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Peter Salvage, BNY Mellon

Greater demand for alt investments drives AUM to new record level

Alternative assets under management reached a record USD7.7 trillion in 2017, according to a new survey by BNY Mellon, and look set to increase further with over half of respondents expecting allocations to alternatives to increase in the next 12 months, up from 39 per cent in 2016. Private equity

Brendan Lake, PPB Capital

RIAs allocating more to alternative assets in 2018, says survey

A survey of RIAs with assets under management of USD500 million or more by alternative investment solutions provider PPB Capital Partners has found that holdings of alternative investments in client portfolios are likely to increase over the next 12 months. The firm conducted the survey to gain clarity on the

Sameer Shalaby, HazelTree

Institutional investors drive treasury operations excellence, says Hazeltree

Treasury operations due diligence is expanding well beyond the historical focus on cash controls, and now includes a more evolved and optimised manager’s treasury function. This is not only essential to minimising counterparty risk, but also key to reducing costs and adding incremental yield. That’s according to a new white

Unlisted infrastructure funds turn to higher-risk strategies

The unlisted infrastructure market is dominated by core and core-plus vehicles, in line with its perception as a lower-risk, lower-return asset class. These funds account for the largest proportions of annual fundraising, and collectively hold over a quarter of a trillion dollars in assets under management. However, Preqin says there

UK VC sector wants government to build on what works in current tax relief system

MJ Hudson Allenbridge, an investment consultancy specialising in alternatives and venture capital, has released the results of a survey of the UK’s top venture capital managers, investors, and advisers as part of its broader commentary in advance of the Government’s Patient Capital Review, which will be released on the same

Jason Scharfman, Corgentum

Corgentum Consulting expands background investigation and operational due diligence offerings

Corgentum Consulting, a provider of integrated operational due diligence reviews and background investigations, has expanded its suite of background investigation services for investors seeking to evaluate reputational risk at fund managers. Corgentum’s offering now includes social media and expanded web searches. including analysis and monitoring of social media related to

Global investors set to increase investment in Europe

The majority of global investors polled in a new survey for the launch of Invest Week believe Europe has become a more attractive investment destination and expect investment to increase.  For the Global Investment Decision Makers Survey, commissioned by Invest Europe, Ipsos MORI surveyed 360 senior-level corporate and financial investment

Olivier Dellenbach, eFront

ILPA partners with eFront to deliver Data Intelligence platform to members

The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has partnered with eFront to provide members with eFront Data Intelligence (EDI). EDI, formerly known as eFront Investor Cloud (EIC), provides limited partners with access to high quality and verified private market data at an unprecedented level of granularity. It combines financial and operational

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