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Powerful forces have supported the growth and evolution of multi-manager models for ‘alternative’ investing over the past fifteen years.

Following a fundamental shift in macroeconomic conditions, we weigh up the attractions of small cap equities in an era of lower...

Multi-strategy hedge funds are currently under the spotlight following recent strong performance. However, with more than 1000...

The ‘impact’ private equity sector is rapidly growing and maturing. Yet it is far from straightforward to assess the credibility...

Equity long/short strategies are ahead of the curve on ESG and carbon emissions versus their hedge fund counterparts in other...

bfinance’s quarterly report in February 2023: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite,...

Fewer than a quarter of institutional asset owners invest directly in commodities, according to the latest bfinance Global Asset...

With investor sentiment now appearing to shift in favour of active equity management, as indicated in bfinance’s recent Asset...

Investors are considering whether to slow down their deployment to illiquid strategies or maintain their previous pace after a...

During 2021-22, the results produced by active equity managers have been heavily influenced by the extent to which their...

‘Divergent’ or ‘convex’ hedge fund strategy indices posted average returns of nearly 10% through the first three quarters of...

BlackRock, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Sequoia Capital are among the named investors of FTX — the Bahamas-based...

bfinance’s quarterly report in November 2022: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite,...

Investors have appeared satisfied, so far, with the resilience shown by their infrastructure portfolios through the turmoil of...

A secular macroeconomic transition has created an unenviable series of choices—and potential traps— for pension funds, insurers,...

A quick poll of UK Asset Owners on October 18-19 2022 suggests a significant change in expectations for asset class exposures...

Global macro hedge funds have produced outstanding returns through recent turmoil in equity and bond markets. An educational...

Investors are placing ever-greater focus on the carbon intensity of their investments, with equity portfolios often first in...

The first half of 2022 saw Alternative Risk Premia (ARP) strategies deliver—at last— meaningful positive returns during an...

The ‘DNA of a Manager Search’ series seeks to provide investors with practical insight on implementation through the lens of...

bfinance’s quarterly report in August 2022: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite,...


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