Canary Wharf bankers ‘sleepwalking’ into coronavirus crisis
There is a growing sense of unease over the ability of financial services professionals and their employers to guard against Covid-19
There is a growing sense of unease over the ability of financial services professionals and their employers to guard against Covid-19
Blackwells Capital also criticizes appointment of Marc Ganzi as Colony’s next CEO
Opalesque Industry Update - The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has published a memo on addressing potential conflicts of interest between parallel funds, which was developed by the Standards Board's Governance Working Group. The
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Petershill, an investing unit within Goldman Sachs that makes minority investments in asset managers, is in talks to invest in British private equity house Permira. The Wall Street Jour...Article Link
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Investors on the hunt for yield continued to commit capital to private equity in 2019, boosting total fundraising to $595bn, according to a study. Preqin Investor Outlook AlternativeAssets H1 ...Article Link
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: CalSTRS CEO Jack Ehnes will retire in September. Ehnes made the announcement during a board meeting at the pension system today. Ehnes joined CalSTRS as CEO in February 2002. Ehnes
Private equity firm is known for backing companies like fashion house Hugo Boss and valuation-advisory company Duff & Phelps
Pollen Street Capital and the board of an investment trust it advises are locked in a fight over the potential sale of the investment trust to Waterfall Asset Management, with the board describing Pollen Street’s
The leveraged loan market has taken a leg wider as coronavirus fears sweep the capital markets. But the primary markets are sucking up the larger discounts and fatter margins and forging ahead, with Polynt-Reichold, Genesis
Pollen Street Capital and the board of an investment trust it advises are locked in a fight over the potential sale of the investment trust to Waterfall Asset Management, with the board describing Pollen Street’s
Opalesque Industry Update - Strong performance across most asset classes has kept satisfaction high, according to Preqin: Preqin's Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H1 2020* finds that investors are generally satisfied with performance in 2019. A
Colonies raised a total of €180m from LBO France and existing investors
Modern slavery can be hard to uncover, so we have been pressing construction companies to tell us more about their checks
Emma Flin will focus on the business and technology & information services sectors
The €376m cash transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of the year
The effects of the coronavirus on one of the largest US public pension systems has been limited by the structure of its private equity investments
UK bank clears entire research department and parts of its trading floor in Canary Wharf
UK bank clears entire research department in London after analyst contracts Covid-19
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge fund performance improved over 2019, but investors are demanding more from hedge funds. "Performance resurges from 2018, but investors are looking to rebalance their portfolios in ...Article Link
Some investment professionals will be making virtual visits instead of attending investment advisory board and annual meetings in person
