(Opalesque) As low-value deals (where the investment was less than or equal to $10m) accounted for the majority of global venture capital (VC) investment volume as big-ticket, billion-dollar deals were mostly non-existent during Q4 2020. To read this article:

(Reuters) Hedge funds boosted their bullish petroleum positions last week, focusing on crude and gasoline, betting on continued output restraint by OPEC+ and an early resumption in domestic business activity. But they sold middle distillates, likely reflecting concerns about a […]

(CNBC) Stellantis, the product of the $52 billion merger between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Peugeot, was well received by European investors on its first day of trading Monday.  Shares of the world’s fourth-largest carmaker by volume, created after the merger […]

(CNBC) If an investor with $1 million or more in the market thinks that a stock bubble is already here — or soon enough one will be coming — what is the correct response? According to a new survey from […]

(Hedgeweek) The hedge fund industry posted a second consecutive positive month in December, returning 3.29 per cent according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison, the S&P 500 Total Return Index […]

(Hedgeweek) The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for December 2020 measured 3.70 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index meanwhile, declined 1.67 per cent in January. To read […]

(Reuters) – Honest Capital LLC launched last year amid one of the most chaotic times in financial history, but its 88.4% returns far outpaced hedge fund peers and broad market indexes by focusing on smaller, less recognized stocks, according to […]

(Reuters) – Prophet Capital Asset Management LP, an investor in loans and structured credit securities with $2.5 billion in assets, has restructured a hedge fund that had been rocked by March’s market turmoil, a company executive said on Friday. To […]

(Reuters) – A blistering rally in the shares of regional banks may be tested when a spate of lenders report results in the coming week. Regional banks in the S&P 500 have surged 11% since the beginning of the year, […]

(CNBC) For years, skeptics of index investing who watched trillions pour into S&P 500 funds argued that it would probably take a prolonged bear market to undercut the dominance of the standard passive approach. Yet in recent months, an exuberant […]

(Hedgeweek) The incoming US administration led by Joe Biden will be a “crucial” factor looming large over the healthcare industry this year, with planned reforms heralding potentially far-reaching implications for healthcare stocks and drug prices, Rhenman & Partners Asset Management […]

(Opalesque) Neuberger Berman collected $2.1 billion-plus for its fourth fund – NB Strategic Co-Investment Partners IV. The fund, which was oversubscribed, exceeded its fundraising target, “Fund IV is backed by a global investor base that includes public and corporate pension […]