The cannabis industry is booming, supported by increasing legalisation and an influx of capital from venture capitalists and other investors. In recent years, the opening of the medical cannabis market has progressed rapidly not only in North America but also worldwide, resulting in a long list of start-ups, IPOs and also a wave of cannabis-related mergers and acquisitions involving production, distribution, real estate, retail and other businesses. In less than a decade, mar

INNOVATION IN DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EMERGING MANAGER INVESTMENT PROGRAM EMSP (Slp), the first Europe-based investment program for emerging managers committed to diversity, equity and inclusion strategy, has announced a new call for proposal (RFP) for its second seeding round (Funding 2022-2024). For the second funding round (2022-2024) - with an expected allocation of $ 1.350 billion - the investment policy will focus on two main themes: (1) diversity, equity and inclusion a

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Discovery Path - DeFi Investing Series: Part II Billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency are flowing through DeFi applications, and the market is growing exponentially and offers an exciting new field with many opportunities that users with the right amount of knowledge, experience, and insight, could deploy wisely their funds and earn healthy returns. The building blocks of the crypto-financial system Decentralised finance (DeFi) is reinventing the foundations of tra

Around the world, the legalisation of marijuana is regularly discussed in political circles. However, marijuana as a pharmaceutical product - cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) - is gaining acceptance, mainly for the treatment of chronic pain, but research shows the beneficial application in the treatment of cancer and multiple sclerosis. The global legal marijuana market was valued at $9.1 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 26.7% from 2021 to 2

Closely tracking the performance of their underlying assets, Crypto ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds) have averaged a double-digit decline since the beginning of the year, forcing investors to withdraw more than $186 million from the funds, 70% of which belong to Bitcoin ETFs. From a high of over $68,000 per coin in November 2021 to a low of less than $39,000 per coin in January 2022, the crypto bloodbath has taken the Bitcoin ETF from the most successful product launch of all tim

Blockchain was among the hottest and best performing sectors in 2021. The global blockchain market was valued at nearly $5 billion in 2021, with highly optimistic forecasts suggesting it could grow more than tenfold to more than $67 billion by 2026. Blockchain is best known as the technology behind crypto-currencies, where coins are exchanged and their records kept in a decentralised manner. But the blockchain principle can be applied to many sectors, processes and cases. It

It is sometimes difficult to express one's thoughts clearly in writing, especially if one is an emerging manager with little experience in this complicated exercise. Yet, accurate written communication is essential for all managers seeking to build a professional reputation and raise capital. Clarity of language in the fund documentation. is essential to successful communication. When your presentations, factsheets, performance updates and research notes are easy to understa

Discovery Path - DeFi Investing Series: Part I The rise of blockchain is set to bring about major changes in the behaviour of banks and other financial intermediaries and their implications for new financial aggregates such as DeFi. DeFi is the promise of open access for all to financial services such as borrowing, lending and investing, without intermediaries, but through blockchains and crypto-currencies. After a decade of attempted partial reintermediation, the phenomen

Capital raising is the most important part of the fund creation process. If the manager is not able to raise enough capital to cover the start-up and operating costs of the fund, it will quickly fail. Empirical research has shown that chronic fundraising difficulties and failures explain why less than 20% of all start-ups and emerging managers manage to reach the symbolic threshold of $100 million in assets under management. Launching a new investment fund is no small task.

Alfinas Advisers is proud to share its fund selection track record for the years 2019-2021 A lfinas Advisers' fund of funds construction capability has been a contributor on Sharing Alpha research platform as a professional buyer since 2018 and has helped develop a fund research 2.0 experience. Our external manager research has built enviable track records across traditional and alternative asset classes to offer a wide range of portfolio solutions with a variety of objectiv

More than a fad, disruptive sustainable innovation is an underlying trend as our societies undergo an immense change at a rapid pace, as our societies are undergoing immense changes at a rapid pace. Climate change, loss of ecosystems and biodiversity, inequitable access to education and capital, persistent poverty, likely water scarcity, food chain discontinuity and many other threats from a combination of events that creates a perfect 'vortex' of risks and challenges, many o

Stakeholder Management and Strategic Decision Process Suggestions, contributing to the discussion for key internal stakeholders (key stakeholders are strategy, control, risk, sustainability, tax, legal and operations departments); contributing to the definition of implementation steps and the final "strategic decision" process.

SharingAlpha, the platform that allows fund selectors globally to rate their preferred funds and build up a performance ranking of their own and published a list of the top 10 ranked selectors based in Switzerland in Europe, and globally according to their performance through the year. Alfinas Alternative Capital Advisers is pleased to announce its ranking among the top 10 fund selectors in Switzerland in august 2021 by SharingAlpha. ` Alfinas Advisers is a consultant special

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