(Bloomberg) A pair of investors is bringing convertible loans to the private debt market, generating outsized returns for investors. AIP Asset Management Inc., run by Alex Kanayev and Jay Bala, gained an annualized 41% over the past five years by […]

(Bloomberg) Lebanese banks have curtailed the transfer of dollar deposits abroad until political turbulence that has engulfed the country and raised fears of a collapse in its currency peg subsides. Lebanon has not imposed official restrictions on the movement of […]

(Bloomberg) How does it feel to work at SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund, which has been in the news a lot recently for its massive troubled investment in WeWork? To read this article:

(Opalesque) The SALT Conference is returning to the international stage. Later this month SALT will present in partnership with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre of Abu Dhabi. SALT Abu Dhabi will be the inaugural SALT event […]

(Opalesque) The United States replaced China as the top global artificial intelligence (AI) venture capital investment hub, said a study. United States commanded the most AI investment values in 2018 globally at 52.3%, according to ABI Research. Based on investment […]

(Opalesque) The SALT Conference is returning to the international stage. Later this month SALT will present in partnership with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre of Abu Dhabi. SALT Abu Dhabi will be the inaugural SALT event […]

(Opalesque) Certificates of Capital Development (CKDs) are helping investors to access a variety of developing sectors in Mexico – namely infrastructure, real estate, mining, technology. To read this article:

(Opalesque) As Brexit negotiations drag on, LPs and GPs are looking more closely at the impact to venture capital. As an asset class, venture capital is typically uncorrelated to broad geopolitical trends that might move markets, but according to delegates […]

(Opalesque) Media reports said that as more and more big hedge funds expand in Asia and the region’s assets under management grow at a faster clip than in the US and Britain, industry executives say the number of qualified candidates […]

(Nasdaq) Long/short equity hedge funds entered the third quarter coming off a very strong first half of the year. The average fund returned 9.3% in the first half of 2019 (HFRI Equity Hedge (Total) Index) and, at Cross Shore, we […]

(Reuters) Hedge fund Sachem Head Capital Management has built a stake in Instructure Inc (INST.N) and plans to push the U.S. educational software company to explore alternatives, including selling itself. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) The former head of Italian jeweler Bulgari SpA is preparing to start a hedge fund along with a pair of finance veterans who have advised the likes of activist investment firm Elliott Management Corp. Francesco Trapani, who ran Bulgari […]