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A new study based on research by SigTech and data from Preqin shows that long/short equity is the most popular strategy among fund managers, according to a report by Forbes.
The war has led to an eye-popping dip in value tied to Russian companies, but Oregon’s overall PERS portfolio is massive.
Studies show that long/ short equity is the most popular strategy employed by fund managers, both for established and new funds. However, investors are pulling capital out of long/ short equity funds at a rapid pace — and have been for the last 12 months at least.
Investing in sustainable funds that prioritize ESG goals is supposed to help improve the environmental and social sustainability of business practices. Unfortunately, close analysis suggests that it’s not only not making much difference to companies’ actual ESG performance, it may actually be directing capital into poor business performers.
The U.S. Virgin Islands sold its rum-tax collections to bondholders for $955 million, closing a securitization deal intended to refinance existing debt and replenish an ailing government pension fund.
The hedge fund industry began 2022 on a high note, with more than $4 trillion in capital as managers steered the volatility and uncertainty of the protracted Covid years and the growing inflationary environment.
SWIB recently expanded the range of its target for added flexibility.
Fund managers give their views on tokenization of private equity, hedge fund, private debt, real estate and infrastructure assets.
DeSantis argued that divesting as soon as the market reopens will lock in a loss for the state pension plan.
Raj Sharma, managing director of the Sharma Group at Merrill Lynch Private Wealth Management, recently said that he thinks “this is the golden age of active management.”
