Hedge funds
Finance
How Japanese insurers plan to ramp up exposure to alternative assets this year
In January, a unit of Japan’s Nippon Life Insurance Company invested in two Indian financial-technology startups. Last year, an arm ......
Finance
LP commitment to Indian public market PE, local hedge funds slowed in Jan-March
Capital commitment by limited partners (LPs) to domestic hedge funds and private investment in public equities (PIPE) funds slowed down ......
TMT
Bitcoin boom fails to lure bulge-bracket investors
Bitcoin is booming, digital currency hedge funds are sprouting at the rate of two a week and the value of ......
Finance
How hedge funds are pushing for M&A deals as valuations jump
Of all the demands that activist hedge funds make, one has emerged as a clear favorite over the past year: ......
Finance
US Fed eases norms for banks to back private equity funds under Volcker Rule
The Federal Reserve announced Monday that it was streamlining part of its Volcker Rule compliance regulations, providing guidelines to banks ......
Finance
SEBI may allow hedge funds to enter commodity derivatives
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed allowing category-III alternative investment funds (AIFs), which include hedge funds, ......
Finance
Corporate treasuries new source of capital for local hedge funds: Avendus' Holland
In September last year, Mumbai-based Avendus Capital hired the entire top management of Ambit Investment Advisory including CEO Andrew Holland ......
General
SEBI proposes share lock-in for VC investors of startups listing on new platform via IPO
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed a raft of changes in its institutional trading platform, better ......
General
Hedge fund investments in India surged right before stock market bloodbath
Hedge funds registered with capital markets regulator SEBI poured the same amount in the three months ended December 31, 2015 ......
