There is evidence that the previously sacrosanct 8 per cent hurdle rate may be under challenge, according to the latest edition of MJ Hudson’s Private Equity Fund Terms Research, with 23 per cent of funds this year having (at least initially) dropped the hurdle altogether, an increase on the numbers
Private markets general partners have continued to adopt third-party fund administration at a rapid rate, which aligns with the overall rising interest in this asset class among institutional investors, according to the 2019 eVestment Alternative Fund Administration Survey. The median respondent grew real assets under administration by +20.64 per cent
A new survey of alternative investment professionals has found that hedge fund and private equity executives alike predict moderate economic growth for the remainder of 2019. Conducted on-site at EisnerAmper’s 4th Annual Alternative Investment Summit in New York, the survey polled 120 senior industry leaders from the hedge fund, private
The annual SS&C Intralinks global survey of leading limited partners (LPs), produced in association with Private Equity Wire, is yielding a wealth of insights about how they plan to invest over the next 12 months. More than 170 LPs shared their views, plans and preferences about: Private equity vs hedge
Private capital is growing in significance as a source of funds for private equity funds, new research carried out by Guernsey Finance has revealed. The PE industry – particularly smaller, boutique and specialist managers – are taking advantage of the spectacular growth of private capital over the decade since the
Credit Benchmark, a specialist in consensus based credit analytics, has launched a new monthly measure of credit risk for US and European corporates in the industrials sector. The Credit Benchmark Credit Consensus Indicator (CCI) is an index of forward-looking credit opinions for US, UK and EU Industrials based on the
The European private equity market in the first half of 2019 has fallen short of recent years’ outstanding activity levels, primarily due to a Brexit chill, but looks set to benefit from pent-up demand in the coming months. That’s according to provisional half-year data from CMBOR at Imperial College Business
Eagle Alpha has launched a new alternative data solution for private equity due diligence which aims to enable private equity firms to acquire alternative data on a per company basis instead of an entire dataset and a pay-as-you-go basis over an annual license. Emmett Kilduff, CEO and Founder of Eagle
CAIS, a financial technology platform connecting financial advisors with alternative investments, is partnering with Private Client Resources (PCR) to streamline the delivery of analytics-ready data for independent financial advisors and fund managers. “The CAIS Platform is constantly seeking solutions to improve access and usage of alternative investments for independent advisors,”
Broadridge Financial Solutions has entered into an agreement with Preqin to offer clients private assets and flows data for alternative products. The Preqin data comprises intelligence on approximately USD10.42 trillion of assets in private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure, private debt and natural resources. Broadridge is integrating
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