Category Archives: Syndicated
Man Group enjoys “solid growth” with record funds under management and profit surge
(Hedgeweek) Man Group has seen its funds under management surge to a record USD117.7 billion in the last year, up from USD108.5 billion in 2018, which drove pre-tax profits up 54 per cent to USD386 million, as positive fund performance […]
Celsius Network and Stonegate Global Fund Administration partner to support Crypto investment fund managers
(Hedgeweek) Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending platform with over USD6.22 billion in lending to date, has partnered with Stonegate Global Fund Administration, a cryptocurrency fund administrator. To read this article:
Pretium acquires investment management business of Latigo
(Hedgeweek) Pretium Partners has acquired the investment management business of Latigo, a fund manager that specialises in event-driven investing with strategies including distressed securities, special situations and long/short credit and equity investing. To read this article:
The impact of CFIUS on private equity and hedge fund investors
(Opalesque) Last month, final regulations became effective updating and refining rules regarding transaction reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS). These regulations, which until now have been in interim form, implement the previously enacted Foreign […]
Quantology Absolute Return bucks the trend with a positive start to the year
(Opalesque) Paris-based hedge fund Quantology looks to finish February in positive territory, beating many of its peers as equities drop on coronavirus fears. To read this article:
ESG “creating 90s-style tech bubble” as investors ignore fundamentals
(Opalesque) Share prices for ESG focused companies are soaring, as investors ignore fundamentals in the hope of finding the long-term winners which can tackle environmental problems – a move echoing the tech bubble of the late nineties according to RWC […]
Hedge funds off to a weak 2020 start as COVID-19 outbreak weighs on global growth outlook
(Hedgeweek) Hedge fund managers returned 0.07 per cent in January 2020, recording their weakest January since 2016, according to data released by Eurekahedge. To read this article:
Man Group: “Worst possible time” for investors’ hedge fund withdrawal, as cycle turns
(Hedgeweek) Investors are slashing their exposure to hedge fund products at the “worst possible time”, says Man Group’s Pierre-Henri Flamand, amid signs that the long bull market run is starting to run out of steam – throwing up new opportunities […]
US-based venture capital funds: Net cash flow turns negative for the third year in a row
(Opalesque) US-based venture capital funds have posted double-digit median net internal rate of return (IRR) from vintage 2010 onwards, said a report by Preqin. The high of 18.9% for vintage 2016 funds indicates early increases in the unrealized value of […]
Asset managers: Fee pressure takes a toll on operating margins
(Opalesque) Operating margins for traditional publicly traded U.S. money managers fell by more than 20% over the five years ended Dec. 31, said a report. To read this article:
Women still account for less than 20% of alternative assets employees
(Opalesque) Representation has improved over the last two years, but a strong imbalance remains, according to Preqin, a provider of data, analytics and insights to the alternative assets community: Preqin’s landmark 2020 Women in Alternatives study finds that more women […]
Square emerges as a coronavirus hedge while other payment stocks get crushed
(CNBC) Square has been an outlier in this week’s payment stock wreckage.Shares of Mastercard, Visa, American Express and Paypal were battered as companies warned of a slowdown in spending and travel due to the quickly-spreading coronavirus. Meanwhile, Square surged as […]