Asset Allocation
LP Interest Rises in Secondaries, Private Credit
Private equity and other alternative investments take a back seat, according to Coller Capital’s latest global private capital barometer.
Tag: Alts
Research
Family Offices Lean Further Into Alts, Crypto
BNY Wealth’s annual single-family-office report revealed that 74% of respondents look more favorably on cryptocurrency since the U.S. presidential election.
Pensions
British DC Pension Schemes Pledge 10% Alts Allocation by 2030
The U.K. Treasury’s Mansion House Accord aims to unlock more than $70 billion in domestic investments.
Pensions
Underperforming Alts Weigh Down New Hampshire Pension Returns
The New Hampshire Retirement System’s 8.8% fiscal 2024 return missed its benchmark by 310 basis points.
Alternatives
BlueFlame AI Tool Seeks to Aggregate Unstructured Alts Data
Available to BlueFlame clients, Nexus aims to organize data from many sources in a searchable database.
Newsmakers
Ayesha Parra Appointed Global Head of Alternatives at Russell Investments
Parra will oversee the firm’s business strategy for its alternatives platform.
Risk
AI Privacy, ESG Alts and Other Investing Themes for 2024
ISS unit lists 10 trends that sustainability-oriented investors should watch.
Market Moves
BlackRock’s Purchase of GIP Deepens Its Alts Exposure
Global Infrastructure Partners adds $100 billion in assets to the finance giant.
Asset Allocation
Allocators Increasingly Shying Away From Risk, Survey Says
Almost half are slowing and one-third are lowering exposure to stocks and other risk assets, per CoreData.
Regulation
Private Equity Firm to Pay $20.5M to Settle SEC Charges of Inadequate Fee Disclosure
Prime Group allegedly did not disclose that $18 million in fund fees went to a firm wholly owned by its CEO.
Asset Allocation
Public Pension Funds Continue to Boost Alts Allocations in Search of Higher Returns
The Equable Institute’s State of Pensions 2023 report claims that ‘pension funds are addicted to risk.’
Asset Allocation
Japan’s GPIF Ends Losing Streak With 5.4% Return in Fiscal Q4
The pension giant raked in $72 billion during the quarter thanks to its public equities portfolios.
Manager Selection
New Nest CIO Elizabeth Fernando Plans Steady-as-We-Go Strategy
Move into alts, doubts about emerging markets, and criticism of Shell highlight the pension program’s direction.
Risk
How to Run Alt Investments: A Primer
A trade group for alternative investments lists best practices for the popular, wide-ranging asset class.
Regulation
New York Common Commits $1.3B to Sustainable Program
The $242.3 billion state pension fund also committed more than $600 million to alts in February.