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Hedge Funds / Public
- Larry Fink Likens HF Selloff Last Quarter to `Mini-2008' (BB)
- Optimizing for Growth and Income in Private Markets (II)
- Hedge Funds Beat S&P 500 for the First Time in a Decade (CNBC)
- North American HF Ended '18 with Their Worst Month Post-crisis (O)
- Portfolio Managers Are Good at Buying but Stink at Selling (II)
- December was Worst Month for Fund Flows Since October '16 (HW)
- Hedge Fund Sales Push Natural Gas Price Down (R)
- The Costly Line Between Win and Loss in Active Management (II)
Private Equity / Venture
- US Government Shutdown Delaying Private Equity Deals (PI)
- How the Largest Funds Jumped in Size Last Year (PEI)
- Jim Yong Kim Leaves World Bank to Join GIP (PEI)
- Faster Deployment Doesn't Help Investments Perform Well (PEI)
- PE Fundraising Drops in 2018 as GPs Eye Large Hauls This Year (PEI)
- MUFG Sets Up $185m Fintech Fund to Push Global Startups (N)
- Venture Capital Investing Soared to a Record in 2018 (II)
- 50% Institutional Investors Seek to Increase PE Exposure (PEI)
Real Assets
- KKR Forms Natural Gas Company in Canada (FP)
- Infrastructure Fundraising Is on a Tear After a Record 2018 (II)
- Texas ERS Breaks Infra Away from PE Consultant (PEH)
- The U.S. Housing Boom Is Coming to an End, Starting in Dallas (WSJ)
- Top 100 Real Estate Investment Managers 2018 (IPE)
- Stock Market Volatility Has Impact on Real Estate Investment (NREI)
- Super Rich Are Investing In Real Estate, Private Equity (CNBC)
- The Top Seven Traits Of A Successful Real Estate Investor (F)
Hedge Funds / Public
- Larry Fink Likens HF Selloff Last Quarter to `Mini-2008' (BB)
- Optimizing for Growth and Income in Private Markets (II)
- Hedge Funds Beat S&P 500 for the First Time in a Decade (CNBC)
- North American HF Ended '18 with Their Worst Month Post-crisis (O)
- Portfolio Managers Are Good at Buying but Stink at Selling (II)
- December was Worst Month for Fund Flows Since October '16 (HW)
- Hedge Fund Sales Push Natural Gas Price Down (R)
- The Costly Line Between Win and Loss in Active Management (II)
Private Equity / Venture
- US Government Shutdown Delaying Private Equity Deals (PI)
- How the Largest Funds Jumped in Size Last Year (PEI)
- Jim Yong Kim Leaves World Bank to Join GIP (PEI)
- Faster Deployment Doesn't Help Investments Perform Well (PEI)
- PE Fundraising Drops in 2018 as GPs Eye Large Hauls This Year (PEI)
- MUFG Sets Up $185m Fintech Fund to Push Global Startups (N)
- Venture Capital Investing Soared to a Record in 2018 (II)
- 50% Institutional Investors Seek to Increase PE Exposure (PEI)
Real Assets
- KKR Forms Natural Gas Company in Canada (FP)
- Infrastructure Fundraising Is on a Tear After a Record 2018 (II)
- Texas ERS Breaks Infra Away from PE Consultant (PEH)
- The U.S. Housing Boom Is Coming to an End, Starting in Dallas (WSJ)
- Top 100 Real Estate Investment Managers 2018 (IPE)
- Stock Market Volatility Has Impact on Real Estate Investment (NREI)
- Super Rich Are Investing In Real Estate, Private Equity (CNBC)
- The Top Seven Traits Of A Successful Real Estate Investor (F)
Managers(GPs)
- BlackRock’s Assets Slip Under $6 Trillion After Market Turmoil (Y)
- Druckenmiller Says Algos Are Robbing Markets of Trade Signals (BB)
- KKR Warns against Leveraged Loans: Cuts Allocation To Zero (ZH)
- Klarman's Thoughtful Deliberation and Future of Capitalism (HBS)
- A $1.8 Trillion Investor Says U.S. Stock Rally Has Years to Run (BB)
- Point72's Mediocre Comeback in 2018 (DB)
- Gundlach Likens Rising Debt to Shoppers Maxing Out Credit (BB)
- Blackstone Chooses New Head of Growth Equity (PI)
Allocators(LPs)
- Future Fund’s PE Leaders Leave to Start Their Own Firm (CIO)
- NY Appropriates $1.2B in Direct and Indirect Investments (CIO)
- Trillion Dollar Inheritance: The World’s Biggest Family Fortunes (BB)
- US Corporate Pension Funding Rises to Near 90% in 2018 (PI)
- NYC Mayor Proposes Private Sector Worker City-Managed IRA (PI)
- San Diego CERA Fails to Reduce PE Fees (ALPs)
- Family Office to Tech Billionaires Hires BlackRock Exec As CIO (ALPs)
- E&F's Willing to Stomach Short Term Losses (II)
Blockchain
- Wall Street Could Change the Game for Bitcoin Again (F)
- Blockchain’s Feast: How the Tech is Changing the Way We Eat (F)
- First Tokenized REIT Offering in History (F)
- Bitcoin Price Crash Looks Like A Currency Under Attack (BB)
- Eyeing Cryptocurrency's Emerging Role In CRE Investment (NREI)
- Blockchain Technology Could Help Us Take Back Our Data (NS)
- Blockchain Startup Tracks First Digital Corporate Bond (II)
- Harvard & MIT Have Invested in Cryptocurrency Funds (CCN)
Greed / Optimism
- Some Bulls Say It’s Starting to Feel Like 2016 All Over Again (B)
- Africa Special: The Tailwinds behind Kenya's PE Growth (PEI)
- Foundations Reap Biggest Retuns Since 2013 (II)
- Institutional Investors Have High Hopes for HFs in 2019 (CIO)
- PE Investment Is Proof of Positive Southern Africa (FT)
- PE Accelerates ‘Buy-and-Build’ Strategy (FT)
- As PEs Mature, the Way They Buy and Sell is Changing (E)
- Traders Chase 76% Returns Shorting Europe (B)
Fear / Pessimism
- Gundlach Likens Rising Debt to Shoppers Maxing Out Credit (BB)
- Once More, Without Feeling (AQR)
- Stock Markets Face Historic Lack of Dry Powder (II)
- Africa Special: Currency Risk is the Biggest Concern for LPs (PEI)
- High Fees Remain Biggest Barrier to Private Markets (PEI)
- Next Crisis Will Feature Flash Crashes and Social Unrest (CNBC)
- How Escalating US-China Tensions are Reshaping PE (PEI)
- Greenlight Capital's Funds are Down 18.3% This Year (WSJ)
Occupy: Alts
- Inside Japan Post Insurance $10B Alternative Investment Plan (PEI)
- Alternative Investing Trends and Analysis (AIIA)
- Quantifying High Performance Dispersion Risk in Alternatives (AAA)
- Campbell Reboots Long-Running Multistrategy Fund (II)
- 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)
Buffett / Berkshire
- Jamie Dimon and Buffett Have the Last Laugh on Bitcoin (BB)
- Berkshire Hathaway Invests Millions in Fintech (WSJ)
- AI Predicts Berkshire Hathaway Holdings at Risk From HF (FN)
- 10 Reasons Buffett is a Better Investor Than You (USNews)
- Buffett Donates $3.4B of Berkshire Stock to Charities (WSJ)
- 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)
China
- US-China Tradewar May Force Tech Firms to Choose Sides (NAR)
- Tencent and Alibaba Hit the Brakes After Dealmaking Binge (FT)
- China Asks State Firms to Avoid Travel to U.S. and Its Allies (BB)
- Breyer Sees Change in China Venture Capital Returns (CNBC)
- Iron Ore As Demand For Construction Steel Soars In China (F)
- China's Bytedance Becomes World's Largest Internet Startup (F)
- Steve Mnuchin Says China’s Manipulating Its Currency (DB)
- Inventis: In Search of China’s ‘Largest’ PE Firm (PEI)
Opinions / Academia
- Factor Momentum Is Real, Researchers Argue (II)
- Market Rhythms Change, Hedge Funds Lose Beat (BB)
- BlackRock Wasn’t Fooled by Jerome Powell’s Flub (BB)
- Value Investing Is Alive and Well (VW)
- Market Volatility Uncovers Investors' Inner Conflict (VW)
- A Successful Return To Club Deals Means Learning From Past (VW)
- While Growth Is Strong, Recession Possible by 2020 by Dimon (BB)
- Where to Invest Money in 2018 If You Have $1 Million (BB)
Publications & Presentations
- 20 for Twenty (AQR)
- Third Point 3Q18 Investor Letter: The Good Place (VW)
- Double Line October Commentary (DL)
- Howard Marks: Investing Without People (OTC)
- Hedge Funds' Strategic Conference Approach (SSRN)
- BlackRock Eyes Coders, Not Investors (LinkedIn)
- a16z Monthly Newletter - May 2018 - The Long Game (a16z)
- Blockchain's New Found Applications In The Energy Sector (EC)
Emerging Managers / Emerging Companies
- A Difficult Pitch, but Europe Needs US Investors (PDI)
- Hedge Funds Lose Appetite for FANGs (B)
- SEC Wants to Open Public to Private Deals (WSJ)
- At Hedge Funds, Where Are the Women? (WSJ)
- SoftBank Is Starting to Look Like a PE Firm (BB)
- Andreessen Horowitz Scraps Rule for Partnership (RC)
- Opportunities for Women in Crypto (F)
- Cambridge Co SPG Committed to Investing in Female Mangers (F)
Fees and Terms
- Management Fees Remain a Sticking Point (PEI)
- The Persistence of High-Fee Index Funds (WM)
- Quant Funds Lose Their Shine as Strategies Falter (FT)
- SEC Looks to Rewrite Rules for Brokers (WSJ)
- Carry and Hurdles in Three Charts (PEI)
- 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)
Emerging Markets
- Top 10 Largest Economies By 2050 (VS)
- Sell U.S. Tech Stocks, Buy Emerging Markets, Says Rob Arnott (B)
- Where to Find Buying Opportunities in Emerging Markets (B)
- Why Emerging Markets Face a Brighter Outlook After Bad 2018 (BB)
- Pendulum to Swing Back in Favor of Emerging Markets (II)
- Why Firms Have Raised Billions to Spend in Emerging Markets (PE)
- Kai-Fu Lee : U.S. Tech Companies Aren’t Ready for Chinese AI (BB)
- U.S. Pensions, Endowments Take No Action for AI and Blockchain (II)
Direct / Co-Investment
- Co-investment Growth Leads to Uncertainty Over Terms (PEI)
- CalSTRS: ‘Co-investments should be increased’ (PEI)
- Infrastructure Funds Are Hauling in Record Amounts of Cash (B)
- Morgan Stanley Raises $516M fo HF Co-Investments (BB)
- Ontario Teachers' Initial Investment Pays Off (PI)
- PE Investors: Co-Investments Outperform Funds (VW)
- LPs Attracted to Better Returns from Co-Investments (CMN)
- Family Offices Directing Own PE Investments (TD)
Potpourri
- US State Department Travel Warning to China (TSG)
- The Lives We Lost in 2018 (BB)
- Investment Outlook 2019 (PI)
- UBS’s Big Data Lab Is No Longer Just for its Analysts (II)
- Soros Spins Out Private Equity Team, Pledging Up to $2B (BB)
- Secondaries Special: Experiments in Liquidity (PEI)
- Allure of Specialty Finance Strategies Gets Stronger (PDI)
- Blackstone Impressed By KKR's Gain in C-corp Conversion (PEI)