Tag: Alternative Investments

Since the financial crisis of 2008, transparency has grown in importance among asset managers dealing with alternative investments, but there...

The new funds aim to provide advisers and their clients with portfolio construction tools designed to help them navigate varying...

Corporate pensions, public pensions, defined contribution plans and union plans all voice increasing interest in emerging market investments.

Data from Pew does not reveal a best or one-size-fits-all approach to successful investing, but there is a uniform need...

American Century releases new alternative investments fund, and Thornburg Investment Management adds R6 share classes.

“The wide range of private fund strategies can generate strong returns, provide diversification, reduce volatility, act as an inflation hedge,...

Institutional portfolios using the endowment model grew 4.95% (on a total return basis) for the quarter ended March 31, 2017,...

A court found the plaintiff in the case had actual knowledge of the facts comprising his claims more than three...

The Private Equity Index will be integrated into Fidelity National Information Services’ (FIS) Data Exchange portal, a platform for sharing...

President Trump’s infrastructure spending proposal and other pro-growth economic strategies could have a positive effect on real assets if they...

HealthSavings Administrators launches HSA with Franklin Templeton funds; Natixis ESG TDF on the horizon; Wilshire Associates rolls out equity hedge...

There is a range of ESG/impact investing themes that capture Millennial’s attention.

The holdings in your portfolio should fluctuate for different reasons and in different environments, Willis Towers Watson says.

Real assets are anticipated to be the largest beneficiaries of institutional asset flows in 2017, a BlackRock survey found.

Pantheon targets DC plans for private equity strategies; John Hancock overhauls TDF suite; Vanguard lowers expense ratios on 21 fund...

Including private equity into the asset class mix of a DC plan participant’s TDF could generate additional savings of $484,168,...

Populism is challenging globalism and creating new tail risks; concerns about low growth are giving way to concerns about inflation.

Fidelity finds the top concerns for institutional investors are the low-return environment and market volatility. 

Investors are feeling the impact of weak investment returns and the prolonged low-interest-rate environment.

A convergence of factors is expected to lead asset managers to innovate products and services.