Today's Exclusives

• Opalesque Exclusive: U.S. concentrated hedge fund details best ideas [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Honest Partners, a San Francisco-based concentrated, long-term, long-biased fund that invests in high-quality North American small and mid-cap equities, returned 5.6% (net)

• Asia Alternatives raises $2bn for new vehicles [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Asian private equity fund-of-funds Asia Alternatives has announced the final close of US$2 billion in new commitments across Asia Alternatives Capital Partners VI (AACP VI) and several fund vehicles. The Funds are focused on building a diversified Asia private equit

• North America dominates the family office market with more than 92,000 wealthy individuals [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: North America holds nearly two-thirds of family offices globally, where investments are made through Single Family Office (SFO) and Multi-Family Office (MFO), said a study. North America dominates the family office market with more than 92,000 wealthy individuals. T

• Strategas launches two active funds after institutional clients express interest [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Strategas Asset Management, the investment advisory arm of Strategas, announced the launch of two new actively managed ETFs, following the interest from its institutional investor clients, said CEO Nicholas Bohnsack. The Strategas Macro Thematic Opportunities ETF

• IQ-EQ supports first-time female fund managers with new initiative [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - A new initiative from IQ-EQ will support women to launch and grow their first funds. IQ-EQ Launchpad aims to expand inclusivity for the wider asset management industry and foster a self-sustaining network of women in senior leadership roles. Funds with over 50% women

Today's Other Voices

• Other Voices: Global private equity delivers groundbreaking 2021 [more]

  Authored by Oliver Brahmst, Caroline Sherrell, and Daniel Yeh, from global law firm White&Case. In line with overall M&A trends, global private equity had a blockbuster 2021 by any metric, but perhaps the best is this: In a record-setting year for global M&A, a record was also set for the

More Exclusives

• 25. Jan. | Accel-KKR, growth equity firms lead private equity performance [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Private equity firm Accel-KKR has topped this year's HEC - Dow Jones private equity performance ranking, followed by Francisco Partners and TA Associates. Firms focused on investing in tech and other growth industries dominated the list of top performers, a tre

• 24. Jan. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund AUM grew substantially to $4.32tn in 2021: hedge fund news, week 03 [more]

  In the week ending January 21st 2022, a Preqin study revealed that hedge funds assets under management (AUM) passed the $4tn mark at the end of Q1 2021 and grew substantially to $4.32tn as of Septem

• 21. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: Former partners join again and launch global macro and digital asset hedge fund [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Two former partners are launching a global macro and digital assets hedge fund. London-based Balliol Road Investments LLP was founded in

• 17. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: Boutique manager Kernow to launch UK equity long/short hedge fund [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: A boutique asset manager with a deep focus on UK equities is launching an equity long/short hedge fund in Q2 2022.

• 17. Jan. | Opalesque Roundup: Global hedge fund business return 10% in 2021: hedge fund news, week 02 [more]

  In the week ending January 14th 2022, a report by eVestment revealed that the global hedge fund business returned +1.58% in December, bringing the aggregate return for t

• 10. Jan. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds sold tech shares at fastest pace in a decade: hedge fund news, week 1 [more]

  In the week ending January 7th 2022, the hedge fund community dumped tech stocks in the four sessions between Dec. 30 and Tuesday as interest rates spiked. The four-session tech unloading marked the biggest sale in dollar terms in more than 10 years, reaching a record since Goldman Sachs' prime

• 07. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: Chess masters' hedge fund up 19% in 2021 [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Chessica LP, a market-neutral hedge fund, may have changed hands a few times but it is still thriving with annualised returns of 11.8% since its early-2010 inception. "The strategy is based on the concept of Delta Neutral*," Alex Rabinovich, managing direc

• 04. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge fund that exploits human-machine biases annualises +11% [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Combining long/short equity investing with researching and trading human/machine behavioural biases has been a recipe for success for this New York-based hedge fund manager.

• 04. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge fund that exploits human-machine biases annualises +11% [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Combining long/short equity investing with researching and trading human/machine behavioural biases has been a recipe for success for this New York-based hedge fund manager.

• 03. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive:Leveraged lending default rate plummets [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The default rate for leveraged loans hit a record low in 2021, according to data from Fitch Ratings. The 2021 institutional leveraged loan default rate stands at 0.6%, the lowest level in a decade and well below 2020's 4.5%. 2021 default volume tallies only

• 03. Jan. | Opalesque Exclusive: New data considers climate risk [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: A new report from MSCI looks at ESG trends to watch for the new year and climate risk is topping the list of key concerns. Climate risks have eclipsed both governance and social issues to lead the ESG agenda and are likely to become even more important for finan

• 30. Dec. | Opalesque Exclusive: Texas hedge fund reaps profits with convexity strategy [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Texas hedge fund manager Lavaca Capital is reaping profits from a strategy that is impeccably tailored for his family office investors; a convexity strategy that aims to out

• 29. Dec. | Opalesque TV: Value hedge fund gains from past experience with the great and the good [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Shawn Badlani founded Honest Capital LLC in April 2020 and launched a concentrated, long-term, lo

• 22. Dec. | Opalesque Exclusive: Fundamentals a winning approach for Texan hedge fund LRT [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: For some fund managers, the last several months have felt like sailing upwind as fundamentals seem to have been left aside. "Market momentum, investor flows, and positioning have determined returns for many stocks over the past few months much more than the fina

More Other Voices

• 13. Jan. 2022 | Other Voices: EU shorting threshold lowered to 0.1% from 31 January 2022 [more]

  Authored by Anna Maleva-Otto and David Soerensen, from law firm Schulte Roth & Zabel. From 31 January 2022 (Implementation Date), the initial threshold for notifi

• 29. Dec. 2021 | Other Voices: SEC proposes new swaps rules [more]

  By: Margaret Blake, from law firm Jones Day . On December 15, 2021, the SEC proposed three rules under the Securities Exchange Act to address misconduct and promote transparency in the security-based swaps markets. The proposed rules would expand the scope of antifraud rules, prohibit certain at

• 09. Dec. 2021 | Other Voices: The UK long term asset fund has arrived [more]

  By: Helen Parsonage and Sebastian Biggam at Osborne Clarke Managers, investors and all those in tune with the UK's asset management industry were greeted recently with the news that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) had

• 25. Nov. 2021 | Other Voices: Active private equity firms buoy buyout issuance [more]

  By: Jeremy Duffy, Martin Forbes, Eliza McDougall, Justin Wagstaff Buyouts are back in a big way. Private equity (PE) firms around the world hit the market with purpose in 2021 and that momentum could carry into 2022. Issuance of high yield bonds and leveraged loans for buyout deals in the US

• 18. Nov. 2021 | Other Voices: SEC signals more scrutiny for hedge funds and private equity [more]

  By: David Marcinkus, Robert Plaze On November 10, 2021, in prepared remarks before a meeting sponsored by the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler presented his views on the role and importance of private equity funds and

• 11. Nov. 2021 | Other Voices: Leveraged loan markets keep on rolling [more]

  Authored by Jeremy Duffy, Eric Leicht, and Eugene Man from international law firm White & Case LLP. Despite a spike in energy prices and persistent inflation, year-to-date leveraged loan activity showed substantial gains on 2020 levels. Global leveraged loan activity sustained momentu

• 21. Oct. 2021 | Other Voices: SEC Enforcement Director announces "aggressive" policy shifts [more]

  By: Susanna M. Buergel, Jessica S. Carey On October 13, 2021, Gurbir Grewal, the SEC's new Director of Enforcement, announced in a speech that he intends to recommend "aggressive" use of available remedies in enforcement actions, including requiring admissions of wrongdoing in certain cases. Gr

• 15. Oct. 2021 | Other voices: Pandemic-derived supply chain issues unlock investment opportunities [more]

  Authored by: Germaine Nicole Gurr and Arlene Arin Hahn of White & Case, a global law firm. Pent-up demand for M&A deals has been unleashed to deliver the busiest first three quarters of a year for investment banks on Mergermarket record (since 2006). The boom is partly driven by abundant liquid

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ISHARES EUROPE ETF (IEV) – Daily

Currently: Long Looking to: Sell @ $52.25

As of 3/19/21 close: $50.20

LAST WEEK: We suggested buying at $49.70 with stops on a close below $48.25 and with a target of $52.25.

UPDATE: The European ETF (IEV) had a tough day Thursday along with US stocks. However, it finished higher for the week and remains in bullish technical position right now. We still are looking for a continued move up to $52.25.

Try new long positions at $49.27. Honor stops on a close below $48.25 and look to take profits up at $52.25.