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Investors Should Re-evaluate Fees in the ‘Turbulent Twenties’
In a new macroeconomic environment, cost management requires fresh attention from investors. Inflation and higher-for-longer rates have created upward pressure on expenses in a variety of areas,
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Investor Spotlight: AIMCo CIO Goes for ‘Game-changing’ Business Transformation
A major shift is underway at Alberta Investment Management Corporation. The provincially-owned investment manager has commenced a comprehensive overhaul of systems that will support
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Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - August 2024
bfinance’s quarterly report in August 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major
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Real Estate Dislocation Presents Opportunities, Risks
The property market correction of 2023-24 marks the fourth significant dislocation in this asset class since 1970. Each prior instance—the early 1970s, the oversupply of the 1980s/early 1990s and
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Investment Management Fees: Fairness Revisited
Amid macroeconomic shifts and changes in the investment industry, fees and alignment of interest require fresh attention. This Investment Management Fees report considers the latest fee data and
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GP Stakes Funds Seek US$30bn With Promise of Private Equity Plus Yield
GP Staking – a Private Equity strategy characterised by investments in alternative asset managers and an unusual yield-generative profile – is currently drawing outsized coverage in industry
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Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - May 2024
bfinance’s quarterly report in May 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major
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Asset Manager Selectors: Three Themes to Watch in 2024
The 2023-4 period has brought new challenges for institutional investors, affecting both strategy and investment manager selection – the task of identifying the right products and the right
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Money for Nothing? Hedge Funds Haven’t Budged on Hurdle Rates (Yet)
Although two years have now passed since the Federal Reserve started rapidly hiking interest rates, the likelihood that your hedge fund manager will have a ‘hurdle rate’ for their performance
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As Operational Risks Evolve, Investors Must Scrutinise Service Providers
Pension regulators around the globe are sending clear messages that investors must strengthen their operational frameworks and that trustees can be held accountable if they do not.
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Revisiting the Case for Listed Real Assets
Four years ago, Listed Real Assets (LRA) boasted some of the strongest long-term risk-adjusted returns of any asset class. However, just as LRA was gaining industry recognition as a defined
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Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - February 2024
bfinance’s quarterly report in February 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major
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Natural Capital Investing
Strong market fundamentals and climate impact potential have driven a surge in institutional investor demand for ‘natural capital’ such as timberland, agriculture and ‘nature-based solutions.’
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Endowment & Foundation Investment Survey
In October 2023, 61 senior endowment, foundation and charity/nonprofit investors across 16 countries contributed data and insights for this global study. This community has long been recognised
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Investor Spotlight: The Evolution of Italy’s Pension Landscape
More than two decades have passed since the arrival of complementary pension provision in Italy, which brought with it a massive regulatory overhaul. bfinance spoke with Salvatore Casabona to
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What Is Sustainable Infrastructure Investing Now?
What does sustainable investing look like now in infrastructure? What are the major strategy/fund types available currently to investors in this sector? And to what extent do these strategies
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Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - November 2023
bfinance’s quarterly report in November 2023: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major
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Investor Spotlight: TfL Pension Reaps Rewards from Liquid Alternatives
With around 15% of the portfolio in ‘liquid alternatives’ such as hedge funds and a full 45% in ‘alternative investments,’ the £14 billion (US$17 billion) TfL Pension Fund has made
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Outsourced CIO (OCIO) - Sector in Brief
The ‘Outsourced Chief Investment Officer’ (or ‘OCIO’) investment model is on the rise. Market volatility, increased portfolio complexity and growing regulatory burdens are encouraging the trend
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Private Equity Secondaries - Sector in Brief
Secondaries are under the spotlight due to a combination of surging fundraising activity, low pricing and investors’ current portfolio pressures. This concise ‘sector in brief’ reviews the latest
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