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Bite Investments on taking alternatives to a new audience

The covid crisis has not only seen alternative assets become more attractive (compared with traditional asset classes), but also highlighted the need for wealth managers to digitise, say Bite Investments’ COO Henry Reynolds and CEO William Rudebeck.

5 min read · 31 March 2021

POELLATH on Germany's plan to shore up the PE market

Private equity has benefitted from strong public financial support in the country but the conditions for fund management growth remain insufficient, writes POELLATH’s Andreas Rodin.

9 min read · 31 March 2021

US-China 'gunpowder and drama' will be a long-term issue for PE

Don't hold your breath for an improvement in relations between the world's two largest economies, says CalPERS' former PE head.

3 min read · 25 March 2021

Crazily rich Asians: PE courts region’s wealthiest investors

Asia is expected to supplant Europe as world’s second largest UHNWI hub by 2024, a dynamic that has caught the attention of private markets.

5 min read · 23 March 2021

Why a Korean shareholder dispute could spark more buyouts

A recent fracas marks the latest in a string of negative headlines for Korean private equity, which some industry participants fear could impact dealmaking activity in the near-term.

3 min read · 15 March 2021

LPs stand to lose from the alleged sub line fraud

The idea of having to foot a bill to the tune of millions of dollars to a loan secured by a fiction serves as a wakeup call to investors, lenders and GPs alike.

3 min read · 11 March 2021

An ‘existential’ performance test could threaten Aussie appetites for alts

The proposed assessment for superannuation funds has drawn criticism over its use of listed indices to benchmark the performance of unlisted assets and its unusual eight-year timeframe.

8 min read · 11 March 2021

Probitas’ Asia head departs two years after rejoining placement firm

A string of senior placement agent executives in Asia have jumped ship or moved to pastures new during the pandemic.

2 min read · 05 March 2021

CalSTRS co-investments outpace fund investments in last half of 2020

California's second-biggest public pension has been growing its co-investment programme steadily for several years as part of its system-wide 'Collaborative Model.'

3 min read · 03 March 2021

Gulf Capital on accelerating innovation in changing times

Technology is opening up new opportunities for emerging markets investors in sectors such as healthcare, say Gulf Capital’s Dr Karim El Solh, Hazem Abu Khalaf and Alvaro Abella.

8 min read · 28 February 2021

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