Market Moves
Buy Tech, But Not the Big Boys, and Use Private Equity, UBS Says
PE is a much better way to own technology companies, and there are more pickings, the bank argues.
Tag: venture capital
Pensions
How Allocators Can Find Good Health Care Investments After the Vaccine Rollout
The outlook for new technologies is bounteous, our symposium panel says.
Asset Allocation
So, SPACs Are Dead Meat? Not a Chance
The craze for the blank check outfits might have dwindled, due to the SEC, but they’re still a good investing choice, our symposium panelists say.
Europe’s Venture Capital Finally Flowers, Luring Institutional Investors
Why big allocators on this side of the Atlantic, like CalSTRS, CPPIB, and OMERS, are seeding Old World newbie companies.
Market Moves
Will Biden Tax Hikes Torpedo Venture Funding?
Nope, says VC icon Patricof, although fellow startup capital ace Tim Draper disagrees.
Alternatives
As VC Soars, Main Sequence Attracts Temasek, Hostplus for Second Fund
The oversubscribed fund, which has raised $250 million AUD, is emblematic of the new popularity of venture capital.
Chamath Palihapitiya Weighs Lessons from a ‘Tough Week’
With his deals seeing double-digit declines, the venture capital star encourages fellow investors not to be afraid of making changes.
Alternatives
Oxford University, GAV Start Conservation Venture Capital Fund
The fund has been seeded with a $25 million special purpose investment vehicle.
What Artificial Intelligence Can—and Can’t—Do for Investors
While machine learning still has major shortfalls, it is gaining ground at divining useful patterns, like analyzing how executives talk in earnings calls.
Corporate Moves
Rens Götz Leaves ABB, Follows Ex-Boss Elisabeth Bourqui to Her New Asset Management Firm
The one-time ABB pension asset allocator, after her short and bumpy interlude at CalPERS, co-founded BERG and now has hired him.
Why Venture Capital Is Doing So Well
With stocks and bonds offering meager futures, pension plans and other investors find under-appreciated VC beats another alt, private equity, which grabs all the attention.
Alternatives
Alts Investors Expect Deal Activity to Return in 2021
However, the way they make those deals will likely change forever.
Asset Allocation
Temasek Boosts Cybersecurity and Biotech Investments
The Singapore sovereign wealth fund placed wagers on two American companies, cyber-services startup BlueVoyant and biosensors business Glympse Bio.
Asset Allocation
Pandemic Spurs Growth in Health Care Technology Venture Capital Deals
2020 on pace for record year as health-tech deals rise 76% to $8.2 billion during first quarter.
Budding Trend: Institutional Investors Focusing Locally
Pandemic-induced economic instability and nationwide protests could spur investments in nearby businesses. Keeping politics out of the equation and ensuring proper diversification are musts.