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18 Feb. 2020 Hedge funds lose momentum in January [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The new decade started flat for hedge funds, with minimal growth. The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned +0.01% in January 2020. This contrasts with the strong end to 2019, with returns reaching +1.71% in December. CTAs outperformed all other fu
18 Feb. 2020 2,300 AI start-ups received $30bn funding from around 4,000 investors in 2019 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Among all of the emerging technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) attracted the highest number of venture capital (VC) investors during 2019, said a study. However, big data and internet-of-things (IoT) led in terms of investors-to-idea ratio (number of venture
17 Feb. 2020 European M&A activity remains steady despite market uncertainty in Q4 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Amidst uncertainty around Brexit and the UK general election, Europe witnessed growth in mergers and acquisition (M&A) deal volume and value in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2019. According to GlobalData, M&A activity reported growth within Europe, with the region seei
17 Feb. 2020 Infrastructure industry assets touch $582bn in 2019, right on the way to hit $1tn by 2023 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Although the infrastructure industry remains a relatively small part of the private capital industry overall, it has grown phenomenally over the past decade and total AUM has quintupled since 2009. Sustained investor appetite and strong long-term performance have
17 Feb. 2020 Assets in global ETFs and ETPs reach a new milestone of $6.37tn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$67.15 billion at the end of January 2020, which is significantly higher than the US$17.23 billion gathered at this point last year. Assets invested in the global ETFs/ETPs industry increased by 0.4%, from US$6
17 Feb. 2020 $63.2bn committed to private equity funds by 114 US public plans in 2019 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: In 2019, a reported $63.2 billion was committed to private equity funds by 114 public plans, said eVestment. The top three public pension investors by total dollars committed were CalSTRS ($4.87 billion), CalPERS ($4.71 billion), and Washington State Investment Boar
14 Feb. 2020 SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index: January performance down -0.22% [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for January 2020 measured -0.22%. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.60% in February. "SS&C GlobeOp's Capital Movement Index rose 0.60% for Fe
14 Feb. 2020 Private debt funds secured $107bn in 2019, 11% less than 2018 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private debt activity slows sharply in 2019 as fundraising and dealmaking both declined from 2018 levels. However, new funds have continued to crowd into the marketplace. According to Preqin, more than 200 private debt funds closed in each year 2015-18. But 2019 fun
14 Feb. 2020 E-commerce effect pushes retail-focused real estate fundraising into an existential crisis [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The aggregate value of retail private equity real estate (PERE) deals has declined since 2017. In fact, 2017 was a record year for retail, with deals amounting to an aggregate $58bn; since then, however, the sector has observed a dramatic decline in deal-making, record
14 Feb. 2020 Odyssey Investment Partners closes $3.25bn sixth investment fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US-based private equity investment firm Odyssey Investment Partners announced the first and final closing of Odyssey Investment Partners Fund VI. The Fund VI is a $3.25 billion private equity investment fund formed to pursue control-oriented investments and manageme
13 Feb. 2020 IOSCO publishes key considerations for regulating crypto-asset trading platforms [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions today published a report that describes the issues and risks associated with crypto-asset trading platforms (CTPs) and sets out key considerations to assist regulatory authorities in addressing these is
13 Feb. 2020 Barclay CTA Index posts 0.51% return in January as managed futures begin 2020 on a positive note [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The managed futures industry stepped into 2020 on a positive note with a 0.51% return in January, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. It was the third consecutive profitable month for CTAs. "The coronavirus ou
13 Feb. 2020 KKR amasses $1.3bn for its debut global impact fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The alternative asset manager firm KKR & Co raised $1.3 billion for its first global impact fund, one of the largest of its kind. The global investment said in a press release that the fund dedicated to investment opportunities in companies whose core business mode
13 Feb. 2020 Renewable energy funds raise an aggregate $11bn in 2019 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Renewable energy funds raised an aggregate $11bn in 2019 - while this is a slight dip of 6% compared with the previous year, it is triple the $3.5bn raised in 2010, said Preqin. Judging by the increase in the share of clean energy funds closed, as well as the propor
13 Feb. 2020 M&A activity in the North America region witnesses a downtrend in Q4 2019 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The North America region witnessed a slump in mergers and acquisition (M&A) deal volume in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2019, said a study. According to GlobalData, a data and analytics company, M&A activity within the North America region witnessed a downtrend, with
12 Feb. 2020 AlphaCentric launches AlphaCentric Energy Income Fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - AlphaCentric has launched the AlphaCentric Energy Income Fund (AEIIX). The Fund's investment strategy is unique among mutual funds, focusing on the infrastructure necessary to help drive the energy transition, including midstream and renewable infrastructure companies. It
12 Feb. 2020 Hedge fund industry starts 2020 in the red, but just Barely [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Aggregate hedge fund performance started out 2020 in the red, but just barely, with the industry posting an overall loss of -0.22%, according to the just-released eVestment January 2020 hedge fund performance data. The hedge fund industry closed out 2019 with average retu
12 Feb. 2020 Benefit Street Partners acquires assets from Broadstone Real Estate [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Benefit Street Partners, a leading credit-focused alternative asset management firm with $27 billion in assets under management, today announced the purchase of certain real estate related assets from Broadstone Real Estate, LLC. As part of the transaction, BSP was appoin
12 Feb. 2020 Citco nabs Hazletree's Fitzgerald [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Citco Group of Companies today announced the appointment of Ryan Fitzgerald as Head of Middle Office Solutions to further develop the business line, which recently achieved double-digit growth. The appointment is part of a significant strategic investment by Citco, ai
12 Feb. 2020 CTAs indices begin 2020 in positive territory led by strong performance from short-term strategies [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Societe Generale Prime Services and Clearing announced the January 2020 performance data for its SG CTA indices. Continuing the positive run from 2019, CTAs kicked off 2020 with all indices in positive territory and the SG CTA Index closed the month at 0.83%. Performa
12 Feb. 2020 Angelo Gordon raises $1.8bn for inaugural credit solutions fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Angelo, Gordon, a $38 billion alternative investment firm focused on credit and real estate investing, announced the final closing of AG Credit Solutions Fund, L.P. (the "Fund") with $1.8 billion of equity commitments. The Fund, which is the flagship closed-ended inve
12 Feb. 2020 Hedge funds lost 0.18% in January, says BarclayHedge [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: After a four-month winning run, the hedge fund industry had a downbeat start to the new year losing 0.18% in January, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index. By comparison, the S&P 500 Total Return Index was more or less break-even with a 0.04% loss in January.
12 Feb. 2020 Venture capital-backed fintech companies deals surpass $3bn in 2019 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Powered by digital innovations like mobile internet, blockchain, and big data, financial technology (fintech) is transforming financial services. Digital technologies are helping financial service providers to introduce more efficient, personalized services while e
12 Feb. 2020 Italy's Eurizon rolls out $3.7bn alternatives boutique [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Eurizon, the asset management company of Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo Group, introduced Eurizon Capital Real Asset SGR. The new company specializes in alternative asset classes and focuses on the real economy, said a press release. Eurizon Capital Real Asset has
12 Feb. 2020 Australia's Perpetual goes with Thornburg on fixed income [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Australia's Perpetual has invested in Thornburg's Multisector Opportunistic credit strategy. The Multisector Opportunistic strategy is global and income-oriented with a flexible mandate. The portfolio invests in a combination of income-producing secu
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