Asset Allocation
A Latvian State-Funded Pension Invests in Venture Capital for the First Time
The move is part of a growing trend of Baltic institutional investors looking to alternatives.
Tag: Alternatives
Shop Talk
What Makes the Yale Model of Investing So Successful?
The heavy focus on alternatives is just one piece of the picture.
Manager Selection
What Will Differentiate the Best Alternatives Investors in the Next 10 Years?
We ask Anton Pil, global head of alternatives for JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Market Drilldown
Why Airports Hold Promise for Asset Allocators
Despite US constraints and pandemic headwinds, odds are they’ll spring back to their old growth level, analysts say.
Corporate Moves
Yale Chooses CIO from Within
Venture capital director Matthew S. T. Mendelsohn has been tapped to lead the $31.2 billion endowment.
Alternatives
Allocator Insights Webinar August 17: Consultant’s View
Taylor Mammen, Heidi Poon, and David Tatkow will discuss the best opportunities for investors at 2 p.m.
Asset Allocation
TexPERS Returns 4.6% in Fiscal 2020
The performance falls well short of the pension funds’ benchmark and assumed rate of return.
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.
Asset Management Culture
More Investors Are Allocating to Emerging Alternatives Managers
The lack of in-person meetings did not dampen interest in smaller firms, which are putting themselves out there through Zoom.
Alternatives
Private Equity Firms Aim to Double Down on Tech in Post-COVID-19 World
Their focus on sustainable investing is also increasing, according to annual Ernst & Young survey.
News
LPs Are Placing Fund Commitments on Hold and Engaging in Secondary Transactions More Often
A canvass of LP sentiment from Brackendale finds new trends in transaction styles, accommodations for COVID-19, and an affinity for thorough disclosures from general partners.
Benchmarking Addendum: But What’s the Best Way to Benchmark Alts?
Longtime CIO Tony Waskiewicz answers the question: ‘Would you use the same long-only benchmarks?’
Alternatives
CAIA Clears Path for Democratization of Alternative Assets
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst organization cites the key attributes the alternative asset industry must improve upon to become more accessible.
Alternatives
NY State Pension Invested $2.7 Billion in Alts Just Before Market Tanked
The $210.5 billion fund invested more than $2.2 billion in private equity and no money in public equities.
Alternatives
AXA Launches $155 Billion Alternatives Unit
AXA IM Alts creation is in response to the ‘hunt for yield’ in a persistent low-rate environment.