Kathryn Saklatvala
Senior Director, Head of Investment Content
Kathryn joined bfinance in 2016 and oversees the firm’s investment content, thought leadership publications and investor research. She has also, since January 2020, been Chair of the firm's ESG and Responsible Investment Committee. An experienced writer, editor and researcher focused on investment management and institutional investors, Kathryn was previously a Managing Editor at Euromoney Institutional Investor. She holds a BA (Hons) and an MA from the University of Cambridge. Other previous roles include Editor of the Institutional Investor Networks, Director of the Sovereign Investor Institute and Associate Director of the European Institute. She has spoken and moderated at various industry conferences (OECD, World Bank Group, AVCA, IRN, Institutional Investor), been quoted occasionally in the press (Financial Times, Responsible Investor, Citywire) and been interviewed by the BBC on sovereign wealth fund trends.
More insights from the team:
‘Enhanced Indexation’ Gains Momentum as Investors Shift Gears
Asset owners are now grappling with fundamental tensions within equity portfolio design. The runaway performance of tech titans has led to fears of market over-concentration. At the same time,...
Time to Press for Better Fees in Private Markets?
A new survey of more than 300 investors (Global Asset Owner Survey, November 2024) indicates that more than 40% believe ‘like-for-like’ fees for Private Equity managers have decreased in the past...
Global Asset Owner Survey: Risk and Resilience
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’...
Diagnosis: Opportunity? Direct Lending in Healthcare
Private debt investors are eyeing apparently superior returns in healthcare lending, with funds’ net IRR targets suggesting a premium of more than 300bps versus conventional direct lending...
Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - November 2024
bfinance’s quarterly report in November 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major...
Forget Hedge Fund Strategy Labels – Here Are Three Groups that Matter
Conventional hedge fund classifications, as taught by bodies such as the CFA Institute and CAIA, are based on asset managers’ investment techniques, processes and instruments: equity hedge,...
Seeking Diversity from Investment Managers
Diversity (or the lack of) has been a hot topic across the asset management industry for decades. However, a growing number of investors are seeking managers who encourage and display high levels of...
Energy Transition and the Commodity Investment Conundrum
‘Energy transition’ tailwinds should, it is often argued, boost the prices of particular commodities in the years ahead.