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16 Apr. 2021 Hedge funds return 1.23% in March, up 4.93% year to date [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The hedge fund industry continued its positive run in March returning 1.23% for a fifth consecutive month in the black, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison the S&P 500 Total Return Index gaine
16 Apr. 2021 Man Group reports $600m inflows, confident of more in coming quarters [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: British hedge fund manager Man Group said it saw a rise in funds under management in the first quarter, driven by investment gains and net fund inflows. The London-listed company said it had funds under management of USD127.0 billion on March 31, up 2.8% from USD123
16 Apr. 2021 Wealthspring Capital launches the SPAC hedge fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: New York-headquartered financial advisor service provider Wealthspring Capital continues to strengthen its foothold in the special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) space with the launch of its second SPAC product and debut hedge fund offering, Fountain Opportuniti
16 Apr. 2021 Private debt fund managers closed 32 funds raising a combined $25bn in Q1 2021 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private debt fundraising slowed in the first quarter of 2021, hit by rising uncertainty around a pickup in inflation expectations, said a report. According to Preqin Quarterly Update Private Debt Q1 2021, the quarter saw private debt fund managers closed 32 funds r
15 Apr. 2021 SFC reprimands and fines Optimas Capital Limited $1.05m over short position reporting failures [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Optimas Capital Limited (Optimas) and fined it $1.05 million over failures to ensure short position reports (SPRs) for a collective investment scheme (CIS) under its management were accurate and compliant with th
15 Apr. 2021 Global private equity assets under management climb to record high of $5tn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global private equity recovered strongly in Q1 2021 after a turbulent year. Assets under management (AUM) surpassed a record $5tn as of September 2020, bolstered by rising valuations in both private and public markets, said Preqin. More impressive is that dry powder
15 Apr. 2021 IPI Partners raises $3.8 billion with a second infrastructure fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global investment platform IPI Partners has wrapped up its second flagship private equity fund after securing $3.8 billion from investors, with plans to target data centers and other connectivity-related investments, the firm said. A press release from the joint ven
15 Apr. 2021 World's largest hedge fund appoints two co-CIOs to oversee a new sustainable investing group [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global leader in institutional portfolio management and the largest hedge fund in the world Bridgewater Associates launched a sustainable investing group overseen by Karen Karniol-Tambour and Carsten Stendevad, both newly named co-chief investment officers for sust
15 Apr. 2021 New crypto hedge fund to benefit from "once in a generation opportunity" [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Paul Frost-Smith, most recently CEO and Head of Markets at Haitong Securities, has spent the last two years working with developers Larry Grant and Marc Deveaux to build three crypto-strategies, known collectively as Chimera. The co-founders are now preparing to launch a
14 Apr. 2021 Hedge funds recorded their best Q1 performance since 2006 on the back of a global equity rally [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.95% in March 2021, supported by the robust performance of the global equity market as represented by the MSCI ACWI (Local) which gained 3.24% over the same period. Long-dated US treasuries continued to sell off, resulting in the y
14 Apr. 2021 Quantumrock's flagship strategy closes the first quarter with +2.77 % [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Quantumrock, the AI driven investment manager, announced that its absolute return strategy, Volatility Special Opportunities Program (VSOP), has closed the first quarter of 2021 up 2.77%. The volatility strategies contributed with +1.79%, profiting mostly from the
14 Apr. 2021 Crosspoint nabs $1.3bn for debut fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private equity manager Crosspoint Capital Partners has closed its debut fund, Crosspoint Capital Fund I, at $1.3 billion. The investment fund is focused on the cybersecurity, privacy, and infrastructure software sectors. The fund exceeded its $1 billion fundraising
13 Apr. 2021 Ardian rakes in $8.8bn for its largest buyout fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: France-based, independent private investment house Ardian closed its latest flagship control buyout fund, Ardian Buyout Fund VII, at €7.5 billion ($8.8 billion). The target amount was €6 billion. The fund raised €6.5 billion for the fund and an additional €1 billio
13 Apr. 2021 North American private equity sits on a record dry powder pile of almost $980bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: North America-based private equity firms boasted a record-high $976bn in dry powder as recently as last September, said a study. According to the Preqin study, the amount of dry powder as of September 2020 made up just less than a third (32.5%) of the total $3.0tn i
12 Apr. 2021 North America hedge funds 'most confident' for positive prospects in 2021 - new confidence index from AIMA [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The AIMA Hedge Fund Confidence Index (HFCI) is a new global index which measures the level of confidence that hedge funds have in the economic prospects of their business over the next 12 months. AIMA today announces that according to the March 2021 HFCI, over 90% of
12 Apr. 2021 Launch of Litecoin ETP: Team behind $1 billion Bitcoin ETP to list first Litecoin ETP on Deutsche Borse's XETRA [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - ETC Group, the specialist provider of innovative, digital asset-backed securities, has announced that it will list LTCetc - ETC Group Physical Litecoin ETC (Ticker: ELTC) on Deutsche Boerse's XETRA platform on Wednesday 14th April 2021. The exchange traded cryptocurre
12 Apr. 2021 BlackRock low-carbon strategies attract $1 billion from CalSTRS [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: California State Teachers' Retirement System, West Sacramento, invested $1 billion in two new low-carbon transition readiness exchange-traded funds managed by BlackRock. A press release from the American multinational investment management corporation based in New Y
09 Apr. 2021 Hedge funds extend gains to continue strong 1Q [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds advanced in March for the sixth consecutive month despite acceleration in realized equity market volatility, completing a strong 1Q 2021. Recent strong performance has been driven by exposure to out-of-favor, deep value equities, as well as by optimism over
09 Apr. 2021 BlackRock raises $4.8bn for renewable power fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: American multinational investment management corporation BlackRock Inc. has raised $4.8 billion for a new fund to invest in renewable power assets around the world - almost double its initial target. The total for the firm's GRP III was almost three times the s
09 Apr. 2021 ESG considerations to play growing role in fund domiciliation decision-making [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Investors are known to influence domiciliation decisions as they prize stability and jurisdictional reputation. While that remains true today, recent events have had some impact on such decisions. IFI Global and Jersey Finance have just published a new research repor
08 Apr. 2021 Wonder Women of Hedge Funds: Women's Best Ideas Index outperforms the market over the past five years [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Taking a look at the performance against the S&P 500 and Russell 1000, a Women's Best Ideas index has outperformed the market over the past five years, said a study. Like everyone else, the index dipped during the pandemic but found its way back since November. At t
08 Apr. 2021 Peak Rock Capital hits a $2bn hard cap for its third flagship fundraise [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The middle-market private investment firm Peak Rock Capital has closed its third flagship fund Peak Rock Capital Fund III at its $2 billion hard cap, substantially exceeding its target of $1.3 billion. The Austin, Texas, firm said in a press release that its predec
08 Apr. 2021 More alternative investment dollars to go to less liquid strategies and emerging managers [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: U.S. law firm Seward & Kissel LLP released the findings of its first
07 Apr. 2021 SBAI launches new programme for small and emerging fund managers [more]
Opalesque Industry Update, for New Managers - The SBAI has launched a new programme for small and emerging managers - SPARK. The programme features prominent alternative investment industry leaders, in candid convers
07 Apr. 2021 Amundi enters into exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of Lyxor [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Amundi announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Société Générale for the acquisition of Lyxor for a total cash consideration of €825m, or €755m excluding excess capital. Founded in 1998, Lyxor is a pioneer in ETF in Europe and has €124bn in Asset
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