Alternatives
New AI Tool Aims to Assist Alternative Investment Managers
BlueFlame AI seeks to implement artificial intelligence in the workflow of asset managers and asset owners.
Tag: Alternatives
Opinion
The End of Easy Money: Institutional Investors and the Private Markets
It will take time for the system to work through what is effectively a liquidity queue.
Asset Allocation
WTW to Launch £450 million Private Equity Long Term Asset Fund
The fund will receive commitments from WTW’s LifeSight defined contribution pension master trust but requires approval from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority.
Alternatives
Insurers Flock into Private Debt, Alternatives, Mercer Says
73% of insurers have or plan to make private markets investments in 2024.
Alternatives
Asset Owners Continue Pouring Money into Alternatives in 2023, Up 19%
They keep private equity and venture capital as their top category by size, even though these two alts are lagging on investment returns, per a study.
Asset Allocation
US College Endowments Gained 7.7% in Fiscal 2023, but Suffered From Weak Alternatives Returns
Equities drove gains, while alternative returns were mostly flat.
Alternatives
Slowdown in PE Exits, M&A Activity Leads to Smaller, Slower Distributions to Public Pension Funds
Some funds with significant allocations to private equity are facing a negative cash flow from PE distributions.
Asset Allocation
Alternatives Watch Research, Vidrio Release 2024 OCIO Outlook
Private equity and credit are expected to dominate asset mandates for the next 12 to 14 months.
Alternatives
M&A, VC, AI Activity Expected to Increase in Next 5 Years, per Coller Capital Survey
The semiannual private equity barometer survey included 110 PE managers answering questions about artificial intelligence, private credit and more.
How Bad Was 2022 for Asset Managers? Assets Dipped 10%
Thus far this year, the recovery is muted, a McKinsey study finds.
How to Allocate Your Assets, by Top Consultants
Class of 2023 Knowledge Brokers give their thoughts on allocation strategies in a higher-interest-rate world.
Alternatives
Schroders Capital Launches $30B Credit and Debt Business as Asset Owners Flock to Alts
The new unit will deal in real asset debt, structured and corporate credit, specialty finance and impact lending.
Asset Allocation
How Institutional Investors Are Thinking About Alts
CIO’s NextGen honorees share their thoughts on a range of alternatives, from venture capital and private equity to private credit and infrastructure.
News
Global Pension Assets Tumbled 17% in 2022, Worst Fall Since 2008
Simultaneous drops for stocks and bonds hit plans in the U.S. and around the world after a long, steady rise, WTW says.
LDI Push to Lower Stock Exposure Reaches Its Destination
The de-risking trend has seen equities cut in half since 2008, to around 30% of assets, and Milliman thinks that’s where it will stay.