Apple Invests Millions To Back Entrepreneurs Of Color
Apple Inc. said it was putting $60 million into a fresh round of projects aimed at challenging systemic racism, including its first foray into venture capital funding to back entrepreneurs of color.
Softbank Creates $100M Fund To Invest In Entrepreneurs Of Color
The initiative comes amid a global pandemic that has disproportionately affected minority-owned businesses and as social unrest over systemic racism grips America.
Venture Firms Rush To Find Ways To Support Black Founders, Investors
As protests against police brutality and economic manifestations of systemic racism in the U.S. continue, venture capital firms are joining the chorus of technology industry advocates lending their support to the cause.
Present Value of Poli-tech | Emerging Markets Alternatives
Reconciling a sluggish global economy and all round uncertainty with rallying stock markets and tight spreads is preoccupying most minds today. While the market pundits seek to resolve the current di...
Jasper Capital Becomes Second China-Based HFSB Signatory
Jasper Capital, a systemic investment manager founded in 2013 in Shenzhen, China, has become the second China-based signatory to the Hedge Fund Standards Board.
Alpha Hedge Fund 100 List - Nonconventional Systemic Are Dominating
Looking at the top ten of Institutional Investor’s Alpha Hedge Fund 100 List brings to life a statement made by Elliott Management founder Paul Singer. He noted that an investor achieving a strategic objective by investing in a fund makes hedge fund fees more palatable. Elliott Management, which was one shy of making the top ten list, engages in a wide variety of strategies that are at times dependent on the performance driver of aggressive persuasion. Such discretionary tactics that at times can involve emotional decisions are an issue that many of the managers in the top ten and their...
The Future Of Family Offices: Regulation And The Right Location
The fittest adapt to survive. Increased scrutiny and legislative pressures for transparency are transforming the family office industry. The global drive toward systemic reforms has radically altered the regulatory landscape, prompting a search for more efficient jurisdictions and more competitive structures.
Eisman: Hedge Fund Industry Undergoing 'Massive Changes'
<h2 itemprop="description caption">Steve Eisman, portfolio manager at Neuberger Berman, and Willem Buiter, chief economist at Citigroup, examine systemic risks in markets, low global growth and long-term pressure on the Hedge Fund industry. They speak on "Bloomberg Surveillance."</h2>
Financing Round Brings In $34.3M For InflaRx
A Series C funding round has generated $34.4 million for Jena, Germany-based InflaRx. The firm will start two additional midstage studies for its humanized monoclonal antibody IFX-1, which is designed to prevent organ dysfunction and severe systemic inflammation in cardiac surgery patients.
What Billionaire Investors Are Doing With Gold While You're Not Watching
With each passing day, systemic risks in the financial system become greater. Smart money insiders and billionaire investors are taking note – and taking defensive actions.