About Us

Alternatives Watch is a daily news platform that covers the rapidly evolving world of alternative investments geared toward institutional investors. We cover investor mandate activity as well as manager news across private markets including hedge fund, private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real estate. With thousands of investment strategies to choose from with billions of dollars up for grabs, our aim is to give the most accurate and timely snapshot of the most innovative and entrepreneurial segment of asset management.

Susan Barreto, Editor

Susan is an award-winning journalist who has worked for a number of global financial publications including Pensions & Investments, HFM Week, Absolute Return, InvestHedge and Lipper HedgeWorld. Much of her career has been covering the global finance industry with an institutional investment focus covering pensions, endowments, foundations and family offices for more than two decades. She has covered hedge fund strategies most recently as Editor-at-Large for HFM Global.

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Craig Allen, Commercial Director

Craig is a skilled financial services communications professional with 20-plus years of experience executing roles related to strategic positioning and messaging; investor relations; ESG and Impact investing messaging; investigative reporting; market research; executive coaching; media training; speech writing; editing; media relations; analyst relations; conferences & events; collateral production and native adverting.

Craig started his career as a journalist in London covering the asset management industry and specialized his coverage on alternatives in the U.S. Specialty industry areas of expertise include hedge funds, private equity, real assets, fixed income, equity and multi-asset solutions.