‘They Got It Wrong’: Manager Pushes Back on Watch List Status Linked to Political Run
By Justin Mitchell – July 19, 2023 The lead partner at $21 billion fixed income...
Hedge Funds Take a $23B Hit as Outflows Surge
By Lydia Tomkiw July 5, 2023 Chris Cutler discusses allocators’ growing substitution of capital between lower volatility...
Asset Manager OCIOs Face Conflict Questions from Search Consultants
by Sam Heller | FundFire April 17, 2023 – OCIOs are not blind to...
You Can Meet Interesting People in Crypto
LinkedIn, by Chris Cutler – DEC 2022 You Can Meet Interesting People in Crypto While...
OCIO Watchdog Calls Out California Pension for Custom Benchmark
October 31, 2022 | Justin Mitchell FundFire Re: A Discussion of broad static v specific...
Aon, Blue Cross Blue Shield Pension Settle Lawsuit Over Hedge Fund Losses
October 3, 2022 | Justin Mitchell FundFire Nevertheless, Aon’s position in the investment industry does...
Segal Marco Buys Milliman’s San Francisco-Based Consulting Practice
(The $623B consultant is the latest industry firm to add scale or capabilities through an...
The Short Squeeze: What’s Next for Hedge Funds in Reddit Era?
By Alyson Tomkiw February 3, 2021 “Hedge funds also will have to think about the...
New OCIO Launches, Targeting Clients in Smaller End of E&F Market
By Aziza Kasumov January 15, 2021 “Whether OCIOs or hedge funds – there’s always room...
Some Consultants Paid Back Their PPP Loan. Others Refuse to Talk About It
By Aziza Kasumov December 17, 2020 “We still don’t see a problem with investment consultants...
Fewer Redemptions, But Can Hedge Funds Call It a Rebound?
By Lydia Tomkiw September 30, 2020 “Hedge fund allocators are faced with navigating many currents...
Investor Lawsuits against Allianz Global Investors Highlight Concentration Risk
Lisa Phu September 29, 2020 FundFire “Generally when institutional investors allocate capital, they want to...
Hedge Funds Capture Inflows, but Due-Diligence Obstacles Limit New Biz
By Lydia Tomkiw June 24, 2020 “While some investors are indeed rotating their allocations now...
RVK, Angeles Land Top Spots on Greenwich Consultant Ranking – Again
By Aziza Kasumov April 29, 2020 “The best practice is to reach out as much...
Boutique OCIO Co-Founder Steps Away from Day-to-Day Operations
By Aziza Kasumov April 3, 2020 “Having a key person depart in the middle of...
Hedge Outfits Partner to Launch Quant MultiManager Platform
By Lydia Tomkiw March 4, 2020 “There is a need for more capacity in the...
Is That Hedge Fund Safe?
By Mark Myers Hedge funds are supposed to protect your investment portfolio against the risk...
Forbes | Suit Says UBS Feeder Funds Knew Madoff Was Fishy Back In 2006
By Robert Lenzner In 2006, the UBS feeder funds to Madoff hired consultant Chris Cutler...
Univ. of Calif Embraces Performance Fees, Whittles Manager List
By Aziza Kasumov September 30, 2019 “The measures taken by UC have dropped the bill...
Foundations And Endowments Find Help For Navigating Complex Outsourced CIO Market
By Colin Rajala I September 5, 2019 Mark Titzer joined Dominican University as its VP...
580M Endowment Hires First CIO From Artisan Partners
By Aziza Kasumov August 19, 2019 “It’s common for universities to seek to hire in-house...
Multibillion E&Fs Struggle with Resource Limitations when Evaluating Managers
By Aziza Kasumov July 23, 2019 “If get bigger is their staff going...
Hedge Redemptions Roll On amid ‘Zombie’ Fund Worries
By Lydia Tomkiw | 7/3/19 Allocating to a large, multi-strategy hedge fund is a safe...
Interview regarding “Bundled Fees”
FundFire, by Aziza Kasumov Bundled fees are becoming somewhat obsolete. We are seeing them less...
$780M College Endowment Looks to Hire Its First CIO
By Aziza Kasumov | 6/21/19 It’s not atypical for an endowment of Mount Holyoke’s size...
Investors Prioritize Outsourced CIO Exit Strategies
FundFire, by Aziza Kasumov Institutional investors are increasingly paying attention to how they might unwind...
OCIOs Land More Billion-Plus Clients as Model Gains Steam
By Alyson Velati | 1/30/18 “A CIO can essentially help the committee interpret and understand...
Pensions Add More Hedge Funds to Watch Lists
By Lydia Tomkiw | 12/5/18 Watch lists can have a ripple effect and cause other...
GSAM to Expand OCIO, Advisory Biz with Rocaton Acquisition
By Danielle Verbrigghe | 11/9/18 “Every Rocaton client has a fiduciary duty to review...
Pension Blasts Consultant for Poor Service but Renews Its Contract Anyway
By Alyson Velati | 10/18/18 “They want the consultant to travel 12 times per year...
Hedge Investors Flood Macro Strategies
By Mariah Summers | 10/17/18 But the 10-largest macro funds have fared a bit better...
Consultant Tacks on Extra Charge to Negotiate Manager Fees
By Alyson Velati | 7/3/18 Typically, investment consultants already include “pricing guidance” in their fees...
Hedge Performance on ‘Firmer’ Ground But Flows Lag
By Lydia Tomkiw | 6/13/18 While there’s relief that hedge fund performance has improved, institutions...
Cloudy with a Chance of Performance? Volatility Boosts Macro
By Lydia Tomkiw | 2/14/18 Several strategies in particular could stand to benefit after a...
Quant Fund Performance Stumbles But Investors Plow Ahead
By Lydia Tomkiw | 10/11/17 Some smaller quant funds also can offer fee breaks that...
Hedge Managers See Redemptions Cool and Flows Tick Upward
By Lydia Tomkiw | 8/23/17 The composition of hedge fund investors has been shifting amid...
Pine River Spinoff Showcases Dilemma for Hedge Managers
By Lydia Tomkiw | 7/5/17 As the hedge fund industry continues to struggle with performance...
Hedge Fund Search Moves Still Down Despite Performance Uptick
By Alyson Velati May 3, 2017 “Family offices – which made up a quarter of...
IMI Teams Up with Consultant on New OCIO Search Platform
By Alyson Velati April 21, 2017 “The Investment Management Institute (IMI) recently joined forces with...
Macro Funds Rebound from Harsh Year as Inflows Return
By Lydia Tomkiw March 22, 2017 “With upcoming elections in France, Germany and other European...
WHAT MAKES A GOOD MARKETER AND WHY YOU NEED ONE
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH HEDGE FUND EXECUTIVES Mike Vranos, CEO of Ellington Management Group Chris...
Ochs Ziff Omega Look for Rebound After Heavy Withdrawals
By Lydia Tomkiw January 11, 2017 “For an institutional investor, it’s not just a question...
Carlyle Hedge Fund Exit Highlights Alts Growth Limits
By Lydia Tomkiw November 09, 2016 “Private equity shops entering the hedge fund space need...
Managers Shake Up Fee Models in Bid to Please Investors
By Lydia Tomkiw September 21, 2016 “Lower fees and options such as clawbacks are giving...
Fee Demands Step Up Pressure on Hedge Managers
By Rachael Levy June 29, 2016 “Many negotiations are seeking better ways to match incentive...
Investors Go Big on Hedge Fund Allocations
By Rachael Levy January 13, 2016 “Institutional Investor confidence in hedge funds also is steadily...
Investors Pull Back from Activist Hedge Funds
By Rachael Levy December 23, 2015 “Indeed, institutional investors tend to look at activist funds...
Commodities Rout Sinks Big Funds, Sparks Others
By Rachael Levy August 19, 2015 “There is a bit of a run for the...