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19 May. 2026 Family offices are facing rising operational risks [more]
By Opalesque: Family offices (FOs) are rapidly evolving from passive wealth preservation vehicles into sophisticated private market operators, increasingly behaving like lean alternative asset managers. But as they do so, there are taking on more operational risks. Data from Preqin
15 May. 2026 Wealth gathers pace in rapidly maturing economies [more]
By Opalesque: Knight Frank's 2026 Wealth Report reveals an extraordinary surge in global ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs - those with assets exceeding $30m), with the total population rising from 551,435 to 713,626 between 2021 and 2026. That translates to roughly 89 new UHNWIs every
14 May. 2026 Hedge funds gain 3.74% in April, capital flows extend positive streak in May [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Hedge funds delivered another solid month of gross returns in April 2026 and continued to attract fresh capital in May, according to the latest readings from SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC). The SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index rec
13 May. 2026 SEC closes PHX Financial churning case: Red flags every retail investor and allocator should know [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2026 approved a plan of distribution that will return $347,989.04 to retail customers of PHX Financial, Inc. who were harmed by a registered representative's short-term, high-volume trading strategy carried out b
12 May. 2026 Due diligence by Google: SEC charges Reign Financial and Berone Capital in $26 million scheme [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: As of May 12, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Reign Financial International, the investment adviser Berone Capital, and several individuals of orchestrating a $26 million investment fraud. The complaint, filed May 7, 2026 in the U.S. Distric
08 May. 2026 Event-driven notches second-best month on record as hedge funds stage historic April rebound [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Hedge funds did more than recover from March's losses in April - they posted one of the strongest months the industry has ever recorded. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composit
07 May. 2026 Janus Henderson partners with Sun Hung Kai & Co. on Alternative Investment solutions [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE: JHG) and Hong Kong-listed Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited (SEHK:86) have announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on alternative investment solutions, combining new product formation, distribution, and strategic capital raising, with a
06 May. 2026 XA Investments takes over advisory role on Evanston Capital's Multi-Alpha Fund, plans conversion to daily-NAV interval fund [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Chicago-based XA Investments LLC (XAI) has announced that it will become the investment adviser to the Evanston Multi-Alpha Fund, a $91 million closed-end tender offer fund, with Evanston Capital Management staying on as sub-adviser and portfolio manager. The new
06 May. 2026 FSB warns on private credit vulnerabilities: $1.5-2.0 trillion market faces opacity, leverage and bank interlinkage risks [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published a report flagging significant financial stability vulnerabilities in private credit, an asset class that has expanded rapidly to an estimated $1.5-2.0 trillion in assets at end-2024 and remains heavily concentrated
05 May. 2026 Navigator Global Investments to acquire Stable's $195 million portfolio of revenue-share interests in 17 alternative managers [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Stable Asset Management, one of the longest-tenured GP stake builders in the alternatives industry, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a portfolio of minority
04 May. 2026 Tacora Capital Management launches REIT [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Tacora Capital Management, a $1.5 billion, woman-owned and led asset-based lender, has opened its new strategy, Residential Real Estate Financing Opportunities, to new investment. The fund, structured as a REIT, launched in July 2025 with internal capital and al
04 May. 2026 SC Lowy and Shinhan Capital launch KRW private debt fund targeting Korean credit market [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: SC Lowy, a leading alternative asset manager, and Shinhan Capital, a specialized credit finance company and subsidiary of Shinhan Financial Group, have announced the launch
30 Apr. 2026 Lazard to acquire Campbell Lutyens [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Lazard, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Campbell Lutyens, a premier global private markets advisor focused on fund placement, secondary advisory, and GP capital advisory services. Building on the success of Lazard's exis
30 Apr. 2026 Short-seller Grizzly Research alleges widespread valuation fraud at Partners Group's Evergreen Funds [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Short-seller Grizzly Research LLC published a detailed investigative report on April 29, 2026, alleging that Partners Group Holding AG (SIX: PGHN), one of Europe's largest alternative asset managers with approximately $184.9 billion in AUM, has accumulated a portfoli
28 Apr. 2026 Swiss investors adopt long-term approach [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Swiss fund market recorded modest growth to CHF 1,742 billion (US$ 2,208 bn) in the first quarter of 2026. After a strong start to the year, characterised by substantial net inflows and positive returns, March saw a sudden reversal. Nevertheless, in the face of renewe
27 Apr. 2026 Global investor survey reveals a "Great Recalibration" in private markets [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Adams Street Partners, LLC, a global private markets investment management firm with more than $65bn in AuM, has released its 2026 Global Investor Survey, the firm's sixth annual report. Findings point to a shift in investor behavior: confidence in private markets rem
27 Apr. 2026 CFTC asserts exclusive federal jurisdiction over prediction markets in Massachusetts court [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers:
24 Apr. 2026 Hedge fund AUM hits record $5.22 Trillion as investors seek cover from Iran, AI disruption [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Global hedge fund industry capital extended its record-breaking run in the first quarter of 2026, surpassing $5.22 trillion as institutional investors turned to alternative
24 Apr. 2026 CFTC charges soldier with insider trading, then covering his tracks, on Polymarket using classified Maduro capture intelligence [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Bet, Profit, Delete, Hide: CFTC Charges U.S. Special Forces Soldier With Insider Trading on Polymarket - and Systematic Cover-Up - After $404,000 Maduro Capture Windfall Van Dyke allegedly signed a classified nondisclosure agreement, placed 13 covert bets
21 Apr. 2026 IMF on economic impacts of Middle East war [more]
By Opalesque: The International Monetary Fund's message is remarkably consistent across all three regions (Western Hemisphere, Europe and Asia) in its recent blogs on the impact of the mayhem in the Middle East: protect the vulnerable with targeted measures, resist the temptation of broad sub
21 Apr. 2026 SEC and CFTC propose major rollback of Form PF reporting requirements [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: The Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission have jointly proposed sweeping amendments to Form PF that would significantly reduce the rep
21 Apr. 2026 Europe bucks the trend: $5.6bn net inflows as US hedge funds bleed cash in March [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: European hedge funds closed out a positive quarter on a strong note in March 2026, attracting $5.6bn in net inflows even as funds domiciled in the Americas suffered net out
17 Apr. 2026 Hazeltree: Energy stocks stood out as global equities were hammered by Middle East war escalation in March [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Global hedge funds faced severe equity losses in March 2026 as the Middle East conflict intensified, but energy emerged as a rare bright spot, attracting a wave of inflows from the Hazeltree fund community, according to the firm's March 2026 Crowdedness Report. Hazel
14 Apr. 2026 SEC issues landmark guidance on broker-dealer registration for crypto trading interfaces [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: The staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Trading and Markets issued a significant statement on April 13, 2026, clarifying when operators o
09 Apr. 2026 A positive stock-bond correlation is a terrible reason to add more equity risk [more]
By Opalesque: The stock-bond correlation, which was reliably negative for much of the 2000s, has turned positive in recent years. This shift has sparked a wave of advice urging investors to dump bonds and replace them with other asset classes. Cliff Asness, Daniel Villalon and Antti Ilmanen
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