Today's Exclusives

• Opalesque TV: On changing the world through corporate venture capital [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Venture capitalist Eric Munson is a true believer in the good of technology and innovation. He also feels optimistic about the role of corporate venture capital and secondary markets in the financial world. Born and bred in what became Silicon Valley during his lifet

• Institutional investors plan to continue to utilize hedge funds [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: While sentiment toward hedge funds has become increasingly critical after a turbulent 2018, investors plan to continue to utilize hedge funds as a primary source of alpha generation in 2019 - and to increase their overall asset allocation to hedge funds - according to

• TPG Sixth Street rakes $2.2bn hard cap close [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: TPG Sixth Street Partners, the credit business that's part of buyout giant TPG, closed its first late-stage growth fund, TSSP Capital Solutions, at its $2.2 billion hard cap. In addition to commitments from the Sixth Street team, the fund raised approximately $2.2

• 417 private debt funds seek an aggregate $177bn in capital in Q4 [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The fundraising market for private debt remains crowded at the start of Q4, with 417 private debt funds seeking an aggregate $177bn in capital, said Preqin. Although slightly down from the start of Q3, both figures remain very high compared with historical totals a

• Institutional investor demand for commercial real estate at 7-year high [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global institutional investor appetite for commercial real estate is the highest it's been in seven years, despite concerns about asset valuations and weakening economic growth, said a survey. Average target allocations to real estate increased 10 basis points

• White paper: Supporting investment thesis for secondary funds [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Secondary funds offer faster return of capital, wide diversification, and a notable downturn protection that might fit those who want to invest in a countercyclical way today, says Moonfare GmbH, a German private equity plat

Today's Other Voices

• 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

More Exclusives

• 21. Oct. | Opalesque Exclusive: Dutch ESG hedge fund returns 18% in first seven months [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: The Altaica Sustainable Equity Long Short (SELS) Fund is an up and coming ESG hedge fund; since its launch in March, it has returned 18.2% through an astute selection of stocks that have high ESG ratings, the use of factor modeling, risk hedging and leveraging. 10

• 21. Oct. | Opalesque Roundup: Hong Kong hedge funds lose assets while 'crazy rich' turn to Singapore: hedge fund news, week 39 [more]

  In the week ending October 18th 2019, a report said that Hong Kong's hedge fund industry saw its biggest quarterly outflow since the global recession a decade ago, a shift that may deepen concern about investor sentiment in the protest-wracked financial hub. Hong Kong hedge funds' US$1 b

• 18. Oct. | Opalesque Exclusive: Institutional investors are growing concerned about a slowdown in 2020 [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Institutional investors are beginning to show signs of worry about the economy heading into 2020, according to a new survey from placement agent Eaton Partners. The quarterly "Eaton Partners LP Pulse Survey" questioned more than 60 leading LPs, many of whom expr

• 14. Oct. | Opalesque Roundup: Gaining just just 4.9% YTD, hedge funds record best performance in this span since 2013: hedge fund news, week 38 [more]

  In the week ending October 11th 2019, Hedge Fund Research said that hedge funds gained 4.9% on average in the first three quarters of 2019, the best performance in this span since 2013. In September, hedge funds

• 11. Oct. | Goodhart Partners takes minority stake in Albright Capital [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Goodhart Partners has taken a minority stake in Albright Capital through its Volunteer Park Capital Fund. Volunteer Park makes strategic minority investments in select private capital investment management firms. Albright Capital is an emerging markets priva

• 09. Oct. | Opalesque Exclusive: As investors remain focused on fees a new study highlights effective strategies for allocators [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: A new study shows that asset owners have been successful at bringing fees down in nearly every asset class. The study was completed by consulting firm bfinance and is based on fees being quoted by asset managers for real mandates. According to the findings,

• 07. Oct. | Opalesque TV: Exchange-traded instruments: a way to wider distribution universe for hedge funds [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Offshore hedge funds can use the exchange-traded-instrument back door to access the EU and other markets. Andreas Woelfl, founder of iMaps Capital Markets, a firm that offers a platform to transform alternative investm

• 03. Oct. | Opalesque Exclusive: HC Private Investments and Landon family office launch platform for emerging private equity managers [more]

  Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: HC Private Investments, a Chicago-based private investment firm, and Landon Capital Partners, a Boston-based family office, today announced the formation of Evolution Manag

• 01. Oct. | Investors pivot to private assets as geopolitical tensions increase Schroders finds [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Institutional investors are pivoting to private assets as increasing geopolitical tension and fear of a global economic slowdown soar, according to Schroders Institutional Investor Study. The study - which surveyed 650 institutional investors encompassing

• 30. Sep. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund launches gain surprising momentum in H1 2019: hedge fund news, week 37 [more]

  In the week ending September 27th 2019, a study said that new hedge fund launches in H1 2019 have put the industry on pace to top the 561 launches from last year, which represent

• 27. Sep. | Opalesque Exclusive: Small to mid-market private equity deals outperform mega deals by 5% Pantheon finds [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: New data from Pantheon suggests that private equity investors should look to the smaller end of the market in order to find high value returns. The study looks at buyout deals with vintages 2000-2012 and shows that small to medium buyouts outperformed large to m

• 23. Sep. | Opalesque Roundup: Ex-Diamondback duo launches $1bn long-short hedge fund: hedge fund news, week 36 [more]

  In the week ending September 20th 2019, Larry Sapanski and Richard Schimel started a new hedge fund with $1 billion in commitments seven years after shutting their old fi

• 20. Sep. | Hedge fund veterans share best ideas at Delivering Alpha [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Hedge fund greats came together again in New York for the annual Delivering Alpha conference. This year's event had a different tone than years prior - there was less of an emphasis on markets and a greater focus on politics and headlines. Still, a few calls

• 16. Sep. | Opalesque TV: A crisis alpha fund that does the job [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: There are many strategies that can mitigate risks, one of which is crisis alpha. Simon Kitson manages one; the Dynamic Macro Strategy, a crisis alpha fund that has successfully navigated the bear and bull markets of the last 12 years. "The strategy's main purpose

More Other Voices

• 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

• 05. Sep. 2019 | Other voices: DBRS: No-deal Brexit increases risk of breakup of the UK [more]

  By: Sovereigns DBRS considers that diverging views on Brexit among citizens in the UK could inadvertently lead to the breakup of the Union. DBRS reviews the implications of no-deal scenarios and their potential impact on the unity of the United Kingdom. At one extreme is a "severe" hard B

• 28. Aug. 2019 | Other Voices: International compliance - a new era for SMCR [more]

  Andrew Shrimpton, Executive Chairman of Compliance Consulting With great power comes great responsibility. Yes, but in the era of SMCR, heads of compliance have found out that even a medium amount of power now comes with an almost unpalatable amount of personal accountability - and legal jeop

• 21. Aug. 2019 | Other Voices: Form SHL comes for hedge fund managers [more]

  By: Catherine Anderson, Brian Prewitt, Foley Hoag LLP Investment advisers, hedge and private fund managers and U.S.-resident entities should review whether they have any filing obligations under Treasury International Capital Benchmark Form SHL. Form SHL is a five-year benchmark filing requirem

• 01. Aug. 2019 | Other voices: Defying gravity: US M&A H1 2019: Private equity slows in 2019 as valuations continue to rise [more]

  By: Raymond Bogenrief, Oliver Brahmst, Gary Silverman, White & Case LLP Despite accumulating a vast, historic pile of capital for acquisitions, private equity has moderated its pace of buyouts in the first half of the year. Buyout activity fell 14 percent compared to the first half of 2018,

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