BlackRock, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Sequoia Capital are among the named investors of FTX — the Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange whose collapse has made headlines across the

bfinance’s quarterly report in November 2022: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major

Investors have appeared satisfied, so far, with the resilience shown by their infrastructure portfolios through the turmoil of 2022. The combination of inflation sensitivity, low real interest

A secular macroeconomic transition has created an unenviable series of choices—and potential traps— for pension funds, insurers, endowments, foundations, family offices and other ‘asset owners’

A quick poll of UK Asset Owners on October 18-19 2022 suggests a significant change in expectations for asset class exposures over the next year, versus a survey conducted one month prior. A

The ‘DNA of a Manager Search’ series seeks to provide investors with practical insight on implementation through the lens of real-life examples. Here, a UK LGPS fund carves a new ‘impact’

bfinance’s quarterly report in August 2022: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major

bfinance’s quarterly report in May 2022: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major

When it comes to selecting and working with external asset managers, larger asset owners have a dual responsibility—says Majdi Chammas of Första AP-Fonden (AP1), one of Sweden’s four pension

Institutional investors around the globe shared how they are responding to pressing geopolitical and macroeconomic developments. With 418 investors from 39 countries taking place at the end of

Although infrastructure is renowned as an inflation-sensitive asset class, the reality varies greatly depending on the strategy type and asset-level specifics. Not all ‘inflation-linkage’ is

Since the pandemic began, developments in the shipping sector have reverberated across the global economic landscape. Looking ahead, regulatory requirements around carbon emissions will drive

bfinance’s quarterly report in February 2022: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major

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

With a clear trend towards impact-oriented investment activity among bfinance’s global client base, the bfinance research team recently held an investor training seminar focusing on illiquid

The bfinance 2022 Insurer Investment Survey provides a detailed look at key changes in insurance firms’ investment portfolios, risk exposures and resourcing/implementation.

The latest edition in bfinance’s biennial Investment Management Fees series. New analysis highlights areas where investors may be able to benefit from pricing trends, with ESG/Impact at the

The latest edition in bfinance’s biennial Investment Management Fees series. New analysis highlights areas where investors may be able to benefit from pricing trends, with ESG/Impact at the

‘Impact’ private equity investing has become a distinct sub-sector, with a rapidly-increasing universe of dedicated funds and a stream of new managers entering the space. This brief review

As the global economy emerges from the shadow of COVID-19, demand for infrastructure has surged among bfinance clients.