Asset Allocation
Why Apartment REITs Are Primed to Move Up
In the push for alts, the beaten-up multi-family segment is gaining popularity, says research shop Green Street.
Tag: Alts
Asset Allocation
New York Common Earmarked More Than $1.1 Billion to Alts in December
The pension fund also terminated a nearly $500 million account with Rockefeller Asset Management.
Newsmakers
CalPERS Commits $1 Billion to Boost Diversity Among Alts Managers
The pension giant is investing $500 million in both TPG’s Next Fund and GCM Grosvenor’s ‘Elevate’ strategy.
Asset Allocation
Alternative Allocation Provides Asset Managers More Diversification
After the 60/40 portfolio failed to generate its usual stability in 2022, asset management firms suggest higher alternative asset allocations to achieve greater diversification.
Research
Asset Owners and Consultants Say They Gotta Change Strategies, Pronto
Inflation and climate change spook them, so they’re scrambling to find smarter ways to adjust, a Nuveen survey finds
Asset Allocation
Real Estate Remains a Haven Asset Class Amidst Market Volatility
Asset class offers an inflation hedge and tends to remain stable or increase in value over the long run, according to experts.
Research
Alternative Investment Professionals Survey Respondents: Recession Imminent
Nearly three-quarters of alternative investment professionals believe the U.S. is already in a recession or will enter one by year’s end, an EisnerAmper survey finds.
Asset Allocation
CalPERS’ New Asset Allocation Kicks In July 1
The $442 billion pension fund is shifting money out of public equity and into private equity and other alts.
Artwork, Anybody? The Case for Investing in Offbeat Alts
Alternative alternatives, such as lawsuit funding and pro sports, redefine non-correlated assets.
Asset Allocation
TEXPERS Members’ Asset Shift Contradicts Conventional Wisdom
With rising rates and inflation, adding fixed income while reducing alts is the opposite of what most pensions are doing.
Asset Allocation
New York State Pension Invests Over $2.6 Billion in Alts in December
The Common Retirement Fund allocates nearly half of the month’s commitments to real estate investments.
Asset Allocation
JPM: De-Risking Plans Suffer if They Don’t Broaden Out to Alts
The old LDI method of sliding into bonds from stocks is past its prime, a study from the firm says.
Asset Allocation
Does the Office Real Estate Market Have a Pulse? Look at Blackstone’s Big Buy
Its purchase of a stake in a swanky NYC tower shows there’s demand for the new stuff. But older buildings are struggling.
Newsmakers
CAIA, SBAI Form Global Alts Partnership
Collaboration between the U.S., U.K. groups will focus on improving standards and professionalism in the alts industry.
Asset Allocation
NYC Comptroller Changes Tune on Pension Funds’ Alt Holdings
Brad Lander wants the city’s pension funds to be able to invest more in alternative assets. Last year he called some of them ‘risky and speculative.’