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Cleveland’s Strong Institutional Investing Ecosystem

Many Cleveland-based institutional investors have invested with local fund managers, driving a double-bottom line of investment growth and local company growth.

04.06.22
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Tapping Into The Hedge Fund Renaissance

As hedge fund assets rise and performance rebounds, prime brokers can be a critical part of the industry’s growth.

04.06.22
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SEC Chair Gensler Says Agency Is Planning Greater Oversight Of Crypto Markets To Protect Investors

SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced on Monday several initiatives to expand investor safeguards in the crypto world.

04.05.22
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How Private Capital Is Shaping The Energy Transition

Vinson & Elkins will share their findings from a recent report on the multiple stakeholders affecting the dealmaking environment.

04.05.22
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Long/Short Equity Hedge Funds Falling Out Of Favor With Investors

A new study based on research by SigTech and data from Preqin shows that long/short equity is the most popular strategy among fund managers, according to a report by Forbes.

04.04.22
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Oregon’s Government Pension Fund Invested Millions In Russia. How Much Is Lost?

The war has led to an eye-popping dip in value tied to Russian companies, but Oregon’s overall PERS portfolio is massive.

04.04.22
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Long/ Short Equity Popular Among Fund Managers But Not Investors

Studies show that long/ short equity is the most popular strategy employed by fund managers, both for established and new funds. However, investors are pulling capital out of long/ short equity funds at a rapid pace — and have been for the last 12 months at least.

04.01.22
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An Inconvenient Truth About ESG Investing

Investing in sustainable funds that prioritize ESG goals is supposed to help improve the environmental and social sustainability of business practices. Unfortunately, close analysis suggests that it’s not only not making much difference to companies’ actual ESG performance, it may actually be directing capital into poor business performers.

04.01.22
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U.S. Virgin Islands Sells Tax Collections To Bondholders For $955 Million to Save Pension Fund

The U.S. Virgin Islands sold its rum-tax collections to bondholders for $955 million, closing a securitization deal intended to refinance existing debt and replenish an ailing government pension fund.

04.01.22
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Growing Complexity Amid Rising Volatility: Emerging Hedge Funds Stand Their Ground

The hedge fund industry began 2022 on a high note, with more than $4 trillion in capital as managers steered the volatility and uncertainty of the protracted Covid years and the growing inflationary environment.

03.31.22