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.
Tag: Alts
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.
Asset Allocation
Korean National Pension Fund Loses More Than 8% in 2022
Despite downturn, the $684.5 billion fund’s losses were offset by an increased allocation to alts.
Asset Allocation
Endowments, Foundations Increase OCIO Use, but Underutilize Alts
A CAPTRUST survey also found that the number of nonprofits allocating to ESG investments decreased in 2022.
Pensions
Ohio State Pension Approves New Asset Allocation
OPERS increases its exposure to alts and U.S. equities, while cutting back on fixed income and foreign equities.
Asset Allocation
Why Apartment REITs Are Primed to Move Up
In the push for alts, the beaten-up multi-family segment is gaining popularity, says research shop Green Street.