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27 Jul. 2018 Ogier's Hashimoto joins AIMA Japan Exec Committee [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Skip Hashimoto, managing director of Ogier Global in Tokyo, joined the Executive Board and Committee of the Japanese Chapter of AIMA, a global organisation providing leadership and representation to the alternative investment industry, in June 2018. Skip said: "I
27 Jul. 2018 Oasis Management to acquire China hedge fund [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Oasis Management Company Ltd. today announced its agreement to acquire Petrel Capital Management Ltd., a Greater China-focused investment firm founded in 2015 by Rawen Huan
26 Jul. 2018 Institutional assets available to asset management firms in Asia topped $3 trillion for the first time [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: According to Greenwich Associates, institutional assets available to asset management firms in Asia topped $3 trillion for the first time this year as central banks, large pension funds and other institutional investors continued diversifying their portfolios and outsour
25 Jul. 2018 European Blockchain spending to reach $3.5bn by 2022 with finance as largest and fastest-growing sector [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: According to IDC's new Worldwide Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide, Europe will be the second-largest investor in blockchain technologies. With a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 80.2% for 2017-2022, Europe will increase its spending from around $400 million
24 Jul. 2018 Leon Cooperman to convert Omega Advisors to a family office at year end [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Omega Advisors Leon Cooperman is packing it in. The high profile hedge fund manager is returning investor money at the end of the year and converting the hedge fund into a family office. The $3.6 billion hedge fund already includes a significant portion of partn
24 Jul. 2018 eVestment: Hedge fund asset flows go negative [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Investors withdrew an estimated $7.88 billion from global hedge funds in June 2018, bringing overall Q2 2018 net flows for the industry to -$5.43 billion, according to the just-released eVestment June and Q2 2018 Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report. This was the indu
23 Jul. 2018 Wilshire Funds Management adds two [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Wilshire Associates, a leading global, independent investment consulting, investment management and services firm, today announced the appointment of two senior investment professionals, Suehyun Kim and Rebekah Chow, to the team at Wilshire Funds Management. These
23 Jul. 2018 Northern Trust adds to private equity administration platform [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Northern Trust announced today it has developed enhanced reporting and analytical tools to provide private equity managers with greater transparency into fund operations, delivering on-demand data and customized views of portfolio information. The sophisticated rep
23 Jul. 2018 GAM Investments makes senior hire for the US distribution team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - GAM Investments announced today the hire of Maggie Gresio as managing director of business development covering the institutional market in the US. She joins in July and will be based in New York, reporting to Gary Droscoski. Maggie joins from Man Group where she was
23 Jul. 2018 BlueMountain Capital Management hires two veterans for private healthcare strategy [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - BlueMountain Capital Management, a private diversified alternative asset management firm, today announced that Ameya Agge and Matt Jameson have joined as senior investing professionals to source, evaluate, and execute healthcare-related private investments. Both are newly
23 Jul. 2018 MPI adds to fund analysis platform [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Markov Processes International (MPI), a leading provider of investment research, technology, analytics and indices for the global investment management industry, today announced the release of Stylus Pro 11.4, the latest version of its flagship investment analytics softwa
23 Jul. 2018 Hong Kong's asset and wealth management business reached US$ 3,108 billion in 2017 [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) released the findings of its annual Asset and Wealth Management Activities Survey, previously known as the Fund Management Activities Survey, which shows that the asset and wealth management business in Hong Kong
19 Jul. 2018 Majority of hedge fund pros use AI/machine learning in investment strategies [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Artificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping the alternative investments landscape, but professional financial managers still make the most pivotal decisions. That's the conclusion of the latest Barclay Hedge Fund Manager/Investor Survey, a quarterly report
18 Jul. 2018 Point72 hedge fund rises 7% in 1H [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Steven Cohen's hedge fund continues with its winning formula as the Point72 Asset Management returned nearly seven percent in the first six months of the year despite a flat performance in June, reports
16 Jul. 2018 Northern Trust launches alternative fund services business in North America [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Northern Trust announced today it has launched North America Alternative Fund Services. This new group combines established private equity and hedge fund services businesses to deliver market-leading capabilities that address the complex operational and strategic needs of
16 Jul. 2018 Impax launches Pax Global Opportunities Fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Impax Asset Management LLC, investment adviser to Pax World Funds (Pax), today announced the launch of the Pax Global Opportunities Fund (PXGOX), sub-advised by its London affiliate, Impax Asset Management Ltd. This is the first product introduction since Pax World Manage
16 Jul. 2018 Barclay CTA Index Loses 0.05% in June (-2.00% YTD) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The flash estimate for the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, indicates a 0.05% loss in June. Year to date, the Index is down 2.00%. "Trade war concerns sparked by economic sabre rattling shook grain markets while US pressure on its allies to boycott Iranian
16 Jul. 2018 Omega Advisors Mahmood Reza joins BlueMountain as PM for global financials investing [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - BlueMountain Capital Management, a private diversified alternative asset management firm, today announced that Mahmood Reza has joined the firm's equities team as Portfolio Manager of Global Financials equity investments, effective July 9. The new hire reflects BlueMo
16 Jul. 2018 Blackstone, Goldman Sachs take minority stake in Francisco Partners [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Hedge fund managers Blackstone Alternative Asset Management and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) took a minority
13 Jul. 2018 Steven Cohen joins cryptocurrency craze [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: He just couldn't resist it. Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven Cohen is investing in a cryptocurrency-focused hedge fund, validating the emergence of digital currency as an important asset class. A person familiar with the matter who asked not be named
13 Jul. 2018 Liquid alternatives fell in June as volatility continues [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: The broad liquid alternative investment space was slightly down in June with the Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index declining
12 Jul. 2018 Thrive acquires InfoHedge Technologies [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Thrive, a leading provider of next generation managed services, proudly announces today that it has completed a transaction with InfoHedge Technologies, a leading financial services focused private cloud & managed services provider based in New York City. InfoHedge will
12 Jul. 2018 Barclay Hedge Fund Index down 0.31% in June (+0.69% YTD) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge Funds lost 0.31% in June according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, versus a 0.62% increase in the S&P 500 Total Return Index. Year to date, the Barclay Index is up 0.69%, while the S&P has gained 2.66%. "Although US equity prices rose i
12 Jul. 2018 Tiger Global takes $1 billion stake in SoftBank [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Hedge fund Tiger Global has taken a more than $1 billion stake in SoftBank Group saying that the bank is "meaningfully undervalued" according to reports. The Financial Tim
11 Jul. 2018 Cathleen Rittereiser and George Suttles join Commonfund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Commonfund, a prominent investment manager for endowments, foundations and public pension investors, today announced two new hires to the Commonfund Institute. Cathleen Rittereiser is joining as Executive Director and George Suttles as Managing Director. Ms. Ritter
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