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Financial advisors within the RIA community perhaps are where the institutional investor community was two decades ago. As interest in hedge funds among individual investors is picking up, the education, investment structures and platforms are just now coming to the ...

As we kick off 2023, it is an optimal time to reflect on the hedge fund trends that characterized last year and give thought to how the industry will continue to evolve this year. Based on regular interaction with hedge ...

Franklin Templeton has agreed to acquire BNY Alcentra Group Holdings from BNY Mellon in a deal that will effectively double the assets of its U.S. alternative credit specialist Benefit Street Partners and expand its presence in Europe. One of the ...

The following is a snapshot of global private market deal activity for the week of May 9. Divided by asset class, Alternatives Watch tracked a total of roughly $15.4 billion in deals publicly announced in the five-day period. Private Equity: $13 billion ...

Innocap Investment Management has agreed to acquire BNY Mellon’s HedgeMark business to create a single alternative investment SMA platform totaling a combined $50 billion. The sale will be done with a combination of cash and Innocap shares, allowing for BNY ...

iCapital Network, much like the private funds industry it serves, had an incredible 2021 with new funds and clients flocking to its rapidly expanding investment platform. The investment platform aimed at serving the RIA and accredited investor market had grown ...

The majority of asset managers expect direct-to-consumer distribution channels to grow over the next three years, according to newly published research from BNY Mellon. The survey also found 76% of respondents expecting new market entrants to increase over the next ...

The $280 billion Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek led the latest fundraising round for iCapital Network, which has seen its valuation soar to $4 billion. An alternative investment industry who’s who, the new investors in iCapital include Owl Rock, MSD ...

Hedge fund launches are on the rise following a dramatic drop off during the pandemic, according to industry experts. Aaron Steinberg, head of prime services sales and capital introductions at BNY Mellon/Pershing, said in a recent interview with Alternatives Watch ...

Those seeking inflation protection have often flocked to real assets, but it wasn’t until recently that inflation became a potential reality for institutional investors. Specifically, within the real assets universe sits a diverse bucket of private investment strategies including industrial ...