Roller-Coaster Market Takes Alternatives Investors For A Ride
Private market managers' fundraising is slowing, hit by the roller-coaster ride investors have been on since the first of the year. The drop in both equities and fixed-income markets is pushing some institutional investors' private market assets above their target allocations.
Fast Recovery After Pandemic Boosts Private Equity Performance
A strong exit market since the height of the pandemic last year has translated into high returns for alternatives funds. For private equity and venture capital funds that started investing in 2018, the median net internal rate of returns stand at 22%.
Positioning Alternatives Strategies For The Road Ahead
The role of alternative investments in a portfolio has become more and more critical than ever before. In fact, the market for these products is only getting bigger.
Why Private Alternatives Are The Future Of Asset Allocation
For the past two decades, there has been a fundamental shift in prudent capital investment philosophies. Investors have been told for years that diversification enhances portfolio stability, but diversification itself has taken on a new meaning.
How To Invest In Alternative Funds In Private Markets
As Mitesh Agrawal was setting up the best-in-class teams and processes from sourcing to due-diligence and from execution to data management for the newly formed alternatives area, he was challenged by an age-old question. Who to choose from amongst the universe of fund managers with everyone claiming stellar returns?
Hedge Funds, Other Alts Crucial To Endowment, Foundation Portfolios: Survey
Marketable alternatives are a substantial and important component of many endowment and foundations’ portfolios, according to the Q2 2017 NEPC Endowment and Foundation Poll, a measure of endowment and foundation views on the economy, investing, and key market trends.
The Impact Of Pensions Favoring Alts Over Equities: Research
The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College has put out a white paper about public pensions and alternative investments. It asks two questions: which plans have made the largest shift into alternatives? And, how has that shift mattered to their returns and risk?
Hedge Funds Among Marketable Alternatives Gaining Popularity In Endowment, Foundation Portfolios
A survey from NEPC revealed 68% of respondents have more than 10% of their portfolios allocated to marketable alternatives, which includes hedge funds. This marks a notable increase from last year, when NEPC’s July 2016 survey found only 45% of respondents had at least 10% allocated to hedge funds.
US Pension Fund Commits $100M To Asian PE Partners Including Asia Alternatives
The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS), a US-based retirement plan for public employees, has committed $50 million each to Asia Alternatives Capital Partners V LP, and Penn Asia Investors LP, as follow-on investments within the private equity asset class.
Fast-Growing Canadian Pension Funds Cite Returns From Alternatives For Solid Performance In 2016
<p>Alternative investments have been the name of the game for many of the leaders on Benefit Canada‘s list of the <a href="http://www.benefitscanada.com/news/2017-top-100-pension-funds-report-the-evolution-of-db-pensions-100081">fastest-growing pension funds for 2016</a>.</p>
<p>Both the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, ranked third on the list of fastest-growing plans at 10.65 per cent growth, and Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund Board, ranked fourth at 10.6 per cent, saw robust performances from most of their alternative assets classes, including their real estate, infrastructure and private equity portfolios.</p>
<p>At OMERS, private equity returned 12.6 per cent, with real estate following closely at 12.4 per cent and infrastructure at 11 per cent. The Alberta fund saw a 16 per cent return for infrastructure, 10 per cent for real estate and five per cent for private equity.</p>