Today's Exclusives

• SALT returns with a new venue [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: SkyBridge Capital's SALT Conference is returning as an in-person event in 2021, with a venue change. The event will be held September 13-15 at the Javitz Center in New York City. SkyBridge says the change is in support of New York as the city works through i

• Global private equity fund-raising reach $5tn in capital over the past five years [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global private equity fund-raising of $989 billion was a decline from 2019's all-time record of $1.09 trillion, said a study. But it was still the third-highest total in history, and if you add in the $83 billion raised for SPACs, it was the second-highest. Accordi

• Venture capital deal value in artificial intelligence boast CAGR of nearly 40% last 5 years [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Venture capital (VC) funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the artificial intelligence (AI) space showcased a fluctuating trend during 2016-2020, said a report. However, despite the fluctuation in deal activity, there is a significant growth in 2020

Today's Other Voices

• Other Voices: UK private funds face Brexit challenges [more]

  By: Elena Faloutsou, Greg Norman, Abigail Reeves - Skadden The negotiations that culminated in the establishment of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) at the end of 2020 concluded with no meaningful agreement in relation to the provision of financial services between the United Kingdom an

More Exclusives

• 01. Mar. | Opalesque Exclusive: The secondaries market shows signs of a rebound [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: 77% of secondaries fund managers expect to see a strong resurgence of deal flow over the next 12 months, according to a new survey from Investec. Respondents noted that while the pandemic has lasted longer than many anticipated, transaction volume has returned.

• 01. Mar. | Opalesque Roundup: Demand for macro and managed futures pushes hedge fund to $3.345tn in January: hedge fund news, week 09 [more]

  In the week ending February 26th 2020, eVestment Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report revealed that overall AUM for the hedge fund business in January stood at $3.345 trillion. Hedge funds attracted US

• 26. Feb. | Opalesque Exclusive: ESG factors reflect very serious changes on how dollars will be invested in the future [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: As reported yesterday, credit rating and research company

• 25. Feb. | Opalesque Exclusive: Risk is being socialised, says author Alexander Ineichen [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: In 2008, Warren Buffett issued a challenge to the hedge fund industry, which he thought charged exorbitant fees that the funds' performances could not justify. Protégé Partners LLC accepted, and the two parties placed a million-dollar bet.

• 24. Feb. | Opalesque Exclusive: Arion Investment Management launches multi-strategy commodity fund platform [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: Arion Investment Management, a London based commodity specialist, has launched a new multi-strategy commodity fund platform. Arion Alpha Strategies SPC includes fi

• 22. Feb. | Opalesque Roundup: 59% of hedge funds report positive results for January: hedge fund news, week 08 [more]

  In the week ending February 19th 2021, eVestment released January 2021 hedge fund performance data which showed that hedge funds started 2021 on a high note with aver

• 17. Feb. | Opalesque Exclusive: London manager to launch absolute return options fund [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Carmika Partners LLP is a discretionary investment manager that specializes in quantitative volatility trading. Th

• 17. Feb. | Opalesque Exclusive: Pensions fill a 'fixed income sized hole' with alternatives [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Pension funds continue to shift toward alternatives, according to a new study from pension consultants Willis Towers Watson. In 2000, just 7% of pension fund assets in developed economies were allocated to private markets and other alternatives, that number now

• 16. Feb. | Opalesque Exclusive: Apis Global Discovery Fund's winning streak extends into January after ending 2020 up 70% [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: 2021 opened with another positive month for global equities and some funds were able to take advantage. The Apis Global Discovery Fund, from Apis Capital Advisors, ended the month up 8.4% building on strong 2020 returns of over 70% net. January marks the st

• 15. Feb. | The five best performing hedge and mutual funds from April 2020 to December 2020 [more]

  Matthias Knab, Opalesque: The five best performing hedge and mutual funds from April 2020 to December 2020 This brief article, compiled by AlternativeSoft, examines the five best performing hedge funds and the five

• 15. Feb. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds gain during turbulent January: hedge fund news, week 07 [more]

  In the week ending February 12th 2021, HFR reported that hedge funds advanced in January to begin 2021, actively trading through a turbulent month dominated by a volatile

• 10. Feb. | Opalesque Exclusive: Logica Capital Advisers capitalizes on retail volatility to end January in positive territory [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: After years of calm markets, 2020 turned out to be the year tail risk funds were waiting for. Tail risk and other volatility strategies ended 2020 up significantly after 8 years of underperforming. Los Angeles-based Logica Capital Advisers was one of them.

• 08. Feb. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds post annual return of +16.63% in 2020, the highest since 2009: hedge fund news, week 06 [more]

  In the week ending February 5th 2020, Preqin said that returns across hedge fund asset class were +16.63%, ahead of the S&P 500 PR Index (16.26%), resulting in the asset class' highest annual return sin

• 05. Feb. | ESG innovation measures environmental and social impact at product level [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Richmond Global Sciences (RGS) today launched RIFT - Real Impact in Financial Terms - the first-ever assessment of environmental and social impact at the product level, aligning with the pioneering work of the Impact Weight Accounts Initiative. "The future of ESG

More Other Voices

• 23. Feb. 2021 | Other Voices: Hedge fund launches in 2021: obstacles and opportunities [more]

  By Aaron Steinberg, Head of Prime Services Sales and Relationship Management at BNY Mellon Pershing There were 42 launches in Q3 of 2020-the lowest of any fiscal quarter of the last five years-and of those launch

• 11. Feb. 2021 | Other Voices: Congress restores and codifies expansive SEC fines authority [more]

  By: Catherine Botticelli , Anthony S. Kelly, Eric Auslander, Dennis Lawson and Lindsay E. Ray Overriding a presidential veto, Congress on January 1, 2021 enacted the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021. In part, the NDAA restored significant

• 27. Jan. 2021 | Other Voices: Private equity ends 2020 on a high [more]

  By: Ian Bagshaw | Oliver Brahmst | Daniel Yeh Global private equity dealmaking continued its dramatic return to form in the fourth quarter, posting a strong finish to the year. Total deal value in Q4 came to US$336.5 billion, a 40% increase on the same quarter in 2019, while volume climbed 12% t

• 20. Jan. 2021 | Other Voices: IRS final carried interest rules favorable to fund managers [more]

  By: Michele J. Alexander, Barnes & Thornburg On Jan. 7, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department issued final regulations regarding the treatment of carried interests, or profits interests in partnerships that generally entitle service providers to share in appreciati

• 05. Jan. 2021 | Other Voices: Top hedge fund industry trends for 2021 [more]

  By: Don Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners 1. Hedge fund industry AUM to reach all-time high driven by net inflows Hedge fund industry assets will reach an all-time high in 2021 driven by one of the largest positive net inflows into the hedge fund industry in over a decade. Although the

• 29. Dec. 2020 | Other Voices: SEC gives "special purposes" brokers the go-ahead on digital assets custody [more]

  By:Peter LaVigne, Nicholas Losurdo, Jana Steenholdt - Goodwin Christmas came early for many in the digital asset community by way of a statement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2020 that grants relief in the area of broker "custody" of digital asset securities. T

• 29. Dec. 2020 | Other Voices: SEC gives "special purposes" brokers the go-ahead on digital assets custody [more]

  By:Peter LaVigne, Nicholas Losurdo, Jana Steenholdt - Goodwin Christmas came early for many in the digital asset community by way of a statement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2020 that grants relief in the area of broker "custody" of digital asset securities. T

• 17. Dec. 2020 | Other Voices: Congress gives SEC 10-year window to pursue fraudulent funds [more]

  By: Kevin R. Edgar, Teresa Goody Guillén, Bari R. Nadworny and Michelle N. Tanney On December 8, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved final passage of a $740.5 billion annual defense policy bill, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021b

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BITCOIN / US DOLLAR (BTCUSD) – Daily

Currently: Cash Looking to: Buy now

As of 2/28/21 @ 12:25pm EST: 43,795.37

LAST WEEK: We suggested buying BTCUSD on a dip to 32,000 – 42,000 with stops on a close below 30,000.

UPDATE: Bitcoin is under pressure as this is being typed. The recent spike to 58,637 appears to have been the end of wave “V” higher. The current pullback appears to be a retracement of the five wave move that started in 2015 and just terminated. The Fibonacci retracement levels come in at 44,618 (already in jeopardy), 36,113, 29,238 and 22,364. We would look to buy BTC at current levels (43,673) today (2/28/21), but would honor stops if the close 2/28 is below 44,618. If support breaks, exit and re-buy at 36,113. Upside target in either case is 100k+.