Private Debt Allocations From Public Pensions Continues To Grow
Private debt funds saw $39.7bn in reported dollar commitments from the public pension plans tracked by Nasdaq eVestment in 2021, a 14% increase from 2020
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Public Pension Plans' Private Equity Commitments Up in Number, Down in Dollars in 2021
146 public pension plans in total reported commitments to private equity funds last year
Hedge Funds Kick Off 2022 On Down Note
Average hedge fund performance down at -1.89%
UBS Asset Management Closes Multi-Manager Private Equity Growth Strategy
PEG IV closes with investor commitments totalling EUR 384mn
Trend Followers Up in January
Bridge Alternatives Institutional Trend Index up +3.01% to begin the year
Greenbriar Equity Group Invests in The Facilities Group
Greenbriar to support growth acceleration and M&A for facilities maintenance solutions provider
Macro Hedge Funds Gain Amidst January Volatility
Commodity, Discretionary, and Quant Macro navigate steep equity, bond declines
Managed Funds Association Calls for Regulatory Change in U.S. Markets
MFA released policy has recommendations for market structure reform in the equity, Treasury, and security-based swaps markets in the United States
OceanSound Partners Closes Inaugural Fund
OceanSound Partners Fund, LP closes with $780mn in total capital commitments, above the target of $550mn
Managed Futures Provide Solid Defence From Equity Market Tumult in January
The Societe Generale CTA Index was up +2.10% in January
BayPine Adds Farhan Siddiqi as Operating Partner, Promotes Four
Siddiqi is former Chief Digital Officer of Ahold Delhaize and interim CEO and Board Member of Fresh Direct
Family Offices – Keeping All The Generations Onside
As more family offices embrace impact investing how much do intergenerational differences come into play and how can such differences be managed effectively?
Alternative Data Is the New Paradigm for Monitoring Investment Risk
In order to accurately evaluate the impact of online sentiment to portfolio returns, hedge funds now need to supplement their analysis with alternative data sets
Industrials Overtake Consumer Discretionary Stocks To Become Most Shorted Industry in Europe
Marshall Wace had the greatest short exposure at the end of January
ARK36 Adds Three in Cyprus
Chris Krokides, Tetyana Martyneko and Marilena Iacovou join Crypto hedge fund
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