Newsmakers
CAIA, SBAI Form Global Alts Partnership
Collaboration between the U.S., U.K. groups will focus on improving standards and professionalism in the alts industry.
Tag: Alternative Investments
Asset Allocation
NYC Comptroller Changes Tune on Pension Funds’ Alt Holdings
Brad Lander wants the city’s pension funds to be able to invest more in alternative assets. Last year he called some of them ‘risky and speculative.’
Asset Allocation
NY Pension Shifts Global Equity Assets to Alts
The New York State Common Retirement Fund has also committed $2 billion to a climate transition index.
Newsmakers
Priority Gaps Between Management and Investors Are Shrinking, EY Says
The two groups seem to agree that prioritizing talent management is key to success.
Asset Allocation
Exclusive: ‘Bull Market Is Going to Go for Another Few Years.’—Florida SBA Senior Investment Officer Talks Strategy.
He also said the pension fund is open to the possibility of investing directly in crypto.
Market Moves
Venture Capital Spurs Endowments’ Record Returns
However, Pitchbook warns that growth from alternative investments ‘could be more mirage than oasis.’
Will Allocators Ever Embrace Liquid Alts?
Institutional investors mostly want to direct their non-market-correlated strategies themselves, but acceptance of these retail-oriented alternatives is inching up.
Alternatives
Our Expert Panel Will Explore Investing in Alts on Tuesday
FedEx’s Jeff Lewis, Conning’s Richard Sega, and CAIA’s John Bowman will cover the popular asset class in next week’s CIO webinar.
Alternatives
Pension Fund Increases Its Blockchain Technology, Bitcoin Allocations
CIO Katherine Molnar will speak at the CIO Symposium on May 12 with CIO Andrew Spellar.
Alternatives
Demand for Office Space Shows an Uptick
But it’s still 9% behind its pre-pandemic level. Will this all translate into a rebirth for the office market?
Alternatives
Alts Grow Bigger and Bigger in Institutional Portfolios
Some 86% now invest in alternatives, says Nuveen survey.
Alternatives
Hedge Funds Finally Nose Past the S&P 500
After too many years of drag-butt performance, they’ve taken advantage of a volatile 2020.
How ABS Survived the March Wipeout and Staged a Comeback
Asset-backed securities, the runt of fixed income, boast sturdy cash flows, among other worthy attributes.
Alternatives
Alts Investors Expect Deal Activity to Return in 2021
However, the way they make those deals will likely change forever.
How Did Alts, a Jumble of Different Things, Get So Popular?
In a time of LDI and other de-risking, they seem less risky than stocks, yet offer decent returns.