Today's Exclusives

• Opalesque Exclusive: Former partners join again and launch global macro and digital asset hedge fund [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Two former partners are launching a global macro and digital assets hedge fund. London-based Balliol Road Investments LLP was founded in

• ESG bond issuance set to skyrocket and hit $4.5tn annually by 2025 [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global ESG-labelled bond issuance is "poised to explode" over the coming decade, with issuances potentially reaching $4.5trillion per year by 2025 alone, said a study. According to research by Pictet Asset Management and the Institute of International Fina

• 2021 private equity deal value crosses $800bn, breaking the 2007 record of $712bn [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Negative real interest rates bolster strong position for private equity, despite inflationary concerns, as the deal and exit values in the asset class soared in 2021, and public-to-private transactions are expected to account for a growing share of future deal flow.

• Hedge fund assets surpass $4tn [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Total hedge fund industry capital rose to surpass the $4 trillion milestone to begin 2022, according to the latest asset flows data from HFR. Total hedge fund capital rose increased to an estimated $4.01 trillion to begin 2022, representing an increase of ov

• Hedge fund managers bring their 2021 return to 9.49% [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers reversed losses in November and gained 1.01% in December, bringing their 2021 return to 9.49% - the second best annual performance since 2010. Hedge funds were supported by the robust performance of the global equity market as represented by the MSCI A

• December outflows dampen hedge fund AUM growth, 2021 still first positive flows year since 2017 [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - Investors pulled $19.96 billion from the global hedge fund business in December, bringing full-year 2021 hedge fund AUM growth to +$15.90 billion, according to the just-released eVestment December and Full Year 2021 Hedge Fund Asset Flows report. Overall AUM for the hedge

Today's Other Voices

• Other Voices: Global private equity delivers groundbreaking 2021 [more]

  Authored by Oliver Brahmst, Caroline Sherrell, and Daniel Yeh, from global law firm White&Case. In line with overall M&A trends, global private equity had a blockbuster 2021 by any metric, but perhaps the best is this: In a record-setting year for global M&A, a record was also set for the

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• 13. Jan. 2022 | Other Voices: EU shorting threshold lowered to 0.1% from 31 January 2022 [more]

  Authored by Anna Maleva-Otto and David Soerensen, from law firm Schulte Roth & Zabel. From 31 January 2022 (Implementation Date), the initial threshold for notifi

• 29. Dec. 2021 | Other Voices: SEC proposes new swaps rules [more]

  By: Margaret Blake, from law firm Jones Day . On December 15, 2021, the SEC proposed three rules under the Securities Exchange Act to address misconduct and promote transparency in the security-based swaps markets. The proposed rules would expand the scope of antifraud rules, prohibit certain at

• 09. Dec. 2021 | Other Voices: The UK long term asset fund has arrived [more]

  By: Helen Parsonage and Sebastian Biggam at Osborne Clarke Managers, investors and all those in tune with the UK's asset management industry were greeted recently with the news that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) had

• 25. Nov. 2021 | Other Voices: Active private equity firms buoy buyout issuance [more]

  By: Jeremy Duffy, Martin Forbes, Eliza McDougall, Justin Wagstaff Buyouts are back in a big way. Private equity (PE) firms around the world hit the market with purpose in 2021 and that momentum could carry into 2022. Issuance of high yield bonds and leveraged loans for buyout deals in the US

• 18. Nov. 2021 | Other Voices: SEC signals more scrutiny for hedge funds and private equity [more]

  By: David Marcinkus, Robert Plaze On November 10, 2021, in prepared remarks before a meeting sponsored by the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler presented his views on the role and importance of private equity funds and

• 11. Nov. 2021 | Other Voices: Leveraged loan markets keep on rolling [more]

  Authored by Jeremy Duffy, Eric Leicht, and Eugene Man from international law firm White & Case LLP. Despite a spike in energy prices and persistent inflation, year-to-date leveraged loan activity showed substantial gains on 2020 levels. Global leveraged loan activity sustained momentu

• 21. Oct. 2021 | Other Voices: SEC Enforcement Director announces "aggressive" policy shifts [more]

  By: Susanna M. Buergel, Jessica S. Carey On October 13, 2021, Gurbir Grewal, the SEC's new Director of Enforcement, announced in a speech that he intends to recommend "aggressive" use of available remedies in enforcement actions, including requiring admissions of wrongdoing in certain cases. Gr

• 15. Oct. 2021 | Other voices: Pandemic-derived supply chain issues unlock investment opportunities [more]

  Authored by: Germaine Nicole Gurr and Arlene Arin Hahn of White & Case, a global law firm. Pent-up demand for M&A deals has been unleashed to deliver the busiest first three quarters of a year for investment banks on Mergermarket record (since 2006). The boom is partly driven by abundant liquid

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NASDAQ 100 FUT. – (@NQ) – Daily

Curr: Long Looking to: Sell 13,810 / short 13,971.50

As of 3/21/21 @ 7:58pm EST: 12,858.25

LAST WEEK: We suggested buying at 12,664 with an upside target for taking profits at 13,810. We suggested shorting at 14,100 with a covering target of 12,466.

UPDATE: NQ futures had a very difficult session on Thursday but remain poised to move higher – potentially leading the rest of the market short-term. This could be a perfect example of a “catch-up” trade.
We would buy starting at 12,681.75 with a profit-taking target of 13,829. We would not short until 13,890 with stops on a close above 14,100 and with a covering target of 12,466.