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Boost Hedge Fund Marketing ROI By Raising Your ROO

Feb 14 2018 | 9:57pm ET

Bruce FrumermanBruce FrumermanTasked with delivering returns on client capital, a common dilemma for many alternative investment managers is how to increase the returns on their asset-raising efforts, writes Bruce Frumerman of Frumerman & Nemeth in this contributed article. A key element in this calculus is the marketing of one’s opinions about investment process along with a firm’s approach and performance numbers. Done right, it can make the difference between being perceived as a brand in the money management business instead of just a commodity.

de Schrevel: Impact Investing In 2018

Jan 30 2018 | 7:48pm ET

Jean-Philippe de SchrevelJean-Philippe de Schrevel2018 will include a greater application of technology to impact investing and larger numbers of traditional financial institutions becoming involved with approach, according to Luxembourg-based Bamboo Capital Partners managing partner Jean-Philippe de Schrevel. That said, he continues, the large sums raised for impact investing by PE firms in recent years must now begin delivering on expectations for both financial and social returns.

Steinbrugge: The Top Hedge Fund Industry Trends for 2018

Jan 2 2018 | 12:22pm ET

Each year, Don Steinbrugge’s Agecroft Partners compiles the insights gained from the company’s contacts with more than two thousand institutional investors and hundreds of hedge fund organizations annually into the top hedge fund industry trends for the coming twelve months. Now in its ninth edition, here are Agecroft’s predictions for the biggest trends in hedge funds for 2018:

Saxby: Not All EBITDA Is Created Equal

Nov 30 2017 | 8:02pm ET

Art SaxbyArt SaxbyRecord levels of dry powder are driving competition among private equity firms to new levels and purchase prices to the point where generating superior returns is much harder to accomplish, says Art Saxby of executive-as-a-service firm Chief Outsiders in this contributed article. In the process, the ways key company metrics like EBITDA growth are changing.

CAIS: How Technology is Disrupting the Alternative Investment Industry

Nov 7 2017 | 5:35pm ET

If there’s one thing that alternative investment professionals can agree on, it’s that technology is reshaping the industry, writes Chris Duggan of Dart Enterprises in this contributed article. Just as robo-advisors and electronic trading have changed how we think about traditional investment management, technology is now poised to disrupt the world of alternative investment management. Indeed, an informal survey of attendees at a recent Cayman Alternative Investment Summit event in NYC, four of five respondents said that their firms will increase spending on data, technology or analytics in 2018.

Finding Success as Alternatives Converge

Oct 9 2017 | 4:00pm ET

Rising interest among institutional investors over the past several years has led to dramatic growth in the alternative investments industry, writes the team at SEI in this contributed article, but it has come with increasingly sophisticated demands for fee alignment and improved reporting, accounting and operational management. This strategic shift in demand means managers able to differentiate themselves not only by performance but also by simple and effective reporting, accounting and administrative processes will be best positioned to maximize their competitiveness.

Steinbrugge: Is It Time to Consider Reinsurance for a Diversified Hedge Fund Portfolio?

Oct 4 2017 | 6:29pm ET

Don SteinbruggeDon SteinbruggeWhile most institutional investors understand the uncorrelated, diversification benefits of property catastrophe reinsurance, notes Don Steinbrugge from Agecroft Partners in this contributed article, many have been waiting on the sidelines for a large event to happen that would drive up pricing before allocating to the strategy. The two big questions these investors ask are, “Is pricing going up?” and “Has the probability of hurricanes increased?”

Don’t Overlook These 6 Hybrid Cloud Concerns

Sep 14 2017 | 6:27pm ET

Mark CoriatyMark CoriatyCloud-based technology solutions have made tremendous inroads into the alternative investment management industry, and as they have matured, the nuances between private and public cloud products and service offerings have meshed to include a hybrid option. However, writes Eze Castle Integration’s Mark Coriaty in this contributed article, hedge funds, PE firms and other alternative managers seeking to establish and maintain a competitive advantage should carefully consider six key considerations when evaluating a hybrid cloud platform. 

Cash: An Asset In Adolescence

Aug 31 2017 | 3:34pm ET

If the investment industry has a rebellious teenager in the house today, that teenager would be cash, writes Northern Trust's Steve Irwin. It costs you more, is more challenging, and offers little in return. Since the 2008 crisis, liquidity’s growing pains have become an increasingly critical issue for asset managers and institutional investors alike. Accordingly, everyone is asking the same question: how to effectively manage liquidity requirements in this difficult environment?

Star Mountain Capital: Private Lending in the Lower Middle-Market

Aug 14 2017 | 4:45pm ET

Brett HickeyBrett HickeyPrivate credit has become one of the most popular alternative asset classes in recent years due to persistently low yields, but much of the attention has been given to larger, more established borrowers. Meanwhile, companies in the lower middle-market, says Star Mountain Capital CEO Brett Hickey in this contributed article, offer private debt investors the best of several worlds: a rich origination environment, attractive risk-adjusted returns, and much lower leverage ratios (and thus default risk) than is typically assumed. 

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