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Global Asset Owner Survey: Traps and Transitions
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’ around the globe.
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Commodities - Sector in Brief
Fewer than a quarter of institutional asset owners invest directly in commodities, according to the latest bfinance Global Asset Owner Survey.
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Equities and Inflation: Old Problems, New Lessons
During 2021-22, the results produced by active equity managers have been heavily influenced by the extent to which their portfolios have been ‘geared in’ to recent inflationary dynamics.
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Should Investors Press Pause on Private Credit Commitments?
What Excess Return Should We Expect from an Active Equity Portfolio?
Clarifying the Case for ‘Convex’ or ‘Divergent’ Hedge Fund Strategies
Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - November 2022
FTX Debacle Highlights Key Points for Investor Due Diligence
Infrastructure Investment at an Inflection Point
Three Carbon-cutting Pitfalls – and How to Avoid Them
Global Macro – Sector in Brief
DNA of a Manager Search: Impact Real Estate
Downturn Reveals Resilience of Alternative Risk Premia
Defensive Equities and Market Downturns
Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - August 2022
Returns plus Resilience? A Closer Look at Leveraged Finance
Portfolio Protection and Overlays: Time for a Rethink?
Navigating Opportunities in Maritime Leasing
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 environme...
Insurer Investment Survey
The bfinance 2022 Insurer Investment Survey provides a detailed look at key changes in insurance firms’ investment portfolios, risk exposures and resourcing/implementation.
Commodities and CTAs Draw Focus as Inflation Spike...
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.
Tackling The Committed Capital Conundrum
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.
Illiquid Investments for Impact: Five Key Takeaway...
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 strategies: Impact Investing in Private Markets.
Are Your Asset Managers Equipped to Face Today’s C...
The profoundly altered work environment ushered in by COVID-19 has created new avenues for cyber-attacks—including collaboration tools, videoconferencing solutions, devices and cloud-based applications. Recent Operational Due Diligence (ODD) assessments show asset managers falling short on managing the risks.
Amid Macro Problems, Will Global Macro Provide Ans...
Investors holding stakes in global macro hedge funds have not enjoyed an easy ride over the past decade. Yet as inflation surges, oil prices rise, vaccine rollouts stall and the US Federal Reserve signals an early end to its bond-buying program, these strategies are receiving more attention due to their reputed ability to profit in times of pain.
How Have Managers Performed in China’s Stock Slump...
China A-Shares and All Shares equity managers broadly failed to outperform falling markets in the third quarter of 2021 – a disappointment that may surprise onlookers, given that active managers have historically generated outstanding relative returns in this asset class.
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