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01 Jul. 2021 Hedge fund launches increased in Q1 amidst inflationary pressures [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - New hedge fund launches increased in the first quarter of 2021 to the highest level since 4Q17 as hedge funds posted strong performance to begin 2021 and inflationary pressures have begun to emerge in the US, according to the latest HFR Market Microstructure Report, relea
01 Jul. 2021 Vistria raises $2.7bn for latest buyout fund, above its target [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The Chicago-based midmarket-focused Vistria Group has wrapped up its largest-ever buyout fund with $2.68 billion and is raising money for a new private-credit strategy. The private investment firm's latest buyout vehicle, Vistria Fund IV LP, is more than twice t
01 Jul. 2021 Venture capital interest in Canadian start-ups skyrocket in 2021 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Venture capital interest in Canadian start-ups, particularly tech, has skyrocketed in 2021, drawing capital from both domestic and foreign investors, said a report. According to Preqin, so far this year, more than $6.2bn has been invested in Canada-based portfolio
30 Jun. 2021 First Eagle Alternative Credit hires Nishil Mehta [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC has hired CLO industry veteran Nishil Mehta to assist with the expansion of First Eagle's private fund collateralized loan obligation debt and equity strategy. Mehta is a Managing Director and Product Specialist on First Eagle Alternati
30 Jun. 2021 EMPEA rebrands as the Global Private Capital Association [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital investment in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Middle East, today announced it is now the Global Private Capital Association. "Seventeen years after EMPEA's founding
30 Jun. 2021 MSCI launches new modeling solution for institutional investors [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - MSCI Inc., a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today launched the MSCI Crowding Model solution to help institutional investors navigate crowded markets by providing high quality, timely information and da
30 Jun. 2021 EPFR launches new hedge fund data reporting [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - EPFR, a subsidiary of Informa Financial Intelligence and worldwide industry leader in providing fund flows and allocation data to financial institutions, announces its Hedge Fund Flows dataset. The new offering applies EPFR's core competency in a combined database bet
30 Jun. 2021 World's biggest interdealer broker TP ICAP to launch crypto trading platform with Fidelity [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: TP ICAP Group, the world's biggest interdealer broker, is launching a cryptocurrency venue for institutions to trade BTC, and plans include adding ETH as well. The London-based broker, which has offered Bitcoin futures since 2019, said in a press release it's w
30 Jun. 2021 Acceleprise reaches closes two funds, rebrands as Forum Ventures [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: San Francisco based Acceleprise, an early stage venture firm and accelerator, has closed on two funds and rebranded as Forum Ventures. Forum's seed fund closed on $13.2 million and is backed by a number of tech luminaries including Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom
29 Jun. 2021 Moore Cayman launches pioneering blockchain audit verification service [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Accountancy firm Moore Cayman which specialises in providing audit services to investment funds and the digital asset industry including nearly 200 cryptocurrency-focused funds, has launched the first verification service for its audit clients through a public blockchain.
29 Jun. 2021 Union Bancaire Privee to acquire Millennium Banque Privee - BCP (Suisse) SA [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Union Bancaire Privee, UBP SA (UBP) and Banco Comercial Portugues, S.A. (BCP) announced today that they have entered into an agreement whereby UBP will acquire the group's Swiss private bank, Millennium Banque Privee - BCP (Suisse) SA. The transaction, which is a sha
29 Jun. 2021 Putnam Investments taps Goldstein for co-CIO role [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - In a move expected to provide long-term leadership continuity for its multi-asset investment group, Putnam Investments today announced that Brett S. Goldstein has been named Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Asset Allocation (GAA), effective June 30. Goldstein, who will
29 Jun. 2021 US insurers increase holdings in private equity [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Private equity holdings by the U.S. insurance industry grew by 14.8% in 2020, with the life/annuity insurance industry seeing its highest value in five years, at $71.7 billion, according to a new AM Best report. U.S. property/casualty insurers also increased the book-
29 Jun. 2021 Widespread inflows continue into hedge funds [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Investors added an estimated $12.01 billion into hedge funds in May, lifting 2021 net inflow to $39.12 billion. Performance was accretive to asset levels and total estimated industry AUM increased to $3.570 trillion, said eVestment. If the picture in April was broadly
29 Jun. 2021 Boutique asset management shop Virtus acquires credit specialist Stone Harbor [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Virtus Investment Partners, a multi-boutique asset management shop, has agreed to acquire Stone Harbor Investment Partners, a manager of emerging markets debt, multi-asset credit, global corporates, and other strategies with $15.4 billion of assets under management.
28 Jun. 2021 HFM Event-driven Composite Index up 11.9% YTD through May after 1.6% monthly gain [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Event-driven funds gained 1.6% in May, making their YTD return through May the largest among HFM's top-level hedge fund indices (11.9%). This came on the back of intense M&A activity in H1, high-profile activist campaigns and innovation within existing strategies. Re
28 Jun. 2021 Investors increase allocation to private markets during turbulent times [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Increasing capital flows into private markets -private equity, private debt, real estate, absolute return, infrastructure, and GP stakes - have led to rapid growth in assets under management of private markets and broadened the investor base within this segment, said a
25 Jun. 2021 Global ESG ETFs and ETPs assets reach a record of $280bn in May 2021 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - ETFGI, the independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reports assets invested in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a record of US$280 billion at the end of May 2021.
25 Jun. 2021 Systematic crypto arb hedge fund Argentium appoints CIO [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Jerome Dupuy has stepped up from his role as a Senior Advisor to become the Chief Investment Officer of Argentium. Jerome has over 30 years' experience in international financial markets, with special expertise in Relative Value Trading. Jerome moved to Hong Kong in
25 Jun. 2021 Andreessen Horowitz rakes in $2.2bn for third crypto venture fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Andreessen Horowitz raised $2.2bn for its third fund focused on digital assets, more than doubling its initial target in a sign of strong demand from institutional investors. The Silicon Valley group, that has backed
24 Jun. 2021 Good news continues for hedge funds as 2021 performance, flows remain strong [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Nearly half-way through 2021, the global hedge fund business continues to see strong performance and asset flows, with performance gains and new money boosting the industry to a new record $3.57 trillion AUM, according to eVestment's just-released May 2021 Hedge Fund Asse
24 Jun. 2021 AI Global Investors partners with Duo Reges Capital Management [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Asset management firm AI Global Investors (USA) LLC, a subsidiary of Alpha Innovations Ltd. (AI), announced a partnership with Duo Reges Capital Management (Duo Reges), the latest team to join AIGI's New York-based asset management platform. The Duo Reges team boasts
24 Jun. 2021 Asset managers take advantage of strong capital markets, boost headcount, and compensation [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Listed asset managers, which hit record revenues and assets under management in the first quarter of 2021, are increasing their overall headcount and compensation said a study. According to asset management strategy consultant Casey Quirk, a Deloitte business, many
24 Jun. 2021 Mill Road Capital launches fund to push for diversity among boards [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The Greenwich-headquartered investment firm Mill Road Capital is set to roll out its Mill Road Progressive Governance (MRPG) fund in the second quarter of 2021, with an initial target of $500 million. According to a press release from the investment firm, MRPG's obj
23 Jun. 2021 Swiss fund market posts further growth [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - In May 2021, the volume of assets placed in the investment funds covered by the statistics compiled by Swiss Fund Data AG and Morningstar stood at CHF 1,435.9 billion. This corresponds to a month-on-month increase of CHF 11.2 billion or 0.8%. Net inflows totaled CHF 5.7 b
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