CAIS has expanded its menu of alternative investment funds and products to include private equity. Partners Group, a globally recognised leader in private equity, has selected CAIS to help reach the US independent wealth management channel. Through CAIS, advisors will be able to access a global private equity portfolio that
North America-based endowments, the fourth largest institutional private equity investor group, have steadily increased their investment in private equity in recent years, new Preqin research reveals. Such institutions remain committed to private equity investment, with 94% intending to increase or maintain their exposure to private equity in the longer term.
The assets under management of Luxembourg-domiciled funds reached a historic high of EUR2,225 billion at the end of April 2012, according to the Association of the Luxembourg Funds Industry (ALFI). Luxembourg remains the largest European fund centre, followed by France and Germany. Marc Saluzzi (pictured), Chairman of ALFI, says:
It would be possible for the ECB to underwrite all the existing and future debt of the Eurozone sovereigns, without moral hazard, but Greece should leave, says Piere Lagrange, manager of GLG’s European Long Short Fund… The underwriting MUST be conditional on the country achieving budget deficit and debt targets,
Institutional investors across the globe are demonstrating significant demand for alternatives to support investment objectives such as diversification and alpha generation, and these expanding allocations are spurring greater interest in customised, investor-driven implementation approaches, according to the 2012 Global Survey on Alternative Investing released today by Russell Investments. In 2010,
Sterling Partners, a middle market private equity firm with approximately USD5 billion in assets under management, is relocating its suburban Northbrook offices to downtown Chicago’s 401 North Michigan Avenue, which is located adjacent to the Chicago River at the gateway to the Magnificent Mile. "The decision by Sterling Partners to
A well-planned and targeted road privatisation programme in the UK is set to benefit road-users, the taxpayer and investors, according to Niall Millspictured), head of infrastructure asset management Europe at First State Investments. He says that the key is to strike the right balance between risk, reward and investors’ appetite
Apax Funds invested EUR2.7 billion during the course of the year and realised EUR2.0 billion, according to the company’s annual report for the year ended 31 December 2011. Over the past five years the firm’s funds have invested a total of EUR10.3 billion and realised EUR9.8 billion for their investors.
Private markets are a key part of the global financial investment universe. In terms of the economy as a whole, they are important for ensuring growth, and they offer professional investors a wealth of investment opportunities, according to the Swiss Funds Association (SFA). These days, the largest investment portfolios are
Miles Geldard, co-manager of the Jupiter Strategic Reserve Fund comments on the institutional fund’s outlook…
 The strong rally in risk assets triggered by the ECB’s massive action to avert a liquidity (and solvency) crisis has run its course. However, when it comes to making progress towards a unified politico-economic solution
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