Pensions
Stocks, Bonds—Hah! Wilshire Lays Out a Broader Asset Allocation
Don’t bet on a resurgence for the big two traditional mainstay investments, the consulting firm says.
Tag: Venture Capital
Newsmakers
Sequoia Capital, Thoma Bravo, Paradigm Sued for Touting FTX
Investment firms allegedly made ‘deceptive and misleading statements’ to promote the failed crypto exchange.
Asset Allocation
Scrutiny as a Return Driver
Allocators need to re-think due diligence in the wake of write-downs in private markets.
Asset Allocation
Private Markets Keep Growing, Even Amid Slowdown, Says PitchBook
Venture capital and private equity boosted their valuations mightily in the past 20 years.
Asset Allocation
Venture Capital Is in the Dumps, But the Money Keeps Rolling In
While IPO paydays have dwindled, first-quarter VC investments outpaced all of 2021’s.
Newsmakers
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Takes a Bet on UK Fintech Company Lendable
The pension fund led a $277 million fundraising round for the late-stage venture company.
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.
Asset Allocation
Venture Capital Is Booming, But for How Much Longer?
With the stock market down, the VC gorge-fest could pull back in 2022, PitchBook warns.
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.
Asset Allocation
You Thought 2021 Was a Big VC Year? Ha!
A huge number of venture capital-backed companies are poised to go public in 2022, says PitchBook.
Regulation
UK Government Considering Relaxing Fee Cap on AUM
If the change goes through, plans will have more freedom to invest in lucrative private equity and venture capital.
Asset Allocation
How Well Is VC Doing This Year? Very, Very Well
With large valuations for its companies, venture firms are raising a record amount in 2021.
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.’
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