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22 Jul. 2021 Quant hedge fund Aspect Capital launches UCITS Core Diversified strategy [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Systematic hedge fund and CTA Aspect Capital has unveiled a new daily-liquid UCITS-compliant version of its Aspect Core Diversified Programme (ACDP), a medium-term quantitative trend-following strategy. It is designed to provide institutional investors with access
22 Jul. 2021 Year-end outlook remains positive for Natixis [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: According to the Natixis Strategist Midyear Outlook survey, the long-term consequences of the last year will be slow to unfold. However, the year-end outlook remains constructive with few risks on the horizon. Furthermore, even as the market considers the first real dose
21 Jul. 2021 Quality of custodial services is seen as the most 'significant' hurdle to institutional investors investing in cryptocurrencies [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - A new survey of institutional investors and wealth managers from the US, UK, France, Germany, and the UAE who collectively have $275 billion in assets under management, reveals that 76% describe the concerns about security of digital assets and custodial services as a 's
21 Jul. 2021 Schroders debt fund hits $1.18bn hard cap [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Schroders Capital, the asset manager's private markets arm, has raised €1bn ($1.18bn) for its second infrastructure debt strategy. The Schroder Euro Enhanced Infrastructure Debt Fund II (Julie II), which was launched last year, raised the capital from Asian and Euro
21 Jul. 2021 Seven out of 10 institutional investors say they will buy digital assets in the not-too-distant future [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: According to a new survey of institutional investors, seven in 10 respondents expect to buy or invest in digital assets in the future. The Fidelity Digital Assets survey of 1,100 institutional investors across Asia, Europe, and the US found 90% of those institutions
20 Jul. 2021 Picton Mahoney launches event-driven credit alternative fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Picton Mahoney Asset Management has launched a new fund, the Picton Mahoney Fortified Special Situations Alternative Fund. The fund will offer four classes of units: Class A, Class F, Class I and ETF units. The ETF units started trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Ju
20 Jul. 2021 Grayscale Investments and CoinDesk Indexes launch decentralized finance (DeFi) fund and index [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Grayscale Investments®, the world's largest digital currency asset manager, and CoinDesk Indexes, a subsidiary of CoinDesk Inc., the most influential, trusted platform for a growing global community engaged in the transformation of the financial system and the emerging cr
20 Jul. 2021 AIMA publishes new guidance on how to be an ally in the global hedge fund industry [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Drawing on the stories of members of the global hedge fund industry, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has published a guide on how to be an ally to colleagues from minority or underrepresented groups. 'How to be an Ally: Stories from the Hedge
20 Jul. 2021 H.I.G. WhiteHorse raises nearly $1.7bn for direct lending fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global alternative investment firm H.I.G. WhiteHorse, the credit affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, closed its latest fund, H.I.G. WhiteHorse Direct Lending Fund - 2020, with about $1.65 billion in total assets, exceeding its fundraising target. H.I.G. WhiteHorse'
20 Jul. 2021 EQT Exeter Europe value-add logistics fund closes at $2.5bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: EQT Exeter closed European logistics fund EQT Exeter Europe Logistics Value Fund IV at €2.1 billion ($2.5 billion). According to a press release from the global investment organization, this is the first vehicle to close after the combination of EQT's real estate bu
20 Jul. 2021 Archway Capital launches distressed lending program, adds to origination team [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Los Angeles-based Archway Capital has launched a $150 million distressed lending program and has expanded its origination team. The new funding will be deployed over the next 36 months. The distressed lending program will include first mortgage debt, mezzan
19 Jul. 2021 Progress is slow for women owning hedge funds or achieving key investment positions [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Excerpt from just-released white paper, "Progress of Women Launching Hedge Funds and/or Achieving Key Investment Positions." While more people are willing to talk about the need to have more women in portfolio management positions and/or allocating to a wom
19 Jul. 2021 Morningstar: New generation of liquid alternative strategies has learned much from first wave [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Morningstar Manager Research has released the Global Liquid Alternatives Landscape report, which analyses alternatives' recent underperformance and examines how investors should set future expectations using Morningstar's 2021 redefined alternatives classif
19 Jul. 2021 With deals worth more than $2.6tn global M&A activity hit an all-time high in 1H 2021 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity hit an all-time high in the first six months of 2021, with deals worth more than $2.6tn, up from $926bn years on year and surging past the pre-pandemic five-year average (H1 2015-2019) of $1.6tn. According to a new ana
16 Jul. 2021 The U.S. government's one-stop location to stop ransomware [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The U.S. Government launched a new website to help public and private organizations defend against the rise in ransomware cases. StopRansomware.gov is a whole-of-government approach that gives one central lo
16 Jul. 2021 Crypto arbitrage hedge fund Argentium appoints head of trading [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Sophia Chelli Herman has joined Argentium as a Principal and Head of Trading. Ms Herman has more than 25 years' experience in financial markets. She started her career at BNP in Paris, working in the research and development team on options modeling and trading mana
16 Jul. 2021 Hellman & Friedman raises $24.4bn for its biggest ever PE fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: American private equity firm Hellman & Friedman (H&F) has closed its largest buyout fund to date, Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X (HFCP X), at its $24.4 billion hard cap. The PE firm's tenth fund was "significantly oversubscribed and reached its hard cap", i
16 Jul. 2021 US-based startups raise $152.9bn VC funding and 5,145 deals during H1 2021 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US-based startups raised the highest venture capital (VC) funding amount during H1 2021 globally, said a study. According to GlobalData a total of 5,145 VC funding deals were announced in the US from January to June 2021, while the disclosed funding value of these d
16 Jul. 2021 Asia-Pacific venture capital healthcare deals boom in H1 2021 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: At the midpoint of 2021, momentum for venture capital (VC) transactions in the sector looks set to continue; 561 healthcare-related VC deals have been concluded so far this year, for an aggregate value of $14bn - more than 67% of 2020's level. According to Preqin d
16 Jul. 2021 Dedicated sustainable assets to quadruple by 2025 reaching $13tn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Dedicated sustainable investing assets will reach an estimated $13 trillion globally by 2025, more than quadruple the $2.8 trillion total at year-end 2020, said a study. According to new research from asset management strategy consultant Casey Quirk, a Deloitte busi
15 Jul. 2021 Quantitative investment management firm Versor announces promotion of Leah Pozsgay [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Versor Investments, a quantitative investment management firm focused on alternative investment strategies, announced the promotion of Leah Pozsgay to partner within the firm. Leah is the head of Trade Execution and Counterparty Management. Leah is responsible for tra
15 Jul. 2021 Stonepeak raises $2.75bn for debut renewable-energy fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: New York-based alternative investment firm Stonepeak Partners has raised $2.75 billion for its first fund solely dedicated to investments in renewable energy. The infrastructure-focused firm wrapped up Stonepeak Global Renewables Fund (GRF) LP at an increased hard c
15 Jul. 2021 Real estate transaction value up by 103% to $68.3bn in Q2 2021 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Real estate deal value in Q2 2021 has increased by 103% compared to Q2 2020 with transactions totaling $68.3bn compared to $33.6bn a year earlier, said a study. According to the Q2 2021 Real Estate Quarterly Report published by Preqin, Q2 2021 deal numbers (1,785)
14 Jul. 2021 Quantumrock sees positive six-month 2021 performance [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - AI-based asset manager Quantumrock has proven that its flagship strategy, the Volatility Special Opportunities Program (VSOP), can make a positive contribution to earnings even in markets with low volatility. Although the first half of 2021 was characterised by a
14 Jul. 2021 Funds of funds post record high $51bn AUM in 2020 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Funds of funds globally increased their total value of assets under management (AUM) to a record high of at least €43.4 billion ($51bn) at the end of 2020, marking the third consecutive year of growth, according to the ANREV / INREV /NCREIF Fund Manager Survey 2021. Th
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