Over the past five weeks, BHA analysts have seen investor attention to real estate funds increase. Of the mandates collected by analysts for this space, 20% were new additions to our database. Half of these new mandates were from investors … Continue reading
Over the next several years, Asian countries such as South Korea, China, and Japan will invest billions of dollars in equities and alternative investments.1 In addition, these countries will be seeking to make investments abroad. A South Korean pension fund … Continue reading
For most of 2010, Brighton House analysts found it difficult to pin down investors who were interested in the private equity space. Investors, still wary of the effects from the financial crisis, did not deem the private equity fund space … Continue reading
As markets finally show some signs of stability, investors have exhibited growing interest in strategies that fall outside the so-called investment “buckets.” When markets were under duress, the alternative investment industry saw investors gravitate to traditional, liquid strategies from well-known … Continue reading
The research analysts at BHA have noticed a recurring theme over the past quarter pertaining to hedge fund investors’ interests. In discussions with large institutional investors, analysts have found an increased interest in credit funds. This is in contrast to … Continue reading
The research analysts at BHA engage hundreds of investors a day to discuss their current interest in hedge funds. European investors have made one thing quite clear: they want UCITS III-compliant funds. The phenomenon known as UCITS III has taken … Continue reading
Alternative investors are turning their attention towards macro funds. According to BarclayHedge, macro funds brought in $2.5 billion from January through April 2010. In all of 2009, macro funds generated inflows of $4 billion dollars.1 Why the sudden shift in … Continue reading