December 2015 Issue
Fund managers continue to face new challenges and adapt their strategies to survive in the current climate. They are focused on addressing new regulations and compliance requirements as well as enhancing their relationship with investors. As for investors, with thousands of investment funds available, choosing where to commit cash is certainly no easy task. And although investing money alongside others allows an investor to benefit from the inherent advantages that come with operating within a group dynamic, a certain amount of legwork is required, including making detailed assessments of fund investment strategies and performing in-depth mathematical analysis to identify the funds that have produced consistent outperformance. Additionally, a professional investment manager can be acquired who can potentially offer better returns and mitigate risk. Ultimately, such measures assist investors to build a well-diversified portfolio and maximise its performance.
FORUM: Managing risk and creating value in emerging market investments
FW moderates a discussion on managing risk and creating value in emerging market investments between Sam Robinson at Aberdeen Private Equity, Daniel Schmidt at CEPRES GmbH, and Luz María Pineda Lucy at Fondo de Fondos...
Private equity unrealised assets – a secondary market solution?
Preqin The issue of unrealised assets in mature private equity funds is one that transcends the secondaries market, and is of increasing concern for LPs and GPs alike as boom year vintages approach the end of their lifetime. This...
The influence of trends in the global pensions industry on alternative investment product design
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Institutional investors, particularly large pension funds, are major investors in alternative assets such as private equity, infrastructure, debt and real estate funds. Their influence on these funds’ product offerings is significant...
The rise of the non-fund manager
Carey Group Increased regulation has made regulated fund structures less attractive to those who may once have become fund managers. Instead, some erstwhile fund managers are forming either private or public investment vehicles as an...
Senior Managers Regime – government u-turn on the proposed ‘presumption of responsibility’
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP The Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR), which has headlined regulatory news over the past 14 months, is currently undergoing major developments at government level prior to its official implementation on...
FW moderates a discussion on portfolio valuation between Tony Loughran at Cushman & Wakefield, Dr James Dimech-DeBono atFTI Consulting, and Dr Cindy Ma at Houlihan Lokey...
CONTRIBUTORS
Aberdeen Private Equity
Carey Group
CEPRES GmbH
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Cushman & Wakefield
Fondo de Fondos
FTI Consulting
Houlihan Lokey
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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