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28 Aug. 2017 Swiss fintech launches first-ever mobile app for alternative investments [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Fundbase has announced immediate availability of Fundbase Mobile, a revolutionary application for qualified investors to source alternative investment products. With Fundbase Mobile, investors will have access to a globally diversified universe of high quality alpha produ
28 Aug. 2017 Alternative investment industry foresees change in control of congress at midterm elections [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Though it is the seemingly endless battle over the future of the Affordable Care Act that has dominated headlines since the Trump administration took the helm, there are many other issues the alternative investment industry is eager to see play out in the 115th Congress.
28 Aug. 2017 Hedge funds maintain 9-month winning streak, up 1.10% in July (+4.5% YTD) [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Hedge funds maintained their nine-month winning streak that started in November last year, with the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index up +1.10% in July 1.10% (+4.5% YTD),
25 Aug. 2017 Hedge fund managers remain cautious as net asset flows turn positive [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Preqin's latest survey of hedge fund managers* finds that they are adopting a bearish attitude in the second half of 2017, despite indications that fundraising and performance environments may be improving. Net inflows to hedge funds totalled $25bn in H1 2017, following f
25 Aug. 2017 Hedge funds hit near record AUM with July inflows [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Investors allocated $7.91 billion to hedge funds in July, according to the July 2017 eVestment Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report, released today. That inflow brought year-to-date (YTD) flows to +$30.5 billion, bringing total AUM for the industry to $3.163 trillion.
25 Aug. 2017 Nordic Cross Asset Management launches with $124m [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: On 17 August, Nordic Cross Asset Management was granted permission from Finansinspektionen to manage alternative investment funds and discretionary investment portfolios, a
25 Aug. 2017 Investor activism encourages younger and more independent boards, but erodes gender, racial and ethnic diversity [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: A study commissioned by the Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRCi) and undertaken by Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) has found that shareholder activism at S&P 1500 companies results in corporate board members who are younger and mo
25 Aug. 2017 The end of the Eurozone's QE era? [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: David Zahn, CFA, FRM - Head of European Fixed Income, Senior Vice President, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group writes on Harvest Exchange: We know th
25 Aug. 2017 Comment: Court may revisit insider trading issue after Martona' appeal was upheld [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: A federal appeals panel supported on Wednesday the insider trading conviction of Mathew Martoma, a former portfolio ma
24 Aug. 2017 OPIM with Global Traveller Asset Management to start Special Thematic Fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - OP Investment Management Ltd., one of Asia's leading hedge fund platforms, has partnered with Global Traveller Asset Management Company to launch an equity long-biased, Cayman-domiciled hedge fund for professional investors. The Fund, managed by Portfolio Manager
23 Aug. 2017 Taaffeite Capital Management appoints new COO [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Taaffeite Capital Management, a leading quantitative asset management firm, today announced the hire of Ronald Raymond as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Raymond is a 21-year veteran in the asset management industry with extensive experience in hedge fund operations and comp
22 Aug. 2017 Wilshire Consulting promotes four to managing director [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Wilshire Consulting, the institutional investment advisory and outsourced-CIO (OCIO) business unit of Wilshire Associates, today announced the appointment of four company executives, Bradley Baker, Rose Dean, Ali Kazemi, and Ned McGuire, to the position of managing direct
22 Aug. 2017 Hedge funds fell second week of August as Trump and North Korea rattle saber [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Hedge funds were down from the week covering August 8 to 15, with the Lyxor Hedge Fund Index down -0.6% during the period (0.0% YTD). Lyxor Asset Management said that global macro funds underperformed, though returns w
22 Aug. 2017 New quant algorithm tools allow students compete even with the largest hedge funds [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: What was once reserved for the elite is now available to everyone. Quantiacs, the first marketplace for quantitative trading algorithms and a registered Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA), has released a
22 Aug. 2017 Dalio voices concern over broad inequality in the US [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Bridgewater Associates founder and co-CIO Ray Dalio thinks democracy in the US is under threat. In a LinkedIn post Monday morning, the hedge fund manager noted that the US feels very much like 1937 and that the polity may be too divided to be brought together ag
22 Aug. 2017 Brevan Howard co-founder to move back to London [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Alan Howard, co-founder of Brevan Howard Asset Management is returning to London, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. Howard had been li
21 Aug. 2017 SANNE builds out Hong Kong office, appoints Mark Law to the newly created role of Managing Director, Alternative Assets [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - SANNE, a leading global provider of alternative asset and corporate administration services, appointed Mark Law to the newly created role of Managing Director, Alternative Assets for the Asia-Pacific and Mauritius region with immediate effect. Based in Hong Kong and
21 Aug. 2017 Hedge funds gained +1.41% in July to now +5.91% YTD [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hennessee Group LLC announced today that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index gained +1.41% for the month (+5.91% YTD), while the S&P 500 rose +1.93% (+10.34% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased +2.26% (+10.47% YTD), and the NASDAQ Composite Index rose +3.38% (+17.
21 Aug. 2017 Hedge funds record seventh consecutive month of lower redemption notices on a year-over-year basis [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for August 2017 measured 3.55%, up from 2.57% in July. 'SS&C GlobeOps' Forward Redemption Indicator of 3.55% for August 2017 reflects solid year-over-year improvement from the 3.86% reported for August of 2016. The
21 Aug. 2017 Icahn quits regulatory advisor role at White House [more]
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: Not a week goes by without a mention of the latest moves of Icahn Enterprises, a New York-based diversified conglomerate holding company in New York, in the Activist News section of AMB, Opalesque's newsletter. Now here is a more political news ite
18 Aug. 2017 Preqin: Hedge fund returned 1.15% in July, 5.93% YTD [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds generated gains in July 2017 of 1.15%, continuing a streak of nine consecutive months of positive returns, reports research house Preqin. This has helped the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark post returns of 5.93% for 2017 YTD and 9.63% for the past 1
18 Aug. 2017 Saba Capital enters deal with First Trust Strategic to promptly commence tender offer [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: New York-based hedge fund firm Saba Capital Management has entered into an agreement with First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II to commence a cash tender offer for up to 15% of the fund's outstanding common
18 Aug. 2017 Hedge Fund Research (HFR) launches six risk parity indices [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Reflecting strong institutional demand for comprehensive and robust performance benchmarks for risk parity products, HFR has announced the launch of the HFR Risk Parity Indices, the first and only family of Risk Parity Indices available to investors and managers. HFR is
17 Aug. 2017 Comment: Salt, Wampum, Benjamins – Is Bitcoin Next? A Primer on Cryptocurrency [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Real Investment Advice writes on Harvest Exchange: Currency was first developed about 4000 years ago. Its genius was i
17 Aug. 2017 Hedge funds exit consumer discretionary stocks in Q2 [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: A S&P Global Market Intelligence study has found that hedge funds sold $3bn in consumer discretionary stock in the second quarter, led by $1bn in sales of Nike stock. The healthcare sector saw $1.4bn sales among top hedge funds and the information technology sector
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