Alternatives

Financial planning

‘No free lunch’ for advisers in alternatives

There may be a huge influx of alternatives coming to the market, but timing and access difficulties mean advisers can easily end up disappointed with their selection, acc...

Funds management

Asset managers examine product ranges in cost-cutting bid

Almost 70 per cent of asset managers are planning to control costs via product rationalisation, according to a global survey by Northern Trust, as they seek to offer clie...

Financial planning

HNW alternative demand spells advice opportunity

With HNW investors representing the largest market for alternative assets, Praemium and CoreData research underscores why this presents a compelling opportunity for advis...

Funds management

The role of alternatives in modern portfolios

The role of alternative investments is to diversify a portfolio and capture differentiated sources of return, according to UBS Asset Management. ...

Expert Analysis

Finding the holy grail of investing: Understanding alternative risk premia

The framework of Alternative Risk Premia has developed from an academic theory to a modern practice used by investment managers worldwide, writes Paul Fraynt....

Financial planning

Prime Financial seeks to launch alternative asset manager with acquisition

Advisory and asset management group Prime Financial has announced it will acquire a fund management platform and its two funds as it seeks to launch a diversified alterna...

Expert Analysis

The outlook for private credit in 2024

Private credit was the asset class of 2023 and the re-activation of the IPO markets should be a strong signal for the year ahead, writes Andrew Martin....

Financial planning

KKR seeks to educate advisers on alternatives usage

KKR, global investment firm and majority owner of Colonial First State, has launched an education platform for financial advisers to educate them on alternative assets. ...

Funds management

FSI completes partnership with European credit manager

First Sentier Investors has completed a strategic partnership with AlbaCore Capital Group, a European alternative credit manager, aligning with its long-term growth traje...

Funds management

Private credit inflows see MA Financial’s AUM reach $9.2bn

The global alternative asset manager has attracted strong inflows in the second half of 2023 as it hits $9.2 billion in assets under management. ...

Expert Analysis

Long-short investing suited for the times

The current volatility has created a rich pool of investment opportunities which skilled fund managers can exploit through long-short equities strategies, writes Lukasz d...

Features

The growing allure of alternative investments

While more suited to a specific cohort of investors, alternatives are continuing to see a marked rise this year as an advantageous diversifier generating resilient return...

Funds management

Franklin Templeton hires alternatives specialist from Future Fund

Franklin Templeton has hired a senior alternatives specialist from sovereign wealth fund Future Fund....

Funds management

Troubled Mayfair 101 to return within months

Troubled financial services firm Mayfair 101 has announced it plans to relaunch within months, less than a year after the 20-year advertising and fundraising ban on James...