Hedge funds overall may not have the panache today that they held in the early aughts but institutions continue to find these strategies to be beneficial in providing portfolios with the best risk-adjusted returns in today’s market and the future.
Institutional investors may be keen to make portfolio adjustments with the U.S. presidential election just a week away, but the industry finds it best to avoid making decisions based on polling predictions and market volatility.
Nonprofit investors should look for niche private credit opportunities as they can provide portfolio diversification and strong yields with less beta market risk than mid-market direct lending strategies, which represent the lion’s share of the private credit universe.
Private markets co-investments have seen a steady uptick as they provide a unique opportunity for institutional investors to become better acquainted with managers, especially in today’s slow fundraising environment where GPs have motive to expand their offerings.
Nonprofits stand to gain from the increases in efficiencies and profitability that AI technologies have brought large-cap companies, as long as they balance their portfolios and have a long-term view.
Private credit’s increasing popularity makes for opportunity for investors as the alternatives market is expected to grow, according to a recent webinar.
The details are part of the firm’s inaugural Diversity, Equity & Belonging Advancement Report that highlights efforts the firm is making in promoting the issues internally and in the institutional investment industry overall.