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01 Feb. 2022 Sustainable bonds to top $1.35tn in 2022, says Moody's [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Sustainable bond volumes are set to surge again this year, with issuance of green, social, sustainability (GSS), and sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) expected to hit $1.35 trillion in 2022, a 36% increase over the estimated $992bn issued in 2021. According to a
31 Jan. 2022 Iron Road Partners taps ex-SEC member for new role [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Iron Road Partners, a regulatory consulting firm serving the alternatives investment industry, announces the expansion of its team with two hires including a former senior member of the SEC's Private Funds Unit. Paul McGowan, J.D. joins Iron Road Partners as a Directo
31 Jan. 2022 MetLife Investment Management adds to team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - MetLife Investment Management (MIM) is pleased to announce today that it has hired Jeff Passmore to a newly created role of Lead Liability Driven Investing (LDI) Strategist in the firm's Public Fixed Income department. Mr. Passmore will serve in a value-added capacity
31 Jan. 2022 HCI Equity Partners adds to team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - HCI Equity Partners, a leading lower middle market private equity firm, has announced that Jonathan Konkoly has joined HCI as Vice President of Portfolio Operations, and Ben Choi has joined the firm as Senior Associate. In his role, Mr. Konkoly will focus on identifyi
31 Jan. 2022 Global venture capital investment nearly doubled in value to $671bn in 2021 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: 2021 saw $671 billion invested throughout the full year 2021, a staggering sum when compared to the annual highs seen at the start of the decade, said a study. According to the latest quarterly report from KPMG Enterprise 2021 was the strongest year for VC investme
31 Jan. 2022 With over 38,000 deals worth $3.8tn, 2021 was an outstanding year for M&A [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: 2021 was a standout year for M&A, with over 38,000 deals worth $3.8 trillion, said a study. The number of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals valued over $1 billion rose by a staggering 62% in 2021, compared to 2020-reaching 825 deals, said GlobalData. GlobalDat
28 Jan. 2022 M&G gobbles up responsAbility [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: British asset manager M&G acquire substantially all of responsAbility Investments AG, a Zurich-based impact investor focused on private debt and private equity in emerging markets. The London-based investment manager will acquire 90% of responsAbility's shares,
28 Jan. 2022 UBS acquires Wealthfront for $1.4bn to reach young affluent American investors [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Swiss lender UBS Group has agreed to acquire California-headquartered digital-only wealth platform Wealthfront as part of a wider plan to target scalable growth in the affluent investor space across the world. The all-cash agreement to acquire the U.S.-focused auto
27 Jan. 2022 Hedge funds end challenging 2021 with 9.31% gain led by North American hedge funds [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers ended the month of December up 0.85% on an equal-weighted basis, and up 1.15% on an asset-weighted basis, Eurekahedge said. Market risk sentiment improved over the second half of December after research revealed that the Omicron variant leads to mi
27 Jan. 2022 IQ-EQ supports first-time female fund managers with new initiative [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - A new initiative from IQ-EQ will support women to launch and grow their first funds. IQ-EQ Launchpad aims to expand inclusivity for the wider asset management industry and foster a self-sustaining network of women in senior leadership roles. Funds with over 50% women
27 Jan. 2022 Global ETF assets double next 5 years to hit $20tn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) assets under management (AuM) are set to double in the next five years, reaching $20trn by 2026, and representing a 17% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) said a study. According to a PwC report, titled 'ETF 2026: The next big lea
27 Jan. 2022 BitBull Capital launches two new crypto hedge funds [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: BitBull Capital, a fund management company in San Francisco, has introduced two new funds that aim to offer innovative crypto hedge fund strategies to an institutional, family office, and accredited investors. "BitBull Capital, which has pioneered innovative cr
26 Jan. 2022 Asia Alternatives raises $2bn for new vehicles [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Asian private equity fund-of-funds Asia Alternatives has announced the final close of US$2 billion in new commitments across Asia Alternatives Capital Partners VI (AACP VI) and several fund vehicles. The Funds are focused on building a diversified Asia private equit
26 Jan. 2022 North America dominates the family office market with more than 92,000 wealthy individuals [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: North America holds nearly two-thirds of family offices globally, where investments are made through Single Family Office (SFO) and Multi-Family Office (MFO), said a study. North America dominates the family office market with more than 92,000 wealthy individuals. T
26 Jan. 2022 Strategas launches two active funds after institutional clients express interest [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Strategas Asset Management, the investment advisory arm of Strategas, announced the launch of two new actively managed ETFs, following the interest from its institutional investor clients, said CEO Nicholas Bohnsack. The Strategas Macro Thematic Opportunities ETF
25 Jan. 2022 Prime Capital AG announces final close of its Prime Green Energy Infrastructure Fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Prime Capital, the independent asset manager and financial services provider based in Frankfurt, has announced the successful final close of its sustainable multi-investor infrastruc
25 Jan. 2022 Ropes & Gray adds to asset management team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Ropes & Gray today announced that three partners have joined the firm. Asset management partner Jennifer Graff and M&A partner Suni Sreepada have joined the firm's 500-lawyer New York office. Jennifer Harris, partner in the firm's capital solutions and private credit prac
25 Jan. 2022 Swiss wealth boutique Decisive Capital snaps up rival Artorius [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Geneva-based wealth adviser, Decisive Capital Management has acquired the Swiss business of the UK wealth management firm, Artorius Wealth Switzerland in Zurich, for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which was completed on 21 January, will strengthen Decisive's weal
25 Jan. 2022 Long/short equity fund benefits from value bet [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: A long/short U.S. equity hedge fund that switched from growth stocks to value stocks has reaped profits from this move. The Disciplined Alpha Offshore Fund (with onshore and UCITS versions) follows a regime-based U.S. long/short diversified equity strategy. It captur
24 Jan. 2022 Record growth in the Swiss fund market [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The sustained positive stock market trend caused the volume in the Swiss fund market to swell to over CHF 1.5 trillion in the past year. Growth thus amounted to 12.7 %. The increase was supported by strong net inflows, which also continued in the fourth quarter of 2021.
24 Jan. 2022 FTX and SALT agree to multi-year partnership, launch crypto Bahamas event [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - FTX, a global cryptocurrency exchange, announced a multi-year deal to become the global presenting partner of SALT, a thought leadership forum focused on innovation and investing. FTX will serve as the presenting sponsor of annual SALT events in North America, Asia and th
24 Jan. 2022 Real estate AUM set to rise to $1.83tn by 2026 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global real estate assets under management (AUM) will grow from $1.3tn in 2021 to $1.83tn by December 2026, said a study. While fundraising is unlikely to hit the heights of 2019 ($188bn), a resurgence in activity during Q4 enabled 2021's total to come close, with
24 Jan. 2022 13,204 VC funding deals provide $354.5bn to US-based start-ups in 2021 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US-based startups raised the highest amount of venture capital (VC) funding in 2021 globally as 13,204 VC funding deals were announced in the US during 2021, while the disclosed funding value of these deals stood at $354.5 billion. An analysis of GlobalData's Financ
21 Jan. 2022 December outflows dampen hedge fund AUM growth, 2021 still first positive flows year since 2017 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Investors pulled $19.96 billion from the global hedge fund business in December, bringing full-year 2021 hedge fund AUM growth to +$15.90 billion, according to the just-released eVestment December and Full Year 2021 Hedge Fund Asset Flows report. Overall AUM for the hedge
21 Jan. 2022 Hedge fund managers bring their 2021 return to 9.49% [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers reversed losses in November and gained 1.01% in December, bringing their 2021 return to 9.49% - the second best annual performance since 2010. Hedge funds were supported by the robust performance of the global equity market as represented by the MSCI A
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