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With an eye on recent difficulties in real estate portfolios, we ask: what has separated high-performing real estate managers from their weaker counterparts? And should investors consider adjusting approaches to strategy and manager...

Private debt investors are eyeing apparently superior returns in healthcare lending, with funds’ net IRR targets suggesting a...

bfinance’s quarterly report in November 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite,...

Conventional hedge fund classifications, as taught by bodies such as the CFA Institute and CAIA, are based on asset managers’...

Diversity (or the lack of) has been a hot topic across the asset management industry for decades. However, a growing number of...

‘Energy transition’ tailwinds should, it is often argued, boost the prices of particular commodities in the years ahead.

In a new macroeconomic environment, cost management requires fresh attention from investors. Inflation and higher-for-longer...

A major shift is underway at Alberta Investment Management Corporation. The provincially-owned investment manager has commenced...

The Global Sukuk market has evolved significantly in recent years, as investors search for new and innovative routes to positive...

The 2022-2024 period has provided new tests for investors’ fixed income and alternative credit portfolios, thanks to the...

bfinance’s quarterly report in August 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite,...

A growing roster of hedge funds now offer tail protection—positive performance in down markets—but with an all-weather profile...

The property market correction of 2023-24 marks the fourth significant dislocation in this asset class since 1970. Each prior...

Equity Market Neutral (EMN), valued at around US$50 billion, is a niche and distinct fragment of the broader Equity Long/Short...

Amid macroeconomic shifts and changes in the investment industry, fees and alignment of interest require fresh attention. This...

GP Staking – a Private Equity strategy characterised by investments in alternative asset managers and an unusual...

bfinance’s quarterly report in May 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite,...

Credible asset owner surveys can be a useful source of insight for both investors and the asset managers/advisers that serve...

From the pages of the Financial Times and Reuters to the hallways of investment conferences, noise of an ‘ESG Backlash’ has...

An inflationary climate has created new challenges for foundations around the globe: with underlying projects seeking larger...

The 2023-4 period has brought new challenges for institutional investors, affecting both strategy and investment manager...

Although two years have now passed since the Federal Reserve started rapidly hiking interest rates, the likelihood that your...

This report provides a concise introduction to the investment characteristics of carbon compliance credits and the growing use...

Investor appetite for investment grade fixed income grew significantly last year but active managers are coming under scrutiny....

Pension regulators around the globe are sending clear messages that investors must strengthen their operational frameworks and...

Four years ago, Listed Real Assets (LRA) boasted some of the strongest long-term risk-adjusted returns of any asset class....

The climate imperative is driving new practices across all asset classes. Equity portfolios are typically on the strategic front...

Last month brought the announcement of a new Chief Investment Officer for London CIV – one of the eight asset pooling companies...

bfinance’s quarterly report in February 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite,...

The year 2023 brought a slowdown in fundraising across private infrastructure funds – and private markets more broadly.

Recent years have brought significant developments for the GSS+ (Green, Social, Sustainability et al) fixed income market. There...

The Dutch pension industry is undergoing seismic shifts. Long-anticipated reforms enacted in July 2023 ushered in a Defined...

Strong market fundamentals and climate impact potential have driven a surge in institutional investor demand for ‘natural...

In October 2023, 61 senior endowment, foundation and charity/nonprofit investors across 16 countries contributed data and...

More than two decades have passed since the arrival of complementary pension provision in Italy, which brought with it a massive...

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