Many Opportunities in Alt Credit Fixed Income & Credit, Private & Alternative Markets Despite the pandemic, distressed debt is not the main opportunity in the alternative credit sector, Willis Towers Watson argues. Read More
Evolving Liquid Alternatives Factors, Quant & Systematic, Financial Crisis, Private & Alternative Markets Not all systematic strategies are created equal. LGT Capital Partners’ Antonio Ferrer discusses how to adjust these instruments to help protect against equity drawdowns over the long term, while also establishing a framework to ensure investors don’t miss out on opportunities in times of stress. Read More
Beware of the SPAC Frenzy Equities, Private & Alternative Markets SPAC investments have become all the rage, with almost as much money raised in the US as traditional IPOs. But not every investor is set to make money from these vehicles. ‘Caveat Emptor’, Sameer Jain warns. Read More
bfinance Sees Interest in Securitisation Rise Private & Alternative Markets Investors worldwide are increasingly looking to securitised debt strategies as an alternative to absolute return bond funds, new research by bfinance finds. Read More
Private Equity at OPTrust Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets, Women in Finance COVID-19 has had a different impact on the various segments in the private equity sector. We speak with OPTrust’s Sandra Bosela about the fund’s experience pre and during the pandemic. Read More
Infrastructure Over the Long Term Private & Alternative Markets As the pandemic wreaks havoc across the globe, does this structurally change the outlook for long-term assets, such as infrastructure? We speak with Aberdeen Standard’s Head of Economic Infrastructure to find out. Read More
Seeking Value in Derivatives Costs Private & Alternative Markets After the GFC, the funding costs of delta one instruments have been very volatile. BlackRock now thinks it has found the solution to gaining a better understanding of how these costs change over time. Read More
Do PE Investments Still Stack up? Private & Alternative Markets Taking the lessons learned from the GFC, private equity firms have reacted much more quickly to the current turmoil in markets to assess their portfolio companies, LGT Capital Partners’ Ivan Vercoutere says. Read More
NZ Super Looks to Boost Agri-investments Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets New Zealand Super is a well-known timberland investors and the fund is now looking to boost its agricultural investments too, Neil Woods says. Read More
