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19 Apr. 2017 Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 0.34% in March (+2.29% YTD) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds were up 0.34% in March with Q1 2017 gains coming in at 2.29%. Investor subscriptions have picked up pace since the start of the year, with net inflows coming in at US$26.1 billion. North American hedge fund industry AUM reached a US$1.53 trillion record hi
19 Apr. 2017 Stone Point Capital and KKR acquire majority stake in wealth manager Focus Financial Partners [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Stone Point Capital and KKR have acquired a majority stake in wealth management firm Focus Financial Partners. Both KKR and Stone Point placed Focus Partners' value at approximately $2bn. Under the deal, the selling shareholders include Focus' existing private equit
19 Apr. 2017 Financial markets remain calm amidst political uncertainty, monetary support plays key role [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: The financial markets remain calm as if oblivious of the political uncertainties shaping the world currently, says Jeanne Asseaf-Bitton, global head of cross asset research at Lyxor Asset Management, a European-based a
18 Apr. 2017 Highland hires Greywolf's Krytzer to expand institutional business [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Highland Capital Management, a Dallas-based alternative investment management firm that, together with its affiliates, has approximately $15 billion in assets under management, announced today that Damon Krytzer, CFA has joined the firm as managing director, supporting bu
17 Apr. 2017 State public pension funds' portfolios increasingly complex [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - A new report by The Pew Charitable Trusts examining investments by the 73 largest state public pension funds finds that a shift to more complex investments has significantly increased fees, volatility, and potential losses. The analysis also estimates that $4 billion in i
17 Apr. 2017 Rebuilding Asset Allocations by Investing in US Infrastructure: Benefits for European institutional investors [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Standish Mellon Asset Management Company writes on Harvest Exchange: For European institutional investors, US infrastructur
17 Apr. 2017 Sprott AM to sell Canadian diversified fund business to management-led group [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Toronto-based asset management company Sprott Asset Management LP (SAM) has entered into an agreement to sell its Canadian diversified fund business to a management-led group. Under the deal, the new group will have
13 Apr. 2017 SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index and Capital Movement Index [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index March 2017 measured 0.30%. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.90% in April. "The increase of 0.90% for SS&C GlobeOp's Capital Movement Index
13 Apr. 2017 Other Voices: The lost decade for long/short hedge funds [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - For years, investors have suspected they aren't getting the alpha they are paying for from long/short hedge funds. The underperformance might be even worse than they feared. Not only are they not capturing alpha, but investors aren't even getting all the be
13 Apr. 2017 Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index gains 0.06% in March [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Wilshire Liquid Alternative IndexSM, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.06% in March, slightly outperforming the 0.03% return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The Wilshire Liquid A
13 Apr. 2017 Federal Way Asset Management becomes Aptitude Investment Management [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Federal Way Asset Management LP, an investment management firm offering both alternatives management and fiduciary management services with approximately $5.6 billion in assets, including $3.7 billion on a discretionary basis, today announced that it has changed its name
13 Apr. 2017 Sovereign wealth funds move into alternative investments as asset growth stalls [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: A majority of the majority of sovereign wealth funds (51%) saw their assets increase in the year to March 2017, but the total assets under management (AUM) held by SWF globally has leveled in the past two years, with growth of just 3% and 1% in 2015 and 2016 respect
13 Apr. 2017 Hedge fund performance is best measured by quarterly and yearly returns [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: The best measuring stick in determining performance are the quarterly and yearly returns, claimed Vincent Au, the Portfolio Manager at New York-based hedge fund management firm Gondor Capital Management. "A goo
13 Apr. 2017 Commodity investing - Not for the buy and hold crowd [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Mark Rzepczynski, Founding Partner, Chief Investment Officer AMPHI Research and Trading, writes on Harvest Exchange: An article in the
12 Apr. 2017 Bank consortium completes Blockchain-based proxy vote solution [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., J.P. Morgan, Northern Trust and Banco Santander has announced the successful completion of a pilot which employs a blockchain technology to enhance global proxy vote transparency and analytics. The pilot, Broadridge's first app
12 Apr. 2017 Hedge funds see 2.29% gains for 1Q 2017 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds gained 0.34% during the month of March, bringing its first quarter performance to a gain of 2.29%. Meanwhile underlying markets as represented by the MSCI AC World Index (Local) gained 0.79% during the month, with first quarter gains of 5.06%. March was m
12 Apr. 2017 Hedge funds gain alpha as higher dollar and oil prices push global macro funds [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Hedge funds generated alpha in the week covering 28 March to 04 April as the higher dollar and oil prices pushed global macro funds to outperform. The Lyxor Hedge Fund index edged higher +0.5% (+1.6% YTD) during the period. In its latest Weekly Briefing,
12 Apr. 2017 How Warren Buffett used insurance float to become the second richest person in the world [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Vintage Value Investing writes on Harvest Exchange: Most people know about insurance industry te
12 Apr. 2017 Hedge funds close out Q1 in positive territory [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: After a streak of lackluster performance, hedge funds seem to be on the mend. New performance data from eVestment shows that hedge funds ended Q1 in positive territory up +2.63 percent for the quarter. Returns for the past 12 months now stand at +8.48 percent.
12 Apr. 2017 Neuberger's Dyal takes a stake in TPG Special Situations Partners [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Dyal Capital Partners, an investment arm of Neuberger Berman that takes minority ownership stakes in hedge funds and private equity firms, has taken a stake in TPG Special Situations Partners (TSSP). TSSP is the credit investing unit of private equity firm TPG.
11 Apr. 2017 Triple Leo Consulting to use Archway Technology in move for hedge fund accounting business [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Triple Leo Consulting, a full-service fund administration and operational consulting firm based in the Philadelphia suburbs, announced today that it has chosen Archway Technology as its preferred vendor for hedge fund accounting software. Triple Leo Founder and CEO, M
11 Apr. 2017 3 vital investing insights from the Yale Endowment [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Gary Mishuris, Managing Partner and CIO of Silver Ring Value Partners, writes on Harvest Exchange: The Yale Endowment, led by its CIO David
11 Apr. 2017 Pennsylvania moves all public equity investment holdings to passive investment strategy [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella said he would transition all of the Treasury's $2.4bn public equity investment holdings to a passive investment strategy in a move that follows through on his promise to fight for taxpayers by protecting their money. The m
10 Apr. 2017 HFRI hedge fund weighted composite index up 0.24% in March, 2.34% YTD [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds advanced again in March 2017, concluding a first quarter that saw gains in all three months and adding to a period of extended positive performance that has seen industry returns climb for five consecutive months and 12 of the last 13 months, according to data
07 Apr. 2017 Institutional investors pressure on fees: Hedge funds with flexible fees to get allocations [more]
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Institutional investors will continue to pressure managers about fees as allocations are expected to flow to funds that are offering flexible fees, said Peltz International in its latest white paper called, &q
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