Secondary alternative asset market hits dealing volume high in first half of 2017

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Secondary alternative asset market hits dealing volume high in first half of 2017

August 3, 2017

The secondary market for alternative assets hit a record deal volume of $22bn in the first half of the year. This is nearly double the $12bn in volume recorded in the same period last year.

Institutional investors favour emerging managers as allocations set to increase this year

April 21, 2017

Institutional investors and family offices will maintain their commitment to alternative asset managers this year, according to a survey.

Listed private equity set to shrug off financial crisis woes and become more popular with investors

March 2, 2017

Listed private equity appears to display a similar risk/reward profile as major equity indices, US real estate investment trusts (Reits) and other equity classes over the long term.

Optimistic but challenging 2017 for private equity funds

February 16, 2017

Private equity firms are more optimistic about 2017, according to a survey by BDO.

Investors still allocating to alternatives but struggle to find the right managers

February 14, 2017

Investors are cautiously optimistic about investing into alternatives, according to a survey by Catalyst Financial Partners.

Investors need smarter comparisons to benchmark evolving private equity fund structure performance

February 10, 2017

Fund level benchmarks that institutional investors have relied on to evaluate private equity managers and opportunities no longer provide a complete picture, according to Cambridge Associates.

Investors gaining risk appetite as they desert cash and go for real assets

February 8, 2017

Large institutional investors are expected to put cash to work in 2017, according to a BlackRock survey.

Banks to lose as asset managers move to others under Mifid II research unbundling in 2018

January 16, 2017

With less than a year before the markets in financial instruments directive (Mifid II) rules kick in, most asset managers are shifting research budgets away from the top nine investment banks.

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