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09 Mar. 2021 JPMAM rolls out Project Spark to invest in diverse alternative managers [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global investment management giant J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) is launching a new initiative to provide capital to diverse emerging alternative managers, including minority- and women-owned venture capital and other private markets funds. According to a pre
08 Mar. 2021 The alternatives industry inches toward gender parity [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - At the end of 2020, over a fifth (20.3%) of people working in the alternative assets were women, compared to 19.7% at the end of 2019, according to data provider Preqin. Venture capital had the highest female representation in the workforce at 21.8%. Real estate was
08 Mar. 2021 ESG pushes global ETF industry to $8tln [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - February data from TrackInsight shows that ETFs continued their growth trajectory to reach $8tln in AuM, driven by flows in North American markets and investor appetite for ESG products. Contributing to this important milestone were ETFs listed in North America w
08 Mar. 2021 Hedge funds surge in February as interest rates rise [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds surged in February to extend January gains as interest rates, commodity prices, and expectations for the reemergence of inflation all increased. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) gained +4.1 percent in February, while the investable HFRI 500 Fund We
08 Mar. 2021 Global private equity exit value hit $427bn in 2020 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: According to a study by Bain&Co, the private equity (PE) exit activity in 2020 followed the same pattern as investments. Both buyers and sellers hunkered down when the Covid-19 pandemic hit in the spring, and second-quarter activity went into a skid. But exit value
08 Mar. 2021 Canadian pension funds boost allocation to alternatives [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: As an effective way to derisk, Canadian defined benefit plans are gravitating toward greater allocations to alternative investments, said a survey. A survey from RBC Investor & Treasury Services revealed: "Canadian defined benefit pension plans are continuing
05 Mar. 2021 SFC and Police joint operation against suspected ramp-and-dump syndicate [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong and the Police have conducted a joint operation against an active and sophisticated syndicate suspected of operating ramp and dump manipulation schemes. These schemes drive up the share prices of target stocks and
05 Mar. 2021 85% of global institutional investors expect private markets to outperform public markets in the long term [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - A new global research program conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and supported by Adams Street Partners (Adams Street) finds that 85% of global institutional investors expect private markets to outperform public markets in the long term, with 80% of respon
05 Mar. 2021 Global private equity fund-raising reach $5tn in capital over the past five years [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global private equity fund-raising of $989 billion was a decline from 2019's all-time record of $1.09 trillion, said a study. But it was still the third-highest total in history, and if you add in the $83 billion raised for SPACs, it was the second-highest. Accordi
05 Mar. 2021 Venture capital deal value in artificial intelligence boast CAGR of nearly 40% last 5 years [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Venture capital (VC) funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the artificial intelligence (AI) space showcased a fluctuating trend during 2016-2020, said a report. However, despite the fluctuation in deal activity, there is a significant growth in 2020
04 Mar. 2021 First New York, FundSeeder announce strategic partnership [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - First New York - an independent multi-asset trading firm, today announced a strategic partnership with FundSeeder Holdings, LLC. The agreement will create an innovative, global trading solution combining FundSeeder's performance analytics technology and global talent
04 Mar. 2021 Women to drive increasing investment into ESG funds globally over next decade [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: A latest report said that women's growing share of wealth and influence in the asset management industry will spur increased investment into environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds worldwide over the next decade. According to the London-based impact fin
04 Mar. 2021 European VC Sofinnova closes oversubscribed late-stage healthcare fund at $540m [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European life sciences venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners has announced the closing of their oversubscribed late-stage healthcare crossover fund at €445 Million ($540m). This now comprises the largest crossover investor dedicated late-stage biopharma and Medtech f
03 Mar. 2021 Investment management industry believes blockchain technology will be beneficial, says survey [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - New research with institutional investors and wealth managers reveals that 56% believe the impact of blockchain on improving security measures will be 'very high' and a further 37% say it will be high. The study is from Global Palladium Fund (GPF), which recen
03 Mar. 2021 Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Index ends January up 1.67% on asset-weighted basis [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Index ended January 2021 up 1.67% MOM on an asset-weighted basis and up 1.46% MOM on an equal-weighted basis. The Scotiabank Canadian Hedge
03 Mar. 2021 Hedge funds AUM nearing $4tn in Q4 2020 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge funds assets under management (AUM) grew to just shy of $4tn in Q4 2020, mainly driven by performance, said Preqin in its Fact Sheet. AUM also rose $299bn from the end of Q3, marking 9.3% growth since the end of 2019 and reaching an all-time high of $3,995bn
03 Mar. 2021 Funded status of the largest U.S. pension plans rises to 86.2% in 2020 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The average funding ratio of 19 U.S. publicly listed corporations with more than $20 billion in global pension fund liabilities totaled 86.2% at the end of 2020, up from 84.9% at the start of the year, said a study. According to a report from Russell Investments, st
02 Mar. 2021 Blockchain based derivatives platform becomes world's first to get EU MIFID License approval [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - CloseCross has become the world's first blockchain-based derivatives trading platform to be licensed under the European Union's MIFID II regulations, enabling the company to accelerate plans for a market launch in March. The innovative fintech platform, which allows i
02 Mar. 2021 Man Group: Funds under management hit $123.6bn, raises dividend [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The world's largest listed hedge fund manager, Man Group, raised its dividend by 8 percent as funds under management marked a record high for the firm. Funds hit $123.6bn under management from $117.7 billion the year before, as alternative assets climbed by 8 perc
02 Mar. 2021 Global fintech investment reaches $105bn with Robinhood raising most in H2 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The overall global fintech funding across M&A, PE, and VC was US$105 billion across 2,861 deals in 2020: the third-highest level of investment in fintech ever said a report. According to the report by KPMG, except for M&A - which saw deal value drop over 50 percent
02 Mar. 2021 Private equity firms closed a total of $592bn but buyout deals fell 24% [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private equity firms closed a total of $592 billion in deal value in 2020, up 8% from 2019 and 7% higher than the five-year average of $555 billion, said the latest global private equity report by Bain & Co. According to the report, the number of deals was down 24
01 Mar. 2021 Hedge fund managers returned 1% in January 2021, says Eurekahedge [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds started 2021 strongly outperforming the global equity market amidst the turbulence in retail trading resulting in a risk-off environment, said Eurekahedge. Hedge fund managers returned 1.00% in January 2021, outperforming the global equity market as measur
01 Mar. 2021 Bessemer Venture Partners raises $3.3bn across two funds [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global early-stage venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners announced the close of two new funds totaling $3.3 billion, money that it will be used to back early-stage startups as well as growth rounds for more mature companies. The Redwood City-based fir
01 Mar. 2021 Gordian Capital hires Phakawee Phatiwet as in-house counsel [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Gordian Capital, the Asia based independent fund platform specialist announced the hiring of Ms. Phakawee Phatiwet as in-house counsel. According to a press release from the fund platform with licensed operations in Singapore, Tokyo, and Melbourne, Ms. Phatiwet was
26 Feb. 2021 Emerging markets hedge fund assets extend record as expectations for global growth rise [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Emerging Markets (EM) hedge funds, led by funds investing in China, surged in 4Q to extend FY 2020 gains as EM hedge fund capital reached a new record, driven by gains in EM regional equity markets and surging cryptocurrencies. The HFRI Emerging Markets (Total) In
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