Eurazeo targets $813m for green fund... [more]Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Pan-European asset manager in private markets Eurazeo plans to raise at least 750 million euros ($813.08 million) for an impact fund dedicated to environmental issues and inspired by the 'planetary limits' concept established by an international team of researc
Active ETFs are growing in popularity; SEC approves Ethereum ETFs... [more]B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Active ETFs, which have grown at a 38.4% annual rate over the past 10 years, will continue to be a focus for ETF investors as they seek downside protection while pursuing new and innovative opportunities, according to the
Rio Tinto, Japan and AI feature at Sohn forum in Hong Kong... [more]From Bloomberg: Hedge funds zoomed in on opportunities at Japanese and South Korean companies as well as mining giant Rio Tinto Group at the Sohn Hong Kong Investment Leaders Conference.
Artificial intelligence, a drugmaker's scandal and Ecuadorian debt were among the areas explored at the 12th
Commodity: Hedge funds chip away at China's dominance of metals market... [more]From Bloomberg: Metals markets have been all about China since, arguably, the 1990s. Decades of rapid economic growth and urbanization have seen Asia's largest economy suck up more than half of the world's supply of key resources and become the undisputed driver of prices.
A curious thing has h
SWF: World's largest SWF to become more contrarian and longer-term... [more]From Asian Investor: The CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management has pledged the $1.6 billion fund will adhere more closely to the two principles, supported by clarity from Norway's Ministry of Finance concerning acceptable underperformance.
Norges Bank Investment Management, the $1.6 trillion
Europe: French boutique Auris snaps up wealth group... [more]From City Wire: Paris-based independent operator Auris Gestion has finalised the acquisition of Phi Investment Managers (PhiiM), as part of the French group's long-running search for takeover targets.
The deal, which was first reported by News Asset Pro, follows months of talk by Auris Gestion,
ESG: IIGCC launches net zero guidance for private debt, Survey shows waning interest in ESG funds... [more]IIGCC launches net zero guidance for private debt
The new guidance - Net Zero Investment Framework for the Private Debt Industry - aims to establish a cohesive framework for action that is useful across the private debt industry for setting and delivering on net zero commitments.
The
Legal: Hedge funds' Pornhub loans aided sex-trafficking, suit says... [more]From Bloomberg: Two hedge funds were accused of participating in a sex-trafficking conspiracy by providing financing for Pornhub and similar websites.
Redwood Capital Management and Colbeck Capital Management were added Thursday as defendants to a three-year-old suit against MindGeek, the compan
And, finally: Madonna fan earns world record with 18 tattoos of the singer... [more]From UPI: A devoted pop music fan paid tribute to her favorite artist by getting a record-breaking 18 tattoos of Madonna on her body.
Tara Berry of Topeka, Kan., earned the Guinness World Record for the most tattoos of the same musician on the body (female), taking the title from British woman N
Criminals continue to fleece high net-worth individuals and family offices through sophisticated scams that involve elaborate presentations, fake companies and websites, and fraudulent documents that appear credible.
We've documented three cases that describe the highly sophisticated, complex structures and cunningly designed processes which ultimately lead to straightforward investment fraud. This has
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