Start-up managers favoured by most investors for opportunistic strategies

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Start-up managers favoured by most investors for opportunistic strategies

October 9, 2018

Limited Partners (LPs) are increasingly investing in first-time funds because they are more entrepreneurial, better placed to deliver specialist strategies and more likely to produce higher return than more established firms, according to a recent study.

Institutional investor interest in hedge fund allocations continues to grow

March 28, 2018

Alternatives essential to diversify portfolio risk say institutional investors

February 27, 2018

Institutional investors continue to be attracted to alternatives but for a wide range of objectives, according to the latest investor outlook from Natixis.

Investors pursue Asian-focused equity managers and stress ESG

November 1, 2017

There has been a dramatic shift in equity mandates and portfolios toward emerging market and Asia-focused equity managers, according to research by bfinance.

Investors into Billion Dollar Club increase as fewer hedge funds control the majority of AUM

May 30, 2017

More investors have entered Preqin’s Billion Dollar Club. Investors allocating $1bn or more to the industry increased by eight in the 12 months to June 2017.

Investors expect more from hedge funds in 2017 as performance improves

March 9, 2017

Almost three quarters of investors expect their hedge fund portfolios to perform better in 2017 compared with 2016. Performance-based gains are expected to drive industry assets to reach $3.14tn by year-end.

Sovereign institutional investors keen to increase securities lending

October 12, 2016

Sovereign institutions are considering expanding their commitment to securities lending to increase returns and help alleviate what they perceive as a threat to liquidity in the financial markets.

Listed private equity may offer way into asset class for investors that need liquidity

September 27, 2016

Listed private equity funds have recently been trading at wide discounts to net asset value of more than 20 per cent despite good investment performance over the last five years, according to data from Edison.

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