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Globally, Canadian Institutional Investors Most Likely to Boost Alt Investments
Alternative investments are certainly the flavour of the season for Canadian institutional investors, according to data from a CIBC Mellon survey. More than half (58%) plan to increase their allocations to alternatives, while 42% said they will maintain existing levels. Across the world, a previous BNY Mellon report said only 53% of investors planned to increase allocations.
Got $635? You Can Buy a Share in a Student Accommodation Complex in the UK
Smartlands is a FCA registered UK company. It is a crowdfunding platform based on the Stellar network that uses blockchain technology for the issue of security tokens. Investors can buy tokenized shares in a student accommodation complex in Nottingham, UK.
Fitch Study: Alternative Investment Returns Doesn’t Beat Equities
Fitch Ratings studied the returns from alternative investments made by 180 state and local public pension funds over the period 2001 through 2017 and found they were not nearly so outstanding as hyped.
Why 2 and 20 Fees May Soon Be History
An unimpressive performance record, investor resistance to high fees and difficult industry conditions are squeezing hedge funds across the board. Average management fees crashed to a record low of 1.43% in the first quarter of 2018, according to Hedge Fund Research.
Panacea and Atlantic-Pacific Close Oversubscribed Healthcare Fund
The Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund I, which targeted $150 million, succeeded in mobilizing $180.5 million from a host of global institutional investors, including endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, pension programs, consultants, fund-of-funds, asset managers and family offices.
Cadence Joins the Bloomberg Terminal
Cadence, which is opening alternative investment opportunities to all, is offering access to exclusive high yield, short term investments traditionally reserved for institutions. You can earn up to 2% on your investment in less than 2 months with a low minimum of just $500 to get started.
India May Jail People who Mine, Hold or Transact Cryptocurrencies
India’s draft “Banning of Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2019” has a draconian provision regarding cryptocurrencies. Those who use digital currencies in any way are liable to be slapped with a jail term from one to ten years and may also have to pay a penalty.
Financial Independence and Early Retirement (FIRE) Community Gains Access to Private High Yield
Those yearning for financial independence and early retirement will find BCP’s new fund launch interesting. The BCP Fund focuses on providing consistent high yield cash flow secured by US assets.
Cerulli Associates: European Retail Investors Seek Alternatives
Cerulli Associates, the global research and consulting firm, finds evidence that European retail investors are increasing attracted to alternative investments such as hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and private debt.
Corporate Defined Benefit Plans Now Have “Alternatives”
Outsourced chief investment officers (OCIO), are increasingly being used by institutions to identify high-quality investment opportunities and extend their range over asset classes. Research by Cerulli Associates indicates these OCIOs are favourably inclined towards alternative investing given diversification benefits and scope for higher returns.
BlackRock Faces New Criticism Over Fossil Fuels
BlackRock is in the eye of a media storm for consistently not putting its money where its mouth is on climate change.
On the flip side, BlackRock’s iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (SUSL) hoovered up $851 million when it launched last month. This fund invests in the best corporate citizens in the US as part of a responsible investing theme.
Is the Wealthfront Risk Parity Fund Living Up to its Promise?
Coming from the stable of Wealthfront Inc., which has over $10 billion under management, the Risk Parity Fund was modelled after Ray Dalio’s strategy that aims to diversify portfolios in such a way as to neutralize large price swings in any particular asset.
ACP to Launch ESG Alternative Investment Funds
Alternative Capital Partners is an Italian asset management firm that focuses on alternatives and applies ESG principles to all underlying asset classes. They believe that fund returns can be improved by the additional thrust on ESG sustainability principles. At the same time, there will be a beneficial impact on the environment and the real Italian economy.
Hedge Funds Bet Big on Caesars Takeover
Eldorado Resorts may soon be in the takeover saddle at Caesars Entertainment, going by the report issued by Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Santarelli. He said the odds of the transaction coming to fruition were increasing.
Elliott Management Eyes Barnes and Noble
Activist hedge fund Elliott Management, owned by billionaire Paul Singer, may acquire book chain Barnes and Noble for $476 million, according to The Financial Times.
Private Equity Transforms Global Freight Brokerages
As institutional investors are piling into alternative investments, more and more ‘dry powder’ is available with private equity players, seeking profitable deployment. Freight brokerages have attracted attention, and the result is an industry transformation.
The Marriage of Crypto Cost Storage and Real-World Assets
A new avenue is opening up for alternative investing. It’s the marriage of digital currency with tangible and valuable assets. There already is a designer watch that acts as a deep cold storage for crypto wealth. In the near future, this may extend to art, luxury accessories and fine jewellery.
Fintech Opens Shale Plays to Investors
Shale investing is no longer an exclusive club open only to industry insiders. EnergyFunders, which claims to make direct energy investing easy, presents selected and vetted oil projects on a transparent, data-driven platform.
P2P Lending Platform YieldStreet – A Balance of Risk and Reward
Strict project vetting. Collateral as security for lenders. SEC-regulated. Pick from projects or loans in real estate, litigation finance, marine finance, commercial or art.
That’s YieldStreet for investors seeking higher returns from opportunities in P2P lending.
Why This Hedge Fund is Betting on Climate Change
Robert Gibbins’ Autonomy Capital thinks investors are ignoring the implications of climate change at their own peril
Two More Hedge Funds Bite the Dust
Quant Fund Amplitude Capital AG and Sator Square Capital Management have stopped trading or shut down
Dovish Fed Adds Fuel to Bullish Fervor in Bitcoin and Gold
BTC is currently trading at $11,420 and spot gold at $1,430. Both these assets received a bullish boost last week when the Fed made dovish noises and said interest rates would be maintained in the range of 2.25%-2.5%.
Venture Capital: Dexai Robotics Raises $5.5M To Develop Alfred, an Aspiring Robotic Chef
Dexai Robotics addresses the labor shortage in the restaurant industry by developing AI-powered robotics for commercial kitchens. It raised $5.5 million in a seed round led by Hyperplane Venture Capital.
New investors in the startup included Rho Capital, Harlem Capital, Contour Venture Partners, and NextView Ventures.