The reliance on alternative investments led investors and allocators to pinpoint small, niche private equity managers, short-trading hedge funds and global private debt funds as key areas to capitalize on with the goal of yielding outsized returns.
The recommendations address transparency, disclosure, fiduciary duty, political contributions and investigating discrimination complaints in the asset management industry.
A foundation based in Chicago will divest its investment portfolio from fossil fuel industries and invest more in renewable energy to mitigate the effects of global climate change.
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.
An HBCU in the Mid-Atlantic region revised its endowment policy this week to implement a mandate that a majority of its endowment be managed by minority-owned investment firms.
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.