bfinance’s quarterly report in May 2025: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major

In March 2025, bfinance invited institutional investors to participate in a snap poll conducted in the wake of mounting economic and geopolitical turbulence.

Quality-oriented equity strategies have long been a favourite among institutional investors—but quality indices have struggled to gain traction.

bfinance’s quarterly report in February 2025: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major

Asset owners are now grappling with fundamental tensions within equity portfolio design. The runaway performance of tech titans has led to fears of market over-concentration. At the same time,

Credible asset owner surveys can be a useful source of insight for both investors and the asset managers/advisers that serve them. Their headline findings often tend to focus on expected changes

Last month brought the announcement of a new Chief Investment Officer for London CIV – one of the eight asset pooling companies for the UK’s Local Government Pension Scheme, and the one with by

In a time of macroeconomic upheaval, bfinance’s fixed income team examines three popular beliefs in fixed income investing. In focus: performance in recessions, the impact of rising rates and the

With investor sentiment now appearing to shift in favour of active equity management, as indicated in bfinance’s recent Asset Owner Survey, we ask portfolio design specialist Ruben Mutsaers: what

‘Divergent’ or ‘convex’ hedge fund strategy indices posted average returns of nearly 10% through the first three quarters of 2022. Even small allocations to these strategies have provided

Through historic market downturns, defensive long-only equity strategies have shown a consistent ability to protect investor capital. Yet recent experiences have prompted questions around

Following the considerable market losses endured in the first half of 2022, investors are taking the opportunity to weigh their own results and reassess resilience. Portfolio diversification,

As investor allocations to illiquid strategies have boomed, the question of what to do with the capital that is committed to and returned from those strategies has become increasingly

Hedge fund portfolio construction has changed. This brief paper outlines key considerations for developing ‘liquid alternatives’ portfolios.

More investors are launching a dedicated investment vehicle to house assets rather than investing in a wide range of pooled funds, separately managed accounts or ‘funds-of-one’. Find out more

Investors are reassessing their approach to investing in Chinese equities, supported by an evolving range of asset management offerings.

With investors honing in on the potential for greater operational efficiency, external fund hosting services are becoming increasingly popular, with a diverse range of banks, asset managers and

“Paying alpha fees for beta performance” has become an investor bugbear. This has created a need to differentiate more carefully between outperformance derived from established risk factors and

Private debt investors are increasingly turning towards US opportunities. Yet the structures used by managers can create substantial undisclosed leakage for clients.

The quest for diversification plus returns is not an easy one in today’s investment climate: many strategies that provide low correlation with equities are falling short on performance. The