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16 Oct. 2026 Alternatives Bulletin: Omni, Cliffwater, EQT, Stockbridge, AIMA, Destra, BNPP AM [more]
By Opalesque: A roundup of the most recent press releases from the world of alternative and private markets investments. Omni appoints new partner Elliot Tahmasebi has joined Omni Partners as Partner, based in London. He will strengthen Omni's sour
16 Oct. 2026 TrussEdge publishes guide to launching a hedge fund [more]
By Opalesque for New Managers: TrussEdge has published How to Launch a Hedge Fund, a white paper written with RFA, Opus Fund Services and Dechert. It aims to help emerging managers handle the practical, opera
14 Oct. 2026 Hedge fund launches fall 40% in Q2 while liquidations nearly halve [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Both new hedge fund launches and liquidations fell sharply through mid-2026, as investors positioned for sharply higher interest rates, growing tensions around AI accelerat
14 Oct. 2026 Hedge fund flows dip -0.16% in October after eight straight months of inflows [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Hedge fund inflows ended an eight-month positive streak in October. Net flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined 0.16%, following a 0.65% incre
12 Oct. 2026 Third strike: SEC alleges SQN Capital kept NAVs unchanged for years, even for assets it no longer held [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged New York-based investment adviser SQN Capital Management LLC and its President, CEO, Chief Compliance Officer and majority owner, Jeremiah Silkowski, with multiple violations of the antifraud and other
09 Oct. 2026 UBS: Private markets portfolios can no longer run on autopilot [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Private markets portfolios can no longer rely on a passive buy-and-hold mindset, according to a new paper from UBS Asset Management's Unified Global Alternatives (UGA)
06 Oct. 2026 Singapore weighs adding crypto and insurance to tax-exempt investments for family offices [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is considering whether single family offices should be allowed to deploy capital into digital payment tokens and insurance policie
02 Oct. 2026 MFA unveils new board leadership and 14 new directors for 2026-2027 term [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Managed Funds Association (MFA) has announced its Board of Directors for the 2026-2027 term. The board's tenure began on 1 October 2026. Mark Sullivan, Head of Hedge Fund Group at Wellington Management, will serve as Chair. Sullivan previously served as Vice Chai
01 Oct. 2026 Rising Point Capital Management Closes Inaugural Fund at $325 Million [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Rising Point Capital Management today announced the final close of its inaugural institutional fund, Rising Point Capital Management Fund I, with $325 million in total commitments. The fund was oversubscribed and exceeded its initial hard cap over a period o
01 Oct. 2026 Barlon Capital launches a EUR100 million fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Barlon Capital, the venture capital firm backed by Javier Rubic and Dedac Lee, has launched Barlon Capital IV, a new fund with a target size of €100 million aimed at investing in high-growth companies linked to the consumer sector and emerging brands, with
30 Sep. 2026 Wealth management demand lifts CAZ Strategic Opportunities Fund above $900m [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Houston-based CAZ Investments said its CAZ Strategic Opportunities Fund has surpassed $900m in assets. The fund gives wealth management clients access to a diversified portfolio of private market investments through an interval fund structure. "The momentum we have s
29 Sep. 2026 Tokenized equities: 88% of institutional users increased activity over the past year, survey finds [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Nearly two-thirds (65%) of professional investors expect the tokenized equities market to reach at least $10bn in on-chain trading volumes by June 2027. That compares with
25 Sep. 2026 SEC recommends major changes to how shareholder proposals work [more]
By Opalesque: On September 16, 2026, the US SEC proposed major changes to how shareholder proposals work. The main idea: pull back federal rules and let states and companies decide more of this themselves. The Commission issued a proposed rule to rescind its 1942 Rule 14a-8's federal reg
23 Sep. 2026 Hedge fund inflows at 12-month high as redemption pipeline stays near record lows [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator measured 2.02% in September 2026, up from 1.64% in August but below the 2.21% recorded in the same month a year earlier.
17 Sep. 2026 Senate's crypto bill rejected, crypto markets down [more]
By Opalesque: Senate Democrats blocked on Sept. 15th a broad industry-backed crypto market structure bill in a 49-50 vote over ethics and transparency concerns regarding political investments. The $2.3tln cryptocurrency industry has been pushing for a uniform set of rules for some time. Me
15 Sep. 2026 Hedge fund inflows extend to eight months as August returns add 0.83% [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Hedge funds generated a gross return of 0.83% in August 2026, according to the flash estimate of the
11 Sep. 2026 Allocators double their pace into hedge funds as equity long/short carries the first half [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Hedge fund allocators have sharply accelerated their deployment this year, and equity long/short rather than macro has been the strategy that delivered. These are the headl
09 Sep. 2026 Alternatives Bulletin: Stoneshield, CAIS, Campbell Global, Atlanta, CriteriaCaixa, Finloop, ADAPT, H.I.G., ICG Infra [more]
By Opalesque: A roundup of the most recent press releases from the world of alternative and private markets investments. Stoneshield Capital to join forces with Franklin Templeton and Clarion Partners Franklin Templeton's Clarion Partners has
08 Sep. 2026 Investing in a warming world: choose your metrics wisely [more]
By Opalesque: A recent paper, Investing in a Warming World, examines a subtle but important problem in climate-conscious investing: the carbon metrics investors rely on to demonstrate portfolio decarbonization can be heavily distorted by stock market valuations. And this can create a misle
02 Sep. 2026 Hedge funds pull in $13bn in H1 2026 as inflow streak reaches six quarters [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Hedge funds took in $13bn of net capital during the first half of 2026, putting the industry on course for a second consecutive year of positive capital raising, accordi
01 Sep. 2026 Capula Investment Management launches new CTA [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: London-based $35 billion hedge fund Capula Investment Management has launched a new CTA, which will be led by Yao Hua Ooi, who has recently joined the firm from AQR. The Capula Alternative Markets Alpha Fund has capacity of $2-3 billion and is in its fundra
31 Aug. 2026 Spark Capital Group expands with private equity and private credit funds [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Spark Capital is expanding its private-market business with a Rs.1,500-crore late-stage private equity fund and a Rs.1,000-crore private credit fund, stepping up its focus on high-growth companies and their evolving capital requirements. The two strategies-Midas Fund
31 Aug. 2026 FSB chair: Frontier AI is now the most immediate cyber threat to the financial system [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: The Financial Stability Board has put frontier artificial intelligence at the centre of its risk agenda for the first time, warning G20 finance ministers that the most advanced AI models are already changing the arithmetic of cyber risk - and that most jurisdictions h
28 Aug. 2026 Hedgeye brings its risk management discipline to bitcoin with new active ETF [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Hedgeye Asset Management (HAM), a subsidiary of Hedgeye Risk Management, has launched the Hedgeye Hedged Bitcoin ETF (NYSE: HBIT), an actively managed fund aimed at investors who want bitcoin exposure without the full amplitude of the asset's price swings. The
26 Aug. 2026 Nine in 10 UK charities plan to raise hedge fund allocations over next two years [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: UK charities are preparing one of the most one-sided allocation shifts seen in the sector for years, and alternatives are the main beneficiary. Not a single charity surveye
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