Today's Exclusives

• Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 54: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020. An options strategy pays off In 2019, Quadratic Capital Management launc

• Private equity portfolio companies weathering the Covid-19 storm [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private equity portfolio companies are largely weathering the storm caused by the coronavirus crisis, new research from risk management firm Willis Towers Watson shows. The report revealed that despite a subdued environment for exit deals in the first six months of

• KKR to buy Global Atlantic for $4.4bn [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private-equity giant KKR agreed to acquire retirement and life insurance company Global Atlantic Financial Group for roughly $4.4 billion. According to the New York-based PE firm said it would pay the amount of Global Atlantic's book value as of the deal's closing,

• Hedge funds continue the positive run for the third consecutive month in June [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge funds advanced in June for the third consecutive month, concluding a volatile 1H20 defined by a steep 1Q global equity market decline driven by the global coronavirus pandemic followed by a mixed 2Q recovery despite ongoing virus concerns and challenges, said acc

• Walter GAM acquires stake in Auspice Capital Advisors [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Canadian private equity firm Walter Global Asset Management has acquired a minority interest in Auspice Capital Advisors, a Calgary-based asset management firm that specializes in alternative and non-correlated investment strategies utilizing a wide array of commoditie

Today's Other Voices

• Other Voices: A new golden age for hedge funds [more]

  Dixon Boardman, CEO & Founder, Optima Asset Management and Vice Chairman, Forbes Family Trust, is pounding the table urging investors to make room in their portfolios for alternative investments, because their ability to hedge can provide much needed downside protection and diversification durin

More Exclusives

• 08. Jul. | Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 53: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020. 2020 has been a good year for short-term CTAs. Société Générale's Short-Ter

• 06. Jul. | Opalesque Roundup: New hedge fund launches continue to fall as corona crisis kicks in: hedge fund news, week 27 [more]

  In the week ending July 3rd 2020, HFR said that new hedge fund launches declined to a near-record low in 1Q20, as the beginning of the global coronavirus pandemic and ensuing l

• 01. Jul. | Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Collection chronicles extraordinary funds in extraordinary times [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: From the beginning of April right up until last week, Opalesque posted regular updates on hedge funds and other alternative funds who beat the markets, by either outperforming them - especially in Q1 - or protecting assets. We called them the Corona Fighters. We have

• 01. Jul. | Global debt capital markets activity has record breaking first half [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Global debt capital markets activity has broken all time records according to the latest first half data from Refinitiv. Overall global debt capital markets activity totaled $5.5 trillion during the first half of 2020, a 35% increase compared to the first half o

• 30. Jun. | Opalesque Exclusive: Financial advisors say volatile markets should favor active managers [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Will the pandemic ultimately lead to asset growth? Active managers have seen significant outflows this year, although they are beginning to taper off. Data from eVestment shows that investors pulled $18.1 billion out of hedge funds in April, down slightly from t

• 29. Jun. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund industry AUM sits near $3.05tn in May: hedge fund news, week 26 [more]

  In the week ending June 26th 2020, a report by eVestment said that investor flows were near flat in May, with net inflows of an estimated $1.71 billion into hedg

• 25. Jun. | Opalesque Exclusive: Global Infrastructure Finance launches debut infrastructure debt fund [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: Boston-based Global Infrastructure Finance has launched its debut infrastructure finance fund. The Global Infrastructure Fund targets high single-digit returns in

• 24. Jun. | Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 52: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020. A convergence in gold Interest in the gold market is hitting new h

• 23. Jun. | Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 51: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020. Market neutral leads London-based Portman Square Capital's flag

• 22. Jun. | Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 50: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020. Multi-asset rebounds Stockholm-based Coeli Multi Asset's Mult

• 22. Jun. | Opalesque Roundup: One-fourth of hedge funds post big performance gains (averaging 20% YTD) : hedge fund news, week 25 [more]

  In the week ending June 19th 2020, eVestment hedge fund performance data revealed that roughly one-fourth of funds are in the green for the year, with those funds putting up strong a

• 19. Jun. | Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 49: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020. Digital currency market as the new frontier The Portal Digital Fun

• 18. Jun. | Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 48: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020. Good ESG equities The GBI - Good Governance Fund is up +5.8% Y

• 18. Jun. | Investors try to carry on business as usual, but remain wary of virtual meetings [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: A new report from investment advisory firm Campbell Lutyens shows that investors are sticking with their current allocations to alternatives, but bringing on new manager relationships is proving difficult. 46% of investors wouldn't consider adding a new mana

More Other Voices

• 30. Jun. 2020 | Other Voices: SEC issues a risk alert for private fund managers [more]

  By: Susan Gault-Brown, Kelley A. Howes, Leonora Shalet, Stephanie Thomas; Morrison and Forrester On June 23, 2020, the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations published a Risk Alert identifying common deficiencies and compliance issues it has observed in examinations of registere

• 26. Jun. 2020 | Other Voices: A guide to 'recycling' options for fund managers [more]

  By: Edward Lee, Cameron Roper, Nick Rose, Proskauer The ongoing COVID-19 crisis is presenting fund managers with numerous challenges. One key challenge is to make sure that their portfolio companies have sufficient capital available to weather this particular storm. But how can fund managers ensu

• 19. Jun. 2020 | Other Voices: ESG and fund managers [more]

  By: Leonora Shalet, Morrison and Forrester A Subcommittee of the SEC Investor Advisory Committee has issued a recommendation relating to ESG disclosures for issuers, and this was a focus at the Asset Management Advisory Committee on May 27. Not only did they raise environmental, social and corpo

• 12. Jun. 2020 | Other Voices: ESMA takes aim at fund costs [more]

  Commentary from INDOS Financial The thorny issue of fund costs and charges has been hotly contested by EU regulators for a number of years now amid concerns that investors were being disadvantaged. This focus continues and in June 2020 the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) publish

• 11. Jun. 2020 | Other Voices: Private fund investor defaults: consequences and practical solutions [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: By: Ted Craig, Jenna Lalji, Dentons Whilst the true, long-term impact of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic remains to be seen, the global financial markets have already experienced a huge wave of turbulence. The prospect of a significant effect on the close

• 02. Jun. 2020 | Other Voices: Hong Kong and its National Security law: the view of a Hong Kong based fund manager [more]

  By: Fabrice Jacob, CEO JK Capital Management Ltd., a La Française group-member company. The recent events in Hong Kong are making headlines and have become a political tool in the hands of the Trump administration. Trying to stay as rational as possible, we wanted to share our views as a fund m

• 13. May. 2020 | Other Voices: Coronavirus, subscription credit lines and private equity funds [more]

  By:Jonathan Sablone Noah Schottenstein The current economic downturn has impacted virtually every industry and business across the globe. Just like most businesses, private funds, and in particular private equity funds, will not escape unscathed from the one-two punch of a global pandemic and ec

• 08. May. 2020 | Other Voices: Update on relief under the CARES Act for fund managers [more]

  By: Alston & Bird On April 24, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released the Interim Final Rule on Requirements for Promissory Notes, Authorizations, Affiliation, and Eligibility, which provides additional guidance on the rules governing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Under

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ISHARES EUROPE ETF (IEV) – Daily

Currently: Short Looking to: Cover @ $31.10

As of 7/3/20 close: $41.11

LAST WEEK: We suggested shorting IEV at $40.74 with stops on a close above $41.69 and with a target of $31.10.

UPDATE: The European ETF (IEV) bounced up to the sell trigger at $40.74 and is just below the stop-loss trigger of $41.69 for shorts.

If you’re short, stay short unless $41.69 is violated on a closing basis on the upside. If you’re looking to short, do so at current levels up to $41.69 with the same stops and with a target of $31.10.