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Hedge Funds / Public
- HFs Worry About Legal Risks of Alternative Data(E)
- Hedge Funds Take Aim At Europe's Debt Collectors
- Big-Name Macro Brains Pull Away From HF Peers (FN)
- OPEC to Modestly Increase Oil Supply, Post Saudi and Iran Compromise (R)
- After Small Gain in May, HFs Curbed by European Turmoil (B)
- HF Launches and Liquidations Decline, Funds Focus on Trade and M&A(HW)
- HFs Lose USD1.9bn in April (HW)
- HFs Benefit from Changes in Euro, Yield Curve, Volatility (R)
Private Equity / Venture
- PE Firms Explore Shift to Permanent Capital Structures (WSJ)
- Sales of Leveraged Loans Backing Buyouts See Revival (B)
- Man Group and AQR Try to Take Aim at Private Equity Industry (FT)
- Demise of Toys R Us Is a Warning (A)
- These Are the Biggest Investors in Private Equity (II)
- Private Equity Firms Turn Focus To Cybersecurity and the Cloud (FN)
- Private Equity Boost for Oil and Gas Tech Firm (Scotsman)
- Half of Investors View Private Equity Buyouts As Too Dear (FN)
Real Assets
- For OPEC, Oil Tariff Spat is Short Term Gain, Long Term Pain (R)
- U.S. Shale Producers Warn Chinese Tariffs Would Hit Exports (R)
- US-China Trade Spat Wipes $57B From Top Mining Stocks (M)
- OPEC Math Reveals Gap Between Headlines and Real Barrels (B)
- Five Ways CRE Debt Landscape is Changing (PERE)
- OPEC Sees Strong Oil Market, Possible Need For More Output (R)
- Venezuela To Consider Foreign Oil (R)
- Oil Soars, But Few Hedge Funds Remain to Reap Profits (WSJ)
Hedge Funds / Public
- HFs Worry About Legal Risks of Alternative Data(E)
- Hedge Funds Take Aim At Europe's Debt Collectors
- Big-Name Macro Brains Pull Away From HF Peers (FN)
- OPEC to Modestly Increase Oil Supply, Post Saudi and Iran Compromise (R)
- After Small Gain in May, HFs Curbed by European Turmoil (B)
- HF Launches and Liquidations Decline, Funds Focus on Trade and M&A(HW)
- HFs Lose USD1.9bn in April (HW)
- HFs Benefit from Changes in Euro, Yield Curve, Volatility (R)
Private Equity / Venture
- PE Firms Explore Shift to Permanent Capital Structures (WSJ)
- Sales of Leveraged Loans Backing Buyouts See Revival (B)
- Man Group and AQR Try to Take Aim at Private Equity Industry (FT)
- Demise of Toys R Us Is a Warning (A)
- These Are the Biggest Investors in Private Equity (II)
- Private Equity Firms Turn Focus To Cybersecurity and the Cloud (FN)
- Private Equity Boost for Oil and Gas Tech Firm (Scotsman)
- Half of Investors View Private Equity Buyouts As Too Dear (FN)
Real Assets
- For OPEC, Oil Tariff Spat is Short Term Gain, Long Term Pain (R)
- U.S. Shale Producers Warn Chinese Tariffs Would Hit Exports (R)
- US-China Trade Spat Wipes $57B From Top Mining Stocks (M)
- OPEC Math Reveals Gap Between Headlines and Real Barrels (B)
- Five Ways CRE Debt Landscape is Changing (PERE)
- OPEC Sees Strong Oil Market, Possible Need For More Output (R)
- Venezuela To Consider Foreign Oil (R)
- Oil Soars, But Few Hedge Funds Remain to Reap Profits (WSJ)
Managers(GPs)
- Cliff Asness Talks Strategies For High Risk Markets (VW)
- Ackman's Hedge Funds Receive Gains, Chipotle Helps (R)
- Greenline CIO Warns Against ‘Huge Risk’ in Factor Investing (II)
- Paul Jones:'Capitalism May Need Modernizing' (CNBC)
- BlackRock Unveils ‘Big Data’ Fund Range (CW)
- Blackstone Raises $9.4 Billion For Asia Real Estate Funds (R)
- KKR Sees Japan as Top Investing Priority (B)
- Bridgewater Associates Predict Financial Trouble in 2019 (BI)
Allocators(LPs)
- HF Drops Kentucky Pension Fund Over Ethics Requirement (R)
- CalSTRS Hires Scott Chan as Deputy CIO (BW)
- CalPERS Board Approves Substantial Pay Increase for Next CIO(P&I)
- Goldman Launches Fund of Funds to Invest in Female Managers(BI)
- Canada’s Newest Pension Manager Gets CIO (II)
- Kentucky Governor Wants to Oust Judge in Pension Lawsuit (CIO)
- LP Shift to Direct Investing Puts Pressure on Talent Supply (PEI)
- Texas Teachers Plans Transition to Direct Investing (CIO)
Blockchain
- Ethereum Billionaire Looks to China for Next Big Crypto Winners (B)
- How Blockchain Could Help Refugees (VW)
- The Bigger the Cryptocurrency, The Worse it Performs (R)
- Bitcoin’s Price Was Artificially Inflated (NYT)
- Cryptocurrencies Lose $42B After South Korean Exchange Hack (B)
- Coinbase Targeting Cryptocurrency Paradise Japan (WSJ)
- Blockchain Technology: Five Obstacles To Mainstream Adoption (F)
- Crypto Exchange Coinbase Expands into Institutional Market (CIO)
Greed / Optimism
- Traders Chase 76% Returns Shorting Europe (B)
- Euro Funds Aiming for Risky 12-15% Returns (PDI)
- How Hedge Funds Are Winning Back Investors (B)
- Global LPs Concerned About Regulation in 2018 (PEI)
- How Private Equity is Shifting From Cost Cutting to Growth (F)
- Some U.S. Macro Hedge Funds Thrive With Volatility (R)
- Hedge Fund Exposure to Health-Care Stock is at a 5-Year High (M)
- Why HF's Don't Suck Despite Trailing the Market (F)
Fear / Pessimism
- Lloyd Blankfein Interviews Paul Tudor Jones (VW)
- Distressed Debt Funds Tap Into Fears Over Credit Cycle (CNBC)
- Demise of Toys R Us Is a Warning (A)
- Future Uncertain With AMZN In Wealth Management Business (WA)
- BlackRock: U.S. Trade Policy A Big Risk (II)
- U.S. Housing Affordability Slips With Prices, Rates Surging (BB)
- US Retirement Systems More Vulnerable Than Ever (CIO)
- Australia's Risky Superannuation System (CIO)
Occupy: Alts
- 3 Things to Know about Japan Post Bank's $78B Alt Target (PEI)
- J. Tomilson Hill is New CEO of Blackstone Alt. Asset Management (PI)
- Alt. Investment Industry-U.S. Economy Run, Fed Hike in 2018 (O)
- HF Rich List Shows Broken Fee Model (II)
- Private Equity Examines its Distressed Navel (BB)
- Asia’s Richest Families are Abandoning ‘Complacent’ HF's (BB)
- R.I. Withdraws $340 Million from HF (RI.gov)
- Investing for the Future: Alternatives (Hedgeweek)
Buffett / Berkshire
- Warren Buffett's Advice On How To Raise Well-Adjusted Heirs (WA)
- The Price For Lunch With Warren Buffett: $3,300,100 (R)
- Buffett Buys a Further 75 Million Apple Shares, Sells Out of IBM (B)
- Berkshire 2018 AGM: Buffett's Advice on Investing (VW)
- What Gives Warren Buffett His Edge (VW)
- What to Do When Stocks Tank: Dalio, Buffett (I)
- Warren Buffett - Advice for Entrepreneurs (VW)
- What Determines Who is the Next Warren Buffett for You (F)
China
- China Just Handed the World a 111M Ton Trash Problem(B)
- Time To Start Worrying About China's Debt Default Avalanche (ZH)
- Chinese Investments in Central London Property Falls (FT)
- China’s Third Pillar Pension System Trial Takes Flight (CIO)
- China A-shares Join MSCI Indexes (MW)
- China's $3 Trillion in Currency Reserves May Not Be Enough (F)
- China to Encourage Equity Financing to Ease Debt Reliance (R)
- U.S.-China Trade Prompt Equities Sell-Off (R)
Opinions / Academia
- The New Threat Facing Developed Markets Investments (II)
- The Fed’s Capital Mistake (WSJ)
- HF Managers With High Testosterone Underperform (CNBC)
- When Doing Nothing Is the Best Thing To Do (II)
- Why Gabelli Isn’t Sweating the Passive Trend (II)
- Investors Piled Into PE Last Year — and They May Regret It (II)
- How Amazon Can Blow Up Asset Management (VW)
- 'Dumb Money' is About to Become Very Influential (B)
Publications & Presentations
- Howard Marks: Investing Without People (OTC)
- Hedge Funds' Strategic Conference Approach (SSRN)
- BlackRock Eyes Coders, Not Investors (LinkedIn)
- Blockchain's New Found Applications In The Energy Sector (EC)
- Greenlight Capital Q1 2018
- Third Point First Quarter Investor Letter (TP)
- DoubleLine April 2018 Commentary (DL)
- GMO Quarterly Letter (GMO)
Emerging Managers / Emerging Companies
- Female Fund Managers Win on Returns as They Fight for Jobs (ST)
- The 2016 HF Rising Stars: Shining Brightly in Tough Times (II)
- $130M Fund Leading the Way in RE Crowdfunding (F)
- Biggest Venture-Backed Companies Worth Nearly $500B (R)
- Investing in EM's: Out of the Rabbit Hole? (Milken Institute)
- Emerging Managers to Get More Under CalPERS Plan (P&I)
- Student Hedge Fund Managers Set High Bar (Inside IN Biz)
- HF Manager Puts Profile on Social Media, Lures $20M (BB)
Fees and Terms
- The Hedge Fund Fee Conundrum (II)
- More HFs to Renegotiate Fees with UTIMCO (PI)
- PE Fee Model Under Scrutiny Following Nordic PE Entry Snub (FT)
- Higher UST Yields Hit Hedge Fund Fees (VW）
- Fees Charged by Private Debt Funds at a 10-Year Low (II)
- The Highest Performing Venture Capital Fee Structure (II)
- What Fee Compression Canadian Advisors Deliver (WealthAdvisor)
- Fees Exacerbated a Lost Decade for Active Managers (FA)
Emerging Markets
- Private Debt Investors Turn to Asia (II)
- South African HF Industry Sees First AUM Decline Since 2011 (O)
- Jay Newman Eyes Comeback with Venezuela Focus (FT)
- China's Major Tech Firms Will Dominate Emerging Markets (F)
- Brazil Stocks Down on Global Trade Concerns (R)
- Key to Achieving African Agenda (ACMN)
- Alaska Permanent Bets on Emerging Markets (CIO)
- Asia PE Expecting Larger Pools of Capital and Deals in 2018 (PEI)
Direct / Co-Investment
- Ontario Teachers' Initial Investment Pays Off (P&I)
- PE Investors: Co-Investments Outperform Funds (VW)
- LPs Attracted to Better Returns from Co-Investments (CMN)
- Family Offices Directing Own PE Investments (The Deal)
- CalPERS to Consider Internal Activism (P&I)
- Public Pension Funds' Shareholder-Proposal Activism (PM)
- ADIA Seen as a Threat to Asset Management (CIO)
- Abu Dhabi's ADIA Manages More of Its Billions In-House (Reuters)
Potpourri
- Biggest Banks Pass Fed's Stress Test (NYTimes)
- Wall Street Uses Superforecasting to Predict Market Behavior (WSJ)
- Under-Funded Colorado Retirement System Gets New Money (CIO)
- SocGen To Pay $1.3B Over FCPA, Libor-Rigging Charges (Law360)
- a16z Monthly Newletter - May 2018 - The Long Game
- Billionaires Index (Bloomberg)
- Recession Possibility In 2019 Even If Unemployment Is So Low (F)
- Ray Dalio: Quit These Bad Habits to Succeed (CNBC)