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01 Jun. 2026 BofA Securities Asia Alternatives Forum draws $700bn in hedge fund allocators as industry inflows hit highest since 2007 [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: BofA Securities hosted its fourth annual Asia Alternatives Forum in Hong Kong on May 21, bringing together more than 20 global and Asia-based hedge fund managers and 120 in
28 May. 2026 "AlphaRaccoon" unmasked: CFTC charges Google engineer with $1.2m polymarket insider trading Scheme [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a civil enforcement action against a Google software engineer who, regulators say, turned advance knowledge of one o
26 May. 2026 AGF to top up investment in New Holland Capital [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - AGF Management Limited (AGF) will make a subsequent investment in New Holland Capital, LLC (NHC), an alternative manager and part of AGF Capital Partners, AGF's multi-boutique alternatives business. AGF will exercise certain option rights it holds under its current a
25 May. 2026 SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator: May notifications 1.56% [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) announced on May 21, 2026 that the SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2026 measured 1.56%, up from 1.26% in A
22 May. 2026 SEC and NFA sign MOU to harmonize oversight of derivatives and securities [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the National Futures Association (NFA) announced on May 21, 2026, that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understa
22 May. 2026 IOSCO consults on intraday liquidity shifts, reviews extended trading hours [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: The international standard setter is seeking industry feedback on the growing concentration of equity trading at the close, while a parallel report maps out where overnight and near-continuous trading are emerging - and the operational pressure points that come with t
21 May. 2026 Hedge funds followed the April equity rally by increasing exposure to technology leaders [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Hazeltree's April 2026 Crowding Report shows hedge funds raised long exposure to Meta and Amazon, trimmed Nvidia, and stayed bearish on Tesla, as semiconductors rallied
21 May. 2026 Hedge funds post one of the strongest monthly returns this decade in April, up 5.6% [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Hedge funds delivered one of their best monthly performances this decade in April 2026, rebounding sharply from March's decline, according to the latest Monthly Hedge F
21 May. 2026 Gordian Capital secures DFSA licence to launch institutional fund platform at DIFC [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Global investor services group IQ-EQ has announced that its subsidiary Gordian Capital has been granted regulatory approval by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA)
20 May. 2026 CFTC sues Minnesota to block State law directed at prediction markets [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit against Minnesota to block a new state law, signed by Governor Tim Walz, that would make operating or assisting in the operation of a prediction market a criminal felony. The CFTC is seeking a preliminary injuncti
19 May. 2026 SEC ends 50-year "no-deny" settlement policy - settling defendants regain the right to publicly contest allegations [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2026 rescinded a policy that for more than half a century had conditioned every SEC settlement on a defendant's p
19 May. 2026 Family offices are facing rising operational risks [more]
By Opalesque: Family offices (FOs) are rapidly evolving from passive wealth preservation vehicles into sophisticated private market operators, increasingly behaving like lean alternative asset managers. But as they do so, there are taking on more operational risks. Data from Preqin
15 May. 2026 Wealth gathers pace in rapidly maturing economies [more]
By Opalesque: Knight Frank's 2026 Wealth Report reveals an extraordinary surge in global ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs - those with assets exceeding $30m), with the total population rising from 551,435 to 713,626 between 2021 and 2026. That translates to roughly 89 new UHNWIs every
14 May. 2026 Hedge funds gain 3.74% in April, capital flows extend positive streak in May [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Hedge funds delivered another solid month of gross returns in April 2026 and continued to attract fresh capital in May, according to the latest readings from SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC). The SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index rec
13 May. 2026 SEC closes PHX Financial churning case: Red flags every retail investor and allocator should know [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2026 approved a plan of distribution that will return $347,989.04 to retail customers of PHX Financial, Inc. who were harmed by a registered representative's short-term, high-volume trading strategy carried out b
12 May. 2026 Due diligence by Google: SEC charges Reign Financial and Berone Capital in $26 million scheme [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: As of May 12, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Reign Financial International, the investment adviser Berone Capital, and several individuals of orchestrating a $26 million investment fraud. The complaint, filed May 7, 2026 in the U.S. Distric
08 May. 2026 Event-driven notches second-best month on record as hedge funds stage historic April rebound [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Hedge funds did more than recover from March's losses in April - they posted one of the strongest months the industry has ever recorded. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composit
07 May. 2026 Janus Henderson partners with Sun Hung Kai & Co. on Alternative Investment solutions [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE: JHG) and Hong Kong-listed Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited (SEHK:86) have announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on alternative investment solutions, combining new product formation, distribution, and strategic capital raising, with a
06 May. 2026 XA Investments takes over advisory role on Evanston Capital's Multi-Alpha Fund, plans conversion to daily-NAV interval fund [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Chicago-based XA Investments LLC (XAI) has announced that it will become the investment adviser to the Evanston Multi-Alpha Fund, a $91 million closed-end tender offer fund, with Evanston Capital Management staying on as sub-adviser and portfolio manager. The new
06 May. 2026 FSB warns on private credit vulnerabilities: $1.5-2.0 trillion market faces opacity, leverage and bank interlinkage risks [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published a report flagging significant financial stability vulnerabilities in private credit, an asset class that has expanded rapidly to an estimated $1.5-2.0 trillion in assets at end-2024 and remains heavily concentrated
05 May. 2026 Navigator Global Investments to acquire Stable's $195 million portfolio of revenue-share interests in 17 alternative managers [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Stable Asset Management, one of the longest-tenured GP stake builders in the alternatives industry, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a portfolio of minority
04 May. 2026 Tacora Capital Management launches REIT [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Tacora Capital Management, a $1.5 billion, woman-owned and led asset-based lender, has opened its new strategy, Residential Real Estate Financing Opportunities, to new investment. The fund, structured as a REIT, launched in July 2025 with internal capital and al
04 May. 2026 SC Lowy and Shinhan Capital launch KRW private debt fund targeting Korean credit market [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: SC Lowy, a leading alternative asset manager, and Shinhan Capital, a specialized credit finance company and subsidiary of Shinhan Financial Group, have announced the launch
30 Apr. 2026 Lazard to acquire Campbell Lutyens [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Lazard, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Campbell Lutyens, a premier global private markets advisor focused on fund placement, secondary advisory, and GP capital advisory services. Building on the success of Lazard's exis
30 Apr. 2026 Short-seller Grizzly Research alleges widespread valuation fraud at Partners Group's Evergreen Funds [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Short-seller Grizzly Research LLC published a detailed investigative report on April 29, 2026, alleging that Partners Group Holding AG (SIX: PGHN), one of Europe's largest alternative asset managers with approximately $184.9 billion in AUM, has accumulated a portfoli
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