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26 Feb. 2020 Hedge funds predicted to increase level of shorting of UK stocks in 2020 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - New research from ETF provider GraniteShares reveals 81% of institutional investors expect the use of leveraged investment strategies to increase over the next five years. Similarly, 58% predict the level of shorting of UK stocks by hedge funds to become more pre
26 Feb. 2020 Hedge funds assets reached reached all-time high end of 2019 despite record $15.4bn net outflows in Q4 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge fund industry assets under management (AUM) reached an all-time high at the end of 2019, with performance gains helping to offset negative capital flows and push total assets to $3.66tn, the industry has grown by 5.9% since the end of 2018. According to Preqin
26 Feb. 2020 Asian firms occupy top five venture capital-funded emerging tech companies in 2019 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: All the top five venture capital (VC) funded companies in the global emerging tech space in 2019 were from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. According to GlobalData compilation, among the top five, Chinese and Indian companies occupied two positions each while a Singa
26 Feb. 2020 Global fintech investments reach $135.7bn across 2,693 deals: KPMG [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global fintech investment fell short of 2018's record year, with $137.5 billion invested across 2,693 deals in 2019 compared to $141 billion in 2018, said a report. According to the Pulse of Fintech H2, a report by KPMG, global fintech M&A rose from $91 billion in
26 Feb. 2020 US-based micro venture capital funds raise a record amount of capital in 2019 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US-based micro venture capital funds (sized at $100mn or less) had another record-breaking year in 2019, said a report. Managers of micro funds surpassed the $8.3bn raised in 2018 with $8.4bn secured through 282 fund closures, according to the report by Preqin and t
25 Feb. 2020 UK FCA opens new portal for reporting net short positions [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has opened a new portal for reporting net short positions, the Electronic Submission System ("ESS"), with immediate effect. Position holders should note that the FCA no longer accepts notifications by email and should apply to cr
25 Feb. 2020 Europe: 2019's UCITS and AIF results to strengthen the average return of investment funds [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has published its latest monthly Investment Fund Industry Fact Sheet and 2019 overview of net sales data of UCITS and AIFs. After the challenging year 2018, 2019 ended as a good year for the European investmen
25 Feb. 2020 Venture capital fundraising see a steep drop-off in fund closures in Q4, 2019 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Venture capital fundraising is typically strongest in the final quarter, but in 2019, an unexpectedly sluggish Q4 dampened the annual total. According to a Preqin report, at the end of Q3 2019, full-year fundraising by US-based venture capital funds looked set to o
25 Feb. 2020 CMC Capital Partners raises $950m for third China fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: CMC Capital Partners, a Chinese private equity firm set up by Ruigang Li, formerly president of Shanghai Media Group (SMG), has closed its third US dollar-denominated fund with more than $950 million in commitments. CMC Capital Partners III surpassed its original t
24 Feb. 2020 US venture capital deal hit record-high total value in 2019 at $104bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The aggregate value of venture capital deals for US-based companies reached a new peak of $104bn in 2019. Despite this, the annual number of deals has decreased continually since 2014 (6,809), and dropped by 18% from 2018 to 4,637 deals in 2019, Preqin said. The
24 Feb. 2020 Private market assets under management grew by 10% in 2019 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private market assets under management (AUM) grew by 10 percent in 2019, and $4 trillion in the past decade, an increase of 170 percent, said a study. According to McKinsey's annual review of private investing, the number of active private equity (PE) firms has mor
21 Feb. 2020 Credit Suisse Asset Management's NEXT Investors acquires Northpoint [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Credit Suisse Asset Management's NEXT Investors, a leading Fintech growth equity group, announced today the acquisition of the NorthPoint product suite and technology consulting practice from ACA Compliance Group (ACA), a leading global provider of governance, risk, and c
21 Feb. 2020 StepStone promotes four to partner [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - StepStone Group, a global private markets investment firm, has named four new Partners. StepStone Partner and Co-CEO Scott Hart said, "The other Partners and I could not be prouder to work alongside this group of talented and dedicated people. They've been an inte
21 Feb. 2020 Morgan Stanley buys E-Trade for $13bn in an all-stock deal [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: American multinational investment bank and financial services company Morgan Stanley is buying online broker E*Trade Financial Corp. in a $13 billion deal that will reshape the storied investment bank. Under the terms of the agreement, E*Trade stockholders will rece
20 Feb. 2020 Artificial intelligence to add $15tn to the global economy by 2030 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Artificial intelligence (AI) will contribute as much as $15.7 trillion to the world economy by 2030, according to a PwC report. That's more than the current combined output of China and India. Of this, $6.6 trillion is likely to come from increased productivity and
20 Feb. 2020 Align Capital Partners races to a $450m hard cap close of its private equity fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US-based private equity firm Align Capital Partners (ACP) has announced closing its second investment fund at $450 million, 12.5% higher than its target size of $400 million. ACP began raising the fund - featuring Align Capital Partners Fund II LP and Align Capital
20 Feb. 2020 Greencoat Capital rakes in $358m for green energy fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Infra investor Greencoat Capital has raked in £277m ($358m) of capital commitments for its new Greencoat Renewable Income (GRI) fund. Brunel Pension Partnership, Bristol, England, and the Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London, known as SAUL, jointl
19 Feb. 2020 Swiss fund market stable at high level [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - In January 2020, the volume of assets placed in the investment funds covered by the statistics compiled by Swiss Fund Data AG and Morningstar stood at CHF 1,241.0 billion, on a par with December 2019. Net inflows totaled CHF 10.7 billion. The volume of assets entrusted by
19 Feb. 2020 Bahamas removed from EU blacklist [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - BFSB and AIBT welcome the news of The European Union's Economic and Financial Affairs Council's complete removal of The Bahamas from its List of Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions for Tax Purposes, at their meeting in Brussels. This was done in recognition of The Bahamas
19 Feb. 2020 IQ-EQ acquires Blue River Partners [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - IQ-EQ is delighted to announce the acquisition of Blue River Partners, an industry leading U.S. provider of outsourced solutions to alternative asset managers. This strategic combination immediately transforms IQ-EQ into a major player in the U.S. private equity and hedge
19 Feb. 2020 Hedge funds end 2019 with second straight month of outflows [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The hedge fund industry experienced a second straight month of net outflows in December with nearly $29.0 billion in redemptions, up from November's $4.7 billion in outflows. December's redemptions represented 0.9% of industry assets, according to the Barclay Fund Flo
19 Feb. 2020 EagleTree Capital closes fifth buyout fund at $1.12bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: New York-based private equity investment firm EagleTree Capital closed lower-middle-market buyout fund EagleTree Partners V at $1.12 billion. ET V had an aggregate capital commitment of $1.118 billion, exceeding its initial target. According to the private equi
19 Feb. 2020 Pamlico Capital closes $1.4bn fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Pamlico Capital, a lower- to middle-market private equity firm based in Charlotte, closed its Pamlico Capital V (PC V) fund with $1.4 billion in commitments. The North American private equity firm said that the fund exceeded its original $1.25 billion target. Co
19 Feb. 2020 US and China are the most preferred investment destinations for venture capital [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The US and China remain the most preferred investment destinations for venture capital (VC) investors globally, said a study. According to GlobalData, high-value VC investments (>=US$100m) also remain concentrated in the US and China with both countries collectivel
18 Feb. 2020 Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 0.14% in January [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.14% in January, ahead of the underlying equity market as represented by the MSCI ACWI (Local) which lost 0.90% over the same period. Global equities rallied earlier into the month, supported by the easing tension in the Middle
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