TPG just raised $1.6 billion for a tech-focused fund after bets on Uber, Spotify, and other private companies paid off big — and shows some of the problems with current funding models

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TPG created this fund to buy in to some of the private-company opportunities that didn't fit into its traditional private-equity funds.
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TPG just raised $1.6 billion for a tech-focused fund after bets on Uber, Spotify, and other private companies paid off big — and shows some of the problems with current funding models

TPG just raised $1.6 billion for a tech-focused fund after bets on Uber, Spotify, and other private companies paid off big — and shows some of the problems with current funding models

Meghan Morris | TPG created this fund to buy in to some of the private-company opportunities that didn't fit into its traditional private-equity funds.

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A rising hedge fund star is shorting the Australian wine company that owns popular brands Beringer and 19 Crimes

A rising hedge fund star is shorting the Australian wine company that owns popular brands Beringer and 19 Crimes

Bradley Saacks | Angela Aldrich, founder of Bayberry Capital, pitched attendees at Sohn's Investment on shorting the world's third biggest wine producer, Treasury Wine Estates.

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Multi-billion-dollar hedge fund manager Daniel Sundheim is pumping up Netflix, but dismisses the Canadian pot industry

Multi-billion-dollar hedge fund manager Daniel Sundheim is pumping up Netflix, but dismisses the Canadian pot industry

Bradley Saacks | In a talk at the Sohn Investment Conference, D1 Capital founder Daniel Sundheim said "growing marijuana is just inherently not a good business."

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Citigroup is switching up its innovation strategy in an effort to supercharge its markets tech

Citigroup is switching up its innovation strategy in an effort to supercharge its markets tech

Dan DeFrancesco | The bank is in search of a global head of its innovation labs whose responsibilities will include integrating the labs so they work together.

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Another senior JPMorgan equities trader has bolted for Citigroup to run a business in prime finance

Another senior JPMorgan equities trader has bolted for Citigroup to run a business in prime finance

Dakin Campbell | A senior equities trader has left JPMorgan for Citigroup, at least the second such exec to do so in the last nine months.

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A top-rated wealth manager for pro athletes reveals the mistakes newly minted millionaires often make — and explains how he helps them avoid those pitfalls

A top-rated wealth manager for pro athletes reveals the mistakes newly minted millionaires often make — and explains how he helps them avoid those pitfalls

Marley Jay | A wealth manager named Evan Rothstein, who handles money for more than 20 professional athletes, explains the errors and troubles his clients face.

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BlackRock says investors are piling into emerging-market ETFs — and it's a sign the US economy is slowing

BlackRock says investors are piling into emerging-market ETFs — and it's a sign the US economy is slowing

Callum Burroughs | Investors are fueling massive inflows into emerging-market exchange-traded funds to ensure they don't miss out on rallies outside developed economies.

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Many traditional VCs are hesitant to buy into cannabis startups, but these investors are taking the plunge

Many traditional VCs are hesitant to buy into cannabis startups, but these investors are taking the plunge

Megan Hernbroth | Snoop Dogg's venture firm Casa Verde Capital has been freer than most firms to invest in a range of cannabis companies.

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The investment chief at America's 2nd-biggest pension fund warns markets are foolishly overlooking climate change — and paints a stark picture for the future

The investment chief at America's 2nd-biggest pension fund warns markets are foolishly overlooking climate change — and paints a stark picture for the future

Joe Ciolli | Chris Ailman, the chief investment officer of the $228 billion CalSTRS, says market participants are overlooking climate change at their own peril.

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Moody's is sounding the alarm on risky car loans

Moody's is sounding the alarm on risky car loans

Jim Edwards | The credit-ratings agency previously changed its outlook on the global auto manufacturing industry from "stable" to "negative."

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