Newsmakers
Ayesha Parra Appointed Global Head of Alternatives at Russell Investments
Parra will oversee the firm’s business strategy for its alternatives platform.
Tag: Alternatives
Alternatives
Ares Closes Largest Private Credit Fund
The $34 billion Ares Senior Direct Lending Fund III aims to lend to middle market companies.
Asset Allocation
Smart Money Portent? Bonds Are Gaining Allocators’ Interest
Meanwhile, allocators are moving out of stocks, which have been doing well lately, per a Nasdaq eVestment study.
Alternatives
BlackRock to Acquire Alternatives Data Provider Preqin
The $3.2 billion deal is expected to close before the end of the year.
Pensions
Korean National Pension Service Returns 5.82% in Q1, Plans Boost to Alternatives
Assets of the pension rose to $797 billion during the quarter, boosted by U.S. tech stocks.
Asset Allocation
What Asset Classes Will Allocators Choose as They Up Their Alts Ownership?
Private debt, private equity and infrastructure lead the list in Preqin survey.
Alternatives
Insurance CIOs See Alternatives Driving Portfolio Returns
There is no “turning back” to traditional asset allocations, according to KKR.
Newsmakers
Anne-Marie Fink Named Co-Chair of AIMA’s Global Investor Board
She will serve alongside PSP’s Eduard Van Gelderen.
Alternatives
New AI Tool Aims to Assist Alternative Investment Managers
BlueFlame AI seeks to implement artificial intelligence in the workflow of asset managers and asset owners.
Opinion
The End of Easy Money: Institutional Investors and the Private Markets
It will take time for the system to work through what is effectively a liquidity queue.
Asset Allocation
WTW to Launch £450 million Private Equity Long Term Asset Fund
The fund will receive commitments from WTW’s LifeSight defined contribution pension master trust but requires approval from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority.
Alternatives
Insurers Flock into Private Debt, Alternatives, Mercer Says
73% of insurers have or plan to make private markets investments in 2024.
Alternatives
Asset Owners Continue Pouring Money into Alternatives in 2023, Up 19%
They keep private equity and venture capital as their top category by size, even though these two alts are lagging on investment returns, per a study.
Asset Allocation
US College Endowments Gained 7.7% in Fiscal 2023, but Suffered From Weak Alternatives Returns
Equities drove gains, while alternative returns were mostly flat.
Alternatives
Slowdown in PE Exits, M&A Activity Leads to Smaller, Slower Distributions to Public Pension Funds
Some funds with significant allocations to private equity are facing a negative cash flow from PE distributions.