stakes its edge on being able to identify early-stage companies tha

• 04. Nov. | Opalesque Roundup: Asia hedge funds fastest growth puts spotlight on local talent: hedge fund news, week 41 [more]

  In the week ending November 1st 2019, media reports said that as more and more big hedge funds expand in Asia and the region's assets under management grow at a faster clip than in the US and Britain, industry executives say the number of qualified candidates has failed to keep up. Hedge funds

• 01. Nov. | Opalesque Roundtable: Brexit hits venture capital in the UK [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: As Brexit negotiations drag on, LPs and GPs are looking more closely at the impact to venture capital. As an asset class, venture capital is typically uncorrelated to broad geopolitical trends that might move markets, but according to delegates at the recent Opa

More Other Voices

• 26. Nov. 2019 | Other Voices: For alternative asset managers, the time for RPA is now [more]

  By: Martin Boyd, president of Capital Market Solutions for FIS Alternative asset managers are getting serious about embracing technology. Robotic process automation, machine learning and artificial intelligence - innovations I collectively refer to as emerging technology are having a moment in

• 22. Nov. 2019 | Other Voices: ILPA model limited partnership agreement focuses on favorable terms for LPs [more]

  By: Kate Binedell, Christine Ormond Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner ILPA has recently published a model limited partnership agreement (LPA) that reflects preferred terms and practices for the LP community investing in private equity funds. The Model LPA conforms to ILPA Principles 3.0 (published ear

• 08. Nov. 2019 | Other Voices: Hong Kong's SFC increases scrutiny of private equity managers [more]

  By: Vivian Tang, Michael Wong, Dechert The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has announced that it reprimanded and fined a Hong Kong private equity firm, SEAVI Advent Ocean Private Equity Limited (PE Firm), for employing or appointing unlicensed persons to perform regulated functi

• 16. Oct. 2019 | Other Voices: UK conduct regulator finalizes rules for funds investing in illiquid assets [more]

  By: Shearman & Sterling LLP The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has finalized new rules governing certain types of open-ended funds that invest in inherently illiquid assets. The rules include: A new category of "funds investing in inherently illiquid assets" that are subject to ad

• 30. Sep. 2019 | Other voices: Hedge fund speed dating: efficient, effective but only if approached correctly. [more]

  By: Andrew Saunders, President, Castle Hill Capital Partners Finding the right investor for your alternative investment strategy is a challenge. Due to a combination of innovation and efficiency the speed dating format has taken hold as the preferred format for capital introduction events. The f

• 26. Sep. 2019 | Other Voices: OCIE issues risk alert on trading compliance issues [more]

  By: Jonathan Levy, Ballard Spahr The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert earlier this month from its national examination program warning investment advisers of the most common compliance deficiencies that OCIE found r

• 19. Sep. 2019 | Other Voices: What you need to know about ILPA Principles 3.0 [more]

  By: Jonathan McCullough, James McClary and Elizabeth Dylke, Bennet Jones The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) recently released the latest version of its principles, ILPA Principles 3.0. The updated principles provide a detailed selection of best practices for participants in th

• 05. Sep. 2019 | Other voices: Global negative interest rates, what can go wrong and how can hedge funds help? [more]

  By: Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA - Founder and CEO, Agecroft Partners Globally coordinated monetary stimulus prevented a potential economic meltdown in 2008 and helped create a quick rebound in the capital markets. We have since seen the longest economic expansion on record. Unfortunately, the e

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