The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association and the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) have launched the Fundamentals of Alternative Investments Certificate Programme. With alternative investments currently representing USD10trn in assets under management and liquid alternatives projected to triple by 2017, according to Citi Prime Finance, this online course fills

Hamilton Lane has held the final closing of its first dedicated fund in Brazil, HL Brazil FIQFIP. Closing on BRL150m, the fund represents a major milestone for both Hamilton Lane and Brazil, as it is the country's first fully-integrated private equity fund-of-funds including primaries, secondaries and co-investments.   The fund

Europe risks missing out on USD1trn of funds that global institutions have available to invest in European infrastructure over the next decade, as a weak pipeline of assets and regulatory uncertainty put the region’s nascent economic recovery at risk, according to research commissioned by Linklaters.  The law firm found that