Insights

In an industry where noise often masquerades as insight, one of the most persistent illusions has been that all positive returns are created equal. For too long, portfolios have been judged on nominal performance, as if riding the tide of ...

In our previous post on predictability of hedge fund performance, we explored whether hedge fund performance can be predicted—and which factors actually matter. This follow-up dives into one such driver: fund size. Investors often face a ...

Private credit has exploded into a $1+ trillion asset class and become a mainstream fixture in institutional portfolios. After years of growth fueled by easy credit and low interest rates, the market is now entering its first significant ...

Few corners of the alternative investment world illustrate today’s capital pressures as clearly as the surge in hedge fund secondaries (trading of LP fund interests) and GP-stakes transactions (selling ownership stakes in fund management ...

Institutional assets are going on-chain at scale. In 2025, the total value of real-world assets (RWAs) recorded on public blockchains is nearing the $20 billion mark. BlackRock’s Ethereum-native tokenized money market fund (ticker: BUIDL) ...

Few portfolios have defined institutional investing as deeply as the classic 60/40 mix—60% equities, 40% bonds. For decades, it delivered on its promise: solid long-term returns, diversification, and simplicity. It became the go-to ...

In a recent episode of our Private Credit Perspectives podcast mini-series, we explored an increasingly relevant—and often misunderstood—corner of the market, namely Net Asset Value (NAV) lending/financing: NAV Financing: Unlocking Value ...

The hype around generative AI (GenAI) in financial services is loud—but for hedge fund allocators and due diligence professionals, the signal is what matters. But for these professionals, it’s critical to understand not just whether a ...

Systematic investing has profoundly reshaped equity and futures markets. From high-frequency trading to long-horizon factor investing, quant models have established themselves as foundational. Yet in corporate credit – a multi-trillion ...