Institutional investors have long overlooked international micro-cap equity’s ability to drive alpha and its diversification benefits, according to investment managers involved in the space with strategies dating back decades.
The lower middle market and small buyout space possesses more attractive qualities relative to the private equity sector’s large buyout space, according to one firm.
When Fred Alger Management lost 35 team members in the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan 20 years ago, it was never a consideration for the remaining survivors not to try and rebuild the firm.
Endowments and foundations can optimize their portfolio construction approaches in order to bridge the gap caused by portfolio challenges related to rising interest rates, inflation and muted return expectations, according to a new report.
One investment manager expects inflation will be higher over the next decade than in the previous one, potentially proving more damaging to investors’ long-term returns, according to a recent report.
Canadian endowments and foundations are looking to real assets and alternatives to continue diversifying their portfolios moving forward, according to a recent study.
Managers looking to target $1 billion-plus institutions need to understand the role that they would play in enhancing the larger portfolios and find ways to add value to them as one of many firms working with the institution, according to a new report from a human behavior and analytics firm.