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General Partners accelerate plans for new funds
Posted: Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000, Opalesque
 
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: More than seven in 10 GPs (73%) plan to raise at least one new private equity, venture capital, or hedge fund in 2025, an indicator of high market confidence, said a market report. In terms of overall fundraising activity, 40% expect their efforts will ramp up even more t...
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Swiss currency manager ponders state of USD and launches new fund
Posted: Thu, 08 May 2025 23:58:20 +0000, Opalesque
 
By Opalesque: QCAM Currency Asset Management AG, a Swiss currency asset manager, is weighing whether the US dollar is in a persistent bear trend or if it is merely experiencing increased volatility within a broader range. This is a timely reflection as Trump 's return to the White House has jolted ...
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Macro hedge funds mauled in April
Posted: Thu, 08 May 2025 23:56:40 +0000, Opalesque
 
From Reuters: While many investors survived the market volatility unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" with only a few scratches, macro hedge funds suffered one of their worst maulings in years. HFR's benchmark composite fund index fell by only 0.5% in April...
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UBS in talks to sell hedge fund O'Connor to Cantor Fitzgerald
Posted: Thu, 08 May 2025 23:55:00 +0000, Opalesque
 
From Reuters: Swiss lender UBS is in talks to sell its hedge fund unit, O'Connor, to U.S. brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Talks of the deal, which the report said could involve a revenue sharing agreement, come at a time when...
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Rio traders reap 37% gain in record month for Brazil hedge funds
Posted: Thu, 08 May 2025 23:53:20 +0000, Opalesque
 
From Bloomberg: Brazilian hedge funds profited from the mayhem in global financial markets last month, with traders at Vista Capital registering a 37% return to lead the pack. April was the best month on record for the Rio de Janeiro-based firm's Vista Multiestrategia fund, which beat all 53 peers...
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Hedge fund Eisler Capital's fancy new offices seem at odds with cost-cutting intentions
Posted: Thu, 08 May 2025 23:50:00 +0000, Opalesque
 
From eFinancial Careers: As we noted yesterday, hedge fund Eisler Capital is cutting 15% of its staff as it bleeds assets under management (AUM) and attempts to return its pass through costs to the level of 2022, implying a cost reduction of around 20%. As heads roll, though, sources at Eisler are ...
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Bank of Canada raises concern over hedge-fund presence in bond market
Posted: Thu, 08 May 2025 23:48:20 +0000, Opalesque
 
From Morning Star: The Bank of Canada raised warning flags on Thursday about the increased presence of hedge funds in the Canadian government bond market, as it signals debt levels are climbing in the financial system. The worry comes weeks after a selloff in the U.S. Treasury market, triggered by ...
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Institutional Investors: Mubadala cites private credit, AI developments among 2024 portfolio highlights, Fondo Telemaco reshapes investment portfolio with new managers for $2.7bn, Pension funds should invest more in UK equities, investors tell ministers
Posted: Thu, 08 May 2025 23:46:40 +0000, Opalesque
 
Mubadala cites private credit, AI developments among 2024 portfolio highlights From PIonline.com: Mubadala Investment Co. recorded 9.1% growth in assets in 2024 to 1.21 trillion UAE dirhams ($329.4 billion), with highlights including private credit platform growth to $20 billion and the sovereign w...
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Market News
 
Amazon, With Little Fanfare, Emerges as Advertising Giant
Posted: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 07:53:44 EST, wsj, technology
 
Its push is happening online, on devices such as FireTV and on delivery boxes, challenging the big ad sellers, including Facebook, Google and TV networks. Marketers are conflicted between wanting the company’s data and fearing it as a competitor.
 
 
Silicon Valley's Stock Exchange Meets SEC Roadblock
Posted: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 07:56:12 EST, wsj, technology
 
The Long-Term Stock Exchange—a market for the nation’s hottest startups–was opposed by a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 
Huawei to Complete Network Project Despite Opposition
Posted: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 07:25:35 EST, wsj, technology
 
Chinese telecom giant Huawei will complete construction of an internet network in Papua New Guinea despite opposition from Australia, Japan and the U.S., after the Pacific nation dismissed cyberspying worries.
 
 
A New Kind of Lender Secretly Tracks Your Car to Make Sure You Pay Up
Posted: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 05:30:57 EST, wsj, technology
 
In China, a new type of internet loan comes with a catch: lenders can track your car’s whereabouts and can seize it if you fail to make payments.
 
 
Hey, Mom, Why Do You Have Five TV Remotes?
Posted: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 07:56:23 EST, wsj, technology
 
Young, tech-savvy adults struggle to work the collection of remote control devices at their parents’ house; “you’ll get picture but not sound.”
 
 
Apple's App Store Under Fire in Supreme Court Case
Posted: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:39:56 EST, wsj, technology
 
The tech giant’s exclusive market for selling iPhone apps came under fire at the Supreme Court, as justices considered whether consumers can proceed with a lawsuit claiming the company has an illegal monopoly.
 
 
Chinese Scientist Claims World's First Genetically Modified Babies
Posted: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 14:07:27 EST, wsj, technology
 
A Chinese scientist claims to have produced the world’s first genetically modified babies, stirring alarm among doctors who warn such experiments using nascent DNA-editing technology pose too many health and ethical risks.
 
 
NASA's InSight Spacecraft Lands Safely on Mars
Posted: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 20:40:43 EST, wsj, technology
 
NASA engineers celebrated as the $828 million InSight lander signaled a safe landing on Mars, where it will take the pulse of the Red Planet by monitoring seismic waves from quakes and meteor strikes.
 
 
United Tech to Break Itself Into Three Companies
Posted: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:20:31 EST, wsj, technology
 
The industrial conglomerate has decided to separate itself into three independent companies, breaking apart one of America’s last industrial conglomerates.