March 01, 2022

Last year saw Alternative Risk Premia (ARP) strategies recoup a substantial proportion of the losses endured during 2020—an annus horribilis during which the bfinance ARP manager composite lost more than 10%. With managers seeking to reaffirm their credibility, many have made significant changes in order to improve their responsiveness and resilience.

• Diversifying Strategies
• Alternative Risk Premia

Read more: Alternative Risk Premia Strategies Revive and Evolve after Pandemic Rout

February 16, 2022

Following an extended period of ‘low-flation’, many institutional investors entered 2021 with negligible exposure to so-called ‘inflation protection’ strategies such as inflation-linked bonds and commodities. A year later, with inflation climbing above 5% in a number of developed economies, we take a closer look at commodity and CTA performance.

• Diversifying Strategies

Read more: Commodities and CTAs Draw Focus as Inflation Spikes

February 14, 2022

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 transformative change. Investors are cautious—but they are also sensing opportunity; maritime leasing is answering asset owners’ appetite for alternative finance strategies that provide diversification, income and even environmental impact.

• Private Markets
• Private Debt
• Real Assets

Read more: Navigating Opportunities in Maritime Leasing

February 09, 2022

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 complex.

• Fixed Income
• Private Markets
• Private Debt
• Portfolio Design

Read more: Tackling The Committed Capital Conundrum