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07 Aug. 2025 July hedge fund industry performance extends YTD gains; crypto index up 14.5% for the month [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds extended strong 1H gains to begin the second half of the year, with leadership accelerating from directional Event Driven and Equity Hedge, which was driven by an improving outlook for M&A, trade negotiations, and overall economic outlook into 2H25. The HF
07 Aug. 2025 New US administration policies could cause Harvard's endowment fund to plummet up to 40% by 2040 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: New policies proposed by the US administration and regulatory changes are set to have a devasting impact on endowment funds. New analysis and scenario mapping carried out by Ortec Finance reveals that the size of Harvard University's endowment fund - currently the larg
07 Aug. 2025 OrbiMed racks up $1.86bn for fifth royalty and credit fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: OrbiMed, a healthcare-focused venture capital firm, has closed its fifth royalty and credit opportunities fund at $1.86 billion to provide businesses with financing alternatives as equity capital becomes more costly. The New York-based healthcare investor beat its $
07 Aug. 2025 MUFG Securities EMEA fined $9.8m over longstanding compliance failures [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: On August 6, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a settled enforcement action against MUFG Securities EMEA plc, a UK-based security-based swap dealer (SBSD) registered with the SEC. The firm agreed to pay a $9.8 million civil penal
06 Aug. 2025 Venture investors Frazier amasses $1.3bn for early-stage biotech investing [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The Palo Alto-based venture firm Frazier Life Sciences has closed a new venture capital fund for startup creation and investing in early-stage biotechnology companies, raising $1.3 billion. The oversubscribed fund - Frazier Life Sciences XII (FLS XII) - received st
06 Aug. 2025 Venture capital invests $49.2bn globally in generative artificial intelligence [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global venture capital (VC) investment in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) surged to $49.2 billion in the first half of 2025, outpacing the total for all of 2024 ($44.2 billion) and more than double the total for 2023 ($21.3 billion), revealed a study. Acc
06 Aug. 2025 Response to Staff Statement on certain liquid staking activities: Caveat Liquid Staker [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Some things are better left unsaid. The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance recently issued a statement on liquid staking activities, claiming to "provide greater cla
05 Aug. 2025 HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index up 0.5% in July, almost 3% YTD [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - In July 2025, global financial markets delivered mixed performance. Strong corporate earnings provided support, but ongoing uncertainty around trade and tariff negotiations weighed on sentiment. U.S. equities led market gains, while performance across Europe, Asia, and La
05 Aug. 2025 Carlyle secures $9bn for largest U.S. opportunistic real estate fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global investment firm Carlyle has closed another U.S. opportunistic real estate fund (CRP X), raising $9 billion, which will target multiple asset classes. The Washington, D.C.-based alternative asset manager said in a press release that CRP X surpasses the $8 bil
05 Aug. 2025 SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce criticizes SEC's own surveillance programs, supports more privacy [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce recently delivered a powerful address at the Science of Blockchain Conference titled "Peanut Butter & Watermelon: Financial Privacy in the
05 Aug. 2025 SEC to adopt AI with new task force [more]
By Opalesque Geneva: While the world wants to regulate AI, the regulators charged with overseeing various industries that use AI often find themselves with outdated tools that can limit effectiveness. Some regulatory agencies are starting to adopt it. For
05 Aug. 2025 39% U.S. tariff impact on Swiss Economy [more]
By Opalesque: On August 1, 2025, the Trump administration announced a significant increase in tariffs on Swiss industrial goods from 31% to 39%, effective August 7. According to Erlen Capital Management AG, An independent Swiss asset manager headquartered in Zurich, this move came despite Swi
04 Aug. 2025 StoneX completes acquisition of R.J. O'Brien forming the largest US non-bank FCM [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - StoneX Group Inc. today announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of R.J. O'Brien, the oldest independent futures brokerage in the United States. This transformative acquisition makes StoneX the largest non-bank Futures Commission Mer
04 Aug. 2025 CACEIS acquires a stake in Kriptown to support the launch of Europe's first tokenised asset-based exchange [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - CACEIS has acquired a minority stake in Kriptown, the French fintech specialising in asset tokenisation. This investment coincides with the upcoming launch of Lise (Lightning Stock Exchange), its subsidiary, which will be the first European tokenised exchange dedicated to
04 Aug. 2025 PGIM racks in $4.2bn for private credit fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: PGIM, the investment management arm of Life insurer Prudential Financial, has raised $4.2 billion for its latest middle-market direct lending strategy. The PGIM Senior Loan Opportunities II (PSLO II) fund marks one of the largest fundraises for direct lending funds
01 Aug. 2025 Goldman Sachs amasses over $6bn for evergreen European private credit strategy [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Goldman Sachs Alternatives, the alternative investment arm of the global financial institution Goldman Sachs, announced that its evergreen European private credit strategy (GSEC) has raised more than $6 billion of total assets. A media release from the investor in
31 Jul. 2025 Morrison Foerster adds private equity partner [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the addition of David D'Souza, who joins the firm as partner in its Private Equity Group. His arrival expands the firm's private equity offering in London and continues Morrison Foerster's ongoing strate
31 Jul. 2025 Skyline Investors closes debut fund on $125 million [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Skyline Investors, a newly launched Los Angeles-based private capital firm has closed its debut fund on $125 million. The fund will focus on high impact community investing. Led by Managing Partners Jeremy May and Kevin Tom, Skyline focuses on providing creative capit
31 Jul. 2025 Caduceus Capital Partners adds to team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Peter Micca has joined the venture capital firm as a managing partner. Micca has spent the past 30 years as a leader in global consulting, advising large organizations in healthcare, technology, and life sciences. In particular, he has significant experience with emer
31 Jul. 2025 KKR amasses $6.5bn for private ABF fund, beating target [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global investment firm KKR completed a $6.5 billion fundraise, including $5.6 billion in KKR Asset-Based Finance Partners II (ABFP II) and nearly $1 billion from separately managed accounts focused on the same type of investments. ABFP II fundraise focused on commit
31 Jul. 2025 Architect Equity closes latest fund on $285 million [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Architect Equity Management, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm investing in the lower middle market, has closed its latest fund at $285 million. Architect acquires businesses across North America facing operational, financial, and/or situational challe
31 Jul. 2025 Yaletown Partners reaches first close on latest vehicle [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Technology investment firm Yaletown Partners has reached a first close on its latest venture capital fund at $100 million. Innovation Growth Fund III is targeting $250 million. IGF III represents the eighth fund in Yaletown's family of funds. With the fi
30 Jul. 2025 BlackRock, Hamilton Lane among fund managers joining SEI Access [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - SEI® has added 17 fund managers to SEI AccessTM, a platform designed to provide an end-to-end investment experience and increased access to alternative investment products for wealth managers and financial advisors. In addition to BlackRock, Hamilton Lane, Invesco, an
30 Jul. 2025 Keye launches from stealth to focus on private equity due diligence [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Keye today announced it has launched from stealth with $5 million in a seed financing round from Sorenson Capital, General Catalyst, Y Combinator, ERA, Tiferes Ventures, Dunamu Ventures, and Palm Drive Capital. Angel investors who participated in the round include Kaz Nej
30 Jul. 2025 Man Group AUM rises 14.6% to record $193.3bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Man Group, the world's largest publicly traded hedge fund manager, posted a 14% rise in assets under management to a record $193 billion in the six months to June 30, as new inflows helped offset a drop in pre-tax profit. The British hedge fund manager said the
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