Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

According to a recent release, this brings Ardians Secondaries & Primaries assets under management to $97bn. The LP base includes major pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, and high-net worth individuals.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Cryptocurrencies, specifically altcoins like Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) , also known as XRP, are among the riskiest assets you can invest in. It's a co-op financial messaging system that facilitates cross-border transactions worldwide. The million-dollar question is whether Ripple can meaningfully eat into this dominance.

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PE Hub

JANUARY 31, 2024

Charlesbank Credit Opportunities Fund III's LPs include public and corporate pensions, endowments, foundations, financial institutions, asset managers and family offices, as well as high-net-worth individuals. The post Charlesbank Capital Partners wraps up third credit fund at $1.5bn appeared first on PE Hub.

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MARCH 14, 2025

Learn More What could happen As of March 12, nine asset management companies had submitted materials to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking to get approval to offer an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that holds XRP. And it would likely lead to additional adoption of using the token from at least a few of those institutions.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 24, 2024

According to a recent release, the fund raised in just four months and attracting a diverse range of investors from across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East includes public and private pension funds, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and financial institutions, among its investor base.

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APRIL 5, 2024

But at a market cap of $32 billion, this remains on the radar of digital asset investors hoping for things to turn around. Building a valuable use case Ripple operates a blockchain network that connects financial institutions around the world. Here's what investors need to know. Its legal battles aren't finished yet.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

This digital asset is down 14% this year, and it is 86% below its peak price from about six years ago. Trying to disrupt a major market Ripple is one of the oldest blockchain networks; it was launched in 2012 to facilitate cross-border transactions for financial institutions. Let's take a closer look.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The asset class's current market cap of over $1.6 While most of the attention goes to Bitcoin , primarily as a result of the recent approval of spot ETF products , there are some lesser-known digital assets performing well lately, too. trillion is about double its value at the end of 2022. Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) is one of them.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 19, 2025

Therefore the asset, at least in recent history, is more than capable of growing by the necessary amount to be worth more than gold. But it isn't necessarily the easiest asset to hold or use from an investor's perspective. So could Bitcoin become a bigger asset than gold someday? Will this actually happen?

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Cornerstone investors for LeapFrog’s latest fund include top-tier institutional limited partners such as Temasek, AIA, Prudential Financial, and development financial institutions, including the European Investment Bank and the US International Development Finance Corporation.

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JULY 17, 2024

This development highlights the growing integration of digital assets into mainstream financial markets and underscores their increasing importance in the financial market. The CME's growing coverage of cryptocurrencies suggests a maturing market where digital assets are no longer seen as fringe investments.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

What is asset tokenization, and why should I care? This potentially massive market opportunity is known as real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. This refers to the process of converting traditional financial assets into digital assets that can live on the blockchain. NYSE: BLK) -- are getting involved.

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MAY 26, 2024

Banks are generally supposed to be conservatively run financial institutions. Although it sailed through the bank runs at the start of 2023, even buying key assets of one of the failed banks, there was a very real risk that New York Community Bancorp was itself going to fold (thus the steep price decline). per share per quarter.

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MAY 18, 2024

Second, Ethereum's blockchain can be used for the development of decentralized apps ( dApps ), non-fungible tokens ( NFTs ), smaller cryptocurrencies, and other crypto assets. That flexibility makes it more appealing to developers than Bitcoin's blockchain, which can only be used to mine more Bitcoin.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

Scion is betting on a stock market downturn Michael Burry of Scion Asset Management made a fortune when he predicted the subprime mortgage crisis. Those mortgage-backed securities became worthless when borrowers started to default, and the financial institutions that owned them lost trillions. Scion invested $1.6

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

She went even further more recently, saying that if institutional investors allocate 5% of their funds to Bitcoin, it would add $2.3 Institutions will make all the difference for Bitcoin Bitcoin is no longer the wild West of investing. He believes it is an excellent asset if you "believe governments are debasing their currency."

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

Cryptocurrency has long been regarded as a speculative asset class with an uncertain future, often viewed with skepticism by traditional investors. No longer just fringe assets discussed in niche circles, cryptocurrencies are becoming a cornerstone of modern portfolios. Image source: Getty Images.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

Since it's an asset-light business, as it processes more transactions, its profits increase. It has relationships with more than 14,500 financial institutions worldwide. It requires a huge network of merchants and financial institutions, plus a name and the technology to compete, and those take time to build.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

It's Spreading Earlier this year saw the collapse of Signature Bank, First Republic Bank, and Silicon Valley Bank, due to plenty of contributing factors -- sharply rising interest rates, devalued commercial real estate assets, and little cash on hand.

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APRIL 19, 2024

Metric SoFi JPMorgan Chase Total assets $30.0 billion $522 billion Price-to-book ratio 0.996 1.496 Data source: Company financial reports. Metric SoFi JPMorgan Chase Total assets $30.0 billion $522 billion Price-to-book ratio 0.996 1.496 Data source: Company financial reports. Its total assets are about 0.8%

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JULY 5, 2023

But the crypto winter might be thawing, because Bitcoin has gained an impressive 84% in 2023 so far, outpacing traditional asset classes, including the stock market. Tom Lee touched on that point in his interview with CNBC, saying Bitcoin trades like a risk-on asset, which follows the moves in the stock market. But credible U.S.

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MAY 12, 2024

However, the SEC has been reluctant to approve the first spot price ETFs for Ether because it believes Bitcoin is the only cryptocurrency that can be considered an asset instead of a security. Investors should brace for lots of volatility Ether, like Bitcoin, is a volatile asset that could easily lose half its value before it doubles again.

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JULY 24, 2024

You can open an individual retirement account through an online broker or other financial institution. Be sure to research the fees associated with the account and the types of assets you can invest in. You have many options, such as individual stocks , exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and other assets.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Bitcoin's recovery could convince many investors that it's a stable long-term asset like gold or silver. trillion -- and is now the world's 10th most valuable asset. Several smaller financial institutions -- including Travelex Bank, Tranglo, and Sentbe -- use Ripple's XCurrent network for their money transfers.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

In fact, with the exception of Ark Invest, every issuer listed ranks among the 15 largest asset managers in the world, and BlackRock is the single largest. Other financial professional are forecasting even greater upside. Here's what investors should know. Bitcoin is no different. Spot Bitcoin ETFs will greatly reduce friction.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Cathie Wood is the founder and chief executive officer of Ark Invest, an asset management company focused on disruptive technologies like blockchain and cryptocurrency. Gold and other finite assets have value for the same reason. When supply is fixed or highly constrained, the price of an asset moves in tandem with demand.

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DECEMBER 10, 2023

It targets micro, small, and medium-sized businesses, and it has partnerships with large financial institutions to integrate its software with their systems. It has high gross margins that have surpassed 80% with scale, with an asset-light design that makes more money as customers sign up without adding heavy costs.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 27, 2024

billion of assets under management (AUM). The iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (NASDAQ: ETHA) is an early front-runner, of course, given the iShares family's household-name status and the backing of financial giant BlackRock. Together, the 11 Bitcoin ETFs now hold $60 billion of cryptocurrency assets.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

No later than 45 days following the end to a quarter, institutional investors with $100 million (or more) in assets under management are required to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Another 13F that's of high interest to investors is that of Scion Asset Management's Dr. Michael Burry.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 7, 2023

The financial institution is seeking to patent a system to " automatically discover and extract information " on public and private companies. It's completely free and we guarantee you'll learn something new every day. This system can dig a little bit deeper on a company or employee than your average Google or LinkedIn search.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

They tend to be passive, which means that another organization sets up and manages the list of stocks (or other assets) that should be included in the fund. The Vanguard advantage Many financial institutions offer index funds, and they are mostly interchangeable. Index funds are a special case.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Grayscale, a digital currency asset management company that has several crypto funds, has touted the upgrade as a catalyst for Ethereum long term. Trading is a big part of Coinbase's business, but it also indicates more activity on the blockchain from developers and, potentially, financial institutions.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

BlackFin Capital Partners, a leading European financial services sector investment specialist, has held the final close of BlackFin Financial Services Fund IV with €1.8bn, taking the firm’s total assets under management to $4bn. Since raising Fund III, BlackFin has invested substantially into its platform.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

In contrast to many large financial institutions, Ares works with a lot of middle-market companies that may be underserved by traditional capital providers. The investment firm New England Asset Management (NEAM) is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. Even among its peers, this approach is unusual. Data source: YCharts.

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JANUARY 13, 2024

It started with a rotation away from risk assets as recession fears rippled through the economy in late 2021. Securities and Exchange Commission approved 11 spot Bitcoin ETF applications on Wednesday, including proposals from two of the three largest asset managers in the world, BlackRock and Fidelity.

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JUNE 14, 2024

Thanks to the approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and the coming approval of spot Ethereum ETFs , institutional investors now have easy access to crypto through the stock market. Best of all, Coinbase isn't just capitalizing on this shift; it is in a good position to facilitate it. However, that is quickly changing.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

If you're within a handful of years until retirement, now's the time to start scaling back on stocks and shifting over to assets that tend to be less volatile, like bonds. If one isn't available, you can open an HSA independently at any financial institution that offers these plans.

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