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SP Funds has expanded its suite of Sharia-compliant funds with the launch of The SP Funds S&P Global Technology ETF (SPTE) on the New York Stock Exchange. As North America’s largest family of Shariah-compliant exchange-traded funds (ETFs), SP Funds aims to provide investors access to cutting-edge technological advancements through SPTE.
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Hedge Funds: Bitcoin In Play as Funds Dive Back In
Crypto Hedge Funds Move In On Bitcoin. Bitcoin fell by 50 percent in cryptocurrency’s price in March, but subsequently rose back up to trade at $11,200. Investors should caution as this trend could lead to another major slump — most notably like the 2017 80 percent Bitcoin slump. Especially with the uncertainty of COVID-19, investors…
Alternative Investments/ESG: EFIV – A New, Inexpensive ESG ETF From State Street
State Street Global Advisors launched an ESG version of its blockbuster SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY) that has AUM of $287.61 billion. The ETF has the best of both worlds from environment-social-governance (ESG) and the S&P500 stocks universe.
Hedge Funds: Boaz Weinstein’s Saba Capital Up 90%
Saba Projects Continuing Gains Hedge fund industry observers are buzzing of Saba Capital Management’s purported sharp gains, in addition to the firm’s projections of seeing additional returns of this caliber in the months ahead. Boaz Weinstein, founder of Saba, shares that “Markets are at an unstable place right now. I look out at the next…
Private Equity: Covid-19 Ignites PE’s Dry Powder
Hundreds of Billions in New Capital Earmarked for Investments. Despite many businesses closing down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, private equity is taking advantage of new opportunities. The industry is looking to rebuild the economy and adapt to the New Normal in ways that are expected to enahance gains, inclding further investments in existing portfolio…
Alternative Investments/Digital Assets: World’s First Actively Managed Bitcoin ETP Launches
FiCAS AG, a Swiss crypto-asset investment firm founded by Ali Mizani Oskui, has received the approval from the SIX Swiss Exchange and other regulatory clearances to list the Bitcoin Capital Active ETP (BTCA) on the Exchange.
Hedge Funds Meet Real Estate: A Texas Case Study
Hayman Capital in Focus. Hedge fund investor Kyle Bass recently bought, among other real estate, the downtown Dallas Statler hotel. He purchased a 50 percent stake in four real estate properties and a minority stake in the Statler hotel. In addition to the Statler, he purchased a stake in the Entrada development and the Central…
Private Equity: Healthcare Firm Edifecs Lands PE Deal
Private equity firms TA Associates and Francsico Partners announced that they will complete a deal with healthcare software company Edifecs. CEO of Edifecs Sunny Singh intends to lead the company through a transformation. The healthcare industry is quickly changing with the help of the technology sector. According to Singh, “Today’s healthcare industry is in a…
Alternative Investments/ESG: BlackRock Warns of Water Stress, a Climate Change Fallout
Watch for ETFs focused on ESG, climate change, and water resource stocks. Recent research from the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) warns that investors have not factored in the potential risk from a growing global “water risk,” when demand for H2O exceeds its supply. Such a situation would be a fallout from the increasing evidence of…
CrossFit Builds Muscle with Berkshire PE Investment
Eric Roza Teams with Berkshire. Berkshire Partners announced that it will partner with Eric Roza to buy CrossFit. CrossFit, a leading health and fitness brand, begain in a garage 20 years ago in California and now serves millions of people in their fitness endeavors. The company has about 14,000 gyms around the world. According to…
Private Equity in Focus: Retirement Plans Would Benefit From PE
SEC Chairman Clayton is an advocate. Private equity may soon become a part of retirement plans in America. Several Trump administration officials are in favor of allowing individual investors to invest in private equity through their 401(k) plans. SEC chairman Jay Clayton is one of these advocates. Officials contend that this move can expedite American…
Private Equity Eyes Cannabis Investments
Pandemic and Cannabis Stock Declines Create Opportunity. As a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, investors are uncertain how their portfolios will evolve as we move further into 2020. With cannabis stocks having fallen in recent months, investors increasingly are looking to the cannabis industry as a potential source of dip-buying. According to managing director…
Shariah Compliant UAE Equity ETF From Chimera Capital
Abu Dhabi-based Chimera launches the UAE’s first ETF tracking a Shariah-compliant index. The Chimera S&P UAE Shariah ETF is a sub-fund of the Chimera Umbrella Fund, the first SCA umbrella fund to be launched in the UAE. The ETF’s shares will trade on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange with gains reinvested into the fund while class B shares will be listed on the Dubai Financial Market with dividends distributed to investors.
Hedge Funds Bullish on Electric Vehicle Sector
EV Attracts Hedge Fund Attention. Formidable Asset Management is among the many hedge funds keeping a close eye on the electric vehicle market. Following its gains from a bet on Workhorse Group, the fund is looking to invest in Nano One Materials Corp. The company cites its implementation of durable nano crystals as a transformative…
ESG Funds More Than Triple in Latest Year
ETFGI, the consulting and analytics firm that provides services around global exchange-traded products, released data on global trends for ESG in ETFs/ETPs during the first half of 2020. Inflows into these funds were US$3.49 billion during June 2020, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$32.02 billion. These were more than three times the inflow of US$9.86 billion into ESG ETFs/ETPs seen in 2019.
Liquid Alternatives Mark Gains, Delivering on Diversification Promise
Liquid alternatives are showing strong performance amid the Covid-19 environment. According to a new report from Lyxor Asset Management, undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities investments (UCITS) employing alternative strategies are doing particularly well. Specifically, these investments are performing as designed, with their diversification benefits affording investors and their financial advisors the lower volatility…
Private Equity: Youngkin Departs from Carlyle After 25 Years
In September, co-CEO Glenn Youngkin will step down from private equity giant The Carlyle Group. Kewsong Lee, Youngkin’s partner and co-CEO, will take the reins as sole Carlyle CEO. Co-founders of Carlyle, David Rubenstein and William Conway, appointed Youngkin and Lee as co-CEOs, which title Youngkin held since 2018 after being with the firm since…
Hedge Fund Industry Loses Early Torchbearer Arthur Samberg
Pequot Founder’s Legacy. Arthur Samberg, founder of Connecticut-based Pequot Capital Management, at one time one of the world’s leading funds, passed earlier this month after suffering from leukemia. Samberg led a long career in finance, and was moved into the spotlight following Pequot’s founding back in 1999. The firm was successful in its early days,…
Hedge Fund MingShi + AI = $1 Billion Blockbuster
Chinese AI-Powered Hedge Fund Nears $1 Billion Shanghai-based hedge fund MingShi Investment Management implements artificial intelligence as its main strategy for making investments. The firm has already raised $600 million in the last four months and is moving quickly at secure another $400 million in the coming days. According to MingShi partner Stepham Zhou, “China…
Alternative Investments: Fintechs To Forge New Frontiers; ARKF, An ETF to Consider
The ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKF) invests in companies across the globe that are engaged in financial technology innovation. This can be through the introduction of a technologically enabled new product or service that potentially changes the way the financial sector works. Some examples of these are innovations in transaction processing, blockchain technology, new intermediaries or disintermediation, and risk transformation.
Liquid Alternatives Rocket Higher as Australia Takes Off
Liquid Alts Show Strength Amid Global Pandemic. Liquid Alternative investments are rapidly growing in the United States and around the world. In one of the latest signs of global espousement of Liquid Alts, ARP Investments secured a partnership with Axius Partners, a Sydney based company, for broad-based distribution. Liquid alternative strategies are in high demand…
This AI and Robotics ETF Is Really Crushing It
The Robotics & AI Bull 3X ETF (NYSEARCA: UBOT) with the rather characteristically chosen ticker symbol has outperformed the S&P 500 by 35% since the March 16 low. This leveraged ETF UBOT seeks a return that is 300% the return of its benchmark index for a single day.
Alternative Investments: The Inspire Tactical Balanced ESG ETF for Faith Investing
The latest product from Inspire Investing in their series of faith-based ETFs further enhances their reputation for offering morally-inclined investors avenues for biblically responsible investing. Previous faith-based ETFs in the market have all been passive ETFs that track specified indices.
Private Equity: Morrison & Foerster Expresses High Activity in Private Equity Market
Private Equity: Morrison & Foerster Expresses High Activity in Private Equity Market Marcia Ellis, partner and co-head of Asia private equity investments at Morrison & Foerster, analyzes the market in the region for private equity. This is partly due to the control of the coronavirus when compared to other regions. Ellis prefaces her analysis by…
Liquid Alternatives Rocket Higher in Canada
Canada is New Liquid Alts Breeding Ground. The global Liquid Alternatives community is buzzing over Canada’s continued strong growth in Liquid Alts. On the heels of strong performance of liquid alternative funds amid the Covid-19 pandemic, CI Investments has surpassed $2 billion in Liquid Alt assets under management. The firm launched its CI Liquid Alternatives…