Chief investment officer says stocks and bonds would have prevented ‘all the drama’
President preparing executive order to allow 401k plans to tap broad pool of alternative assets
Jain Global’s first year showcases the huge barriers to entry of starting a new multi-strategy hedge fund
Shares fall despite market rally driving world’s largest asset manager to record $12.5tn in assets
Plus, Apollo on the march in Europe, a Dutch pension fund overhaul and Cézanne in Aix-en-Provence
Investors attracted by high yields, while recent natural disasters have failed to trigger losses for bondholders
Former directors warn US’s largest public pension fund is taking too much risk in unlisted investments
As the best brains in finance gravitate towards asset management and private capital, funds might be exposed to greater risk
Alastair King says investing in alternative assets will yield higher returns ahead of Mansion House speech
‘Mr Agg’ on the birth of the world’s biggest and most influential bond market index
Fund managers should engage closely with companies to seek out opportunities in choppy markets
London-listed asset manager embarks on expansion after a period of poor performance
Overhaul of Eurozone’s largest retirement sector is expected to put pressure on continent’s debt markets
FSB proposes that non-banks provide more disclosure on borrowing amid rising concern the sector could trigger new crisis
Andrew Bailey’s intervention casts doubt over government’s strategy to potentially force funds to invest in private markets
Industry transformation under way to broaden access to the asset class to mainstream of wealth portfolios
Idiotic return ratings
Plus, investors snap up gilts, ‘buying the dip’ and the best summer books of 2025
State school endowments see falling valuations as a prime opportunity to get in as public market expectations dim
Stablecoin issuers and traders are attracted by yields on offer and potential use as collateral in some derivatives transactions
The industry is delivering strong returns to investors and has more potential to extend its benefits to employees
Wealth managers face tough decisions as Donald Trump’s unpredictability rattles the markets
Niche funds are good for divestment, but not without risks
The founder of Redington talks inflation, children’s books, St James’s Place and natural capital
Bets on GE Aerospace, Microsoft and Visa help activist fund to first-half profits