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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.
Fund managers give their views on tokenization of private equity, hedge fund, private debt, real estate and infrastructure assets.
SWIB recently expanded the range of its target for added flexibility.
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.”
According to new research from CBRE, strong appetite for data, fueled by continued growth in cloud computing and social media, and the emergence of new technologies such as 5G and autonomous vehicles, is driving increased investor interest in data centers.
Amid rising inflation and interest rates, volatile markets and climate worries, institutional investors apparently are responding to the uncertain environment by pursuing a range of portfolio strategies.