Liquid Alternatives / Trends
PitchBook Universities: Top 100 colleges ranked by startup founders
Great entrepreneurs can come from anywhere, but some universities have a truly exceptional track record of attracting and producing future founders. PitchBook’s annual university rankings compare schools by tallying up the number of alumni entrepreneurs who have raised venture capital in the last decade. The rankings are powered by PitchBook data and are based on […]
Deka lanciert neue Rohstoff-Strategie
Gleichzeitig stampft der Asset Manager eine ältere Rohstoffstrategie ein und überträgt die Mittel an den neuen Fonds. Die Deka hat mit der Deka-RohstoffStrategie zum 30.08 einen neuen Fonds mit Fokus auf Rohstoff-Futures lanciert. Mit dem Produkt will der Asset Manager seinen Kunden ein benchmarkfreies Exposure zu den globalen Rohstoffmärkten ermöglichen, heißt es von der Deka […]
Hedged: Large-cap tech and commodities weigh on hedge funds
July proved to be a polarizing month for hedge funds as the commodity rally reversed and tech stocks lost their luster. Market volatility defined hedge fund performance in July while late month developments spilled into August Commodity declines hit global macro and CTA performance, continuing their down trend Second quarter performance bolstered asset growth despite […]
Goldminenaktien: Startschuss zur Aufholjagd
Der Preis für das gelbe Edelmetall ist auf Rekordkurs. Dies dürfte den Beginn einer rasanten Kursrally der Goldförderer einläuten.
Studie: Warum Vermögensverwalter einen Bogen um ESG machen
Eine Studie zeigt: Unabhängige Vermögensverwalter gewinnen immer mehr Kunden. Gleichzeitig bremst die komplexe Regulatorik rund um ESG-Investments das Geschäft aus. Viele Vermögensverwalter klammern dieses Thema deshalb mittlerweile aus.
Millennium backs new hedge fund Sone Capital
Millennium Management is set to support Sone Capital Management, former Echo Street Capital portfolio manager George Panos’s new systematic market-neutral hedge fund firm, as part of a strategy to allocate more capital to external traders, according to a report by Bloomberg.
ANALYSIS: Investors look to hedge funds for ‘heroic diversifiers’ – bfinance
Investors such as wealth managers are increasing their allocations to hedge funds to protect themselves from bearish markets such as the collapse of global indices at the start of this month, an investment expert has said. Toby Goodworth, a managing director and head of liquid markets at bfinance, said the investment advisor’s clients are increasing […]
Hong Kong launches Project Ensemble sandbox for wCBDC, tokenization
Today the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) launched the Project Ensemble Sandbox to support institutional experimentation with tokenization, both traditional securities and real world assets (RWA). The initiative also involves an experimental wholesale CBDC (wCBDC) to enable interbank settlement between the tokenized deposits of banks. Four banks are providing the tokenized deposits: HSBC, Standard Chartered […]
Looking for impact with billions of pension money
Pension funds are setting aside money to invest in funds that make a positive social impact. But finding suitable investments and measuring impact still prove difficult.
Acquirepad führt erste zuverlässige Pricing-KI zur Marktpreiseinschätzung ein
Acquirepad, der führende Marktplatz für professionelle Immobilieninvestoren, freut sich, den Launch seiner intern genutzten Pricing-KI bekannt zu geben. Die Pricing-KI ermöglicht Verkäufern von Bestandsimmobilien aller Assetklassen eine Research -& datenbasierte Marktpreiseinschätzung innerhalb von Sekunden.
Dutch fund sector surges to €1.6tn despite global turbulence
The total assets under management (AUM) in the Netherlands asset management industry reached €1,6tn at the end of 2023, up 7% increase from the previous year. According to a report by the Dutch Fund and Asset Management Association (DUFAS), equity funds were the largest segment, accounting for 43% of the total AUM, followed by fixed-income […]
Schwacher Start: Cathie Wood sammelt nur €15 Millionen in Europa ein
Im April wurde die bekannte Ark-ETF-Reihe auch nach Europa gebracht – seitdem konnten die Strategien nur geringfügig Gelder anziehen.
Two Sigma’s feuding founders step down as Co-CEOs
John Overdeck and David Siegel, the feuding Co-Founders and Co-Chairmen of hedge fund Two Sigma, are to step down from the day-to-management of the firm, and are handing over control to two new Co-Chief Executive Officers.
Banken vergeben deutlich mehr Immobilienkredite
Steigende Zinsen und Baukosten haben den Immobilienmarkt in die Krise gestürzt. Hausbauer hielten sich mit Projekten zurück. Nun mehren sich die Anzeichen, dass das Schlimmste überstanden sein könnte.
Active ETFs hit record $974.29bn in July, data shows
This milestone surpassed the previous record of $923.22 billion set in June, marking a significant achievement in the rapidly growing actively managed ETF sector.




