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The data- and analysis-driven unit of the daily news platform Alternatives Watch compiles the facts and figures behind the larger trends within alternative asset management on an ongoing basis. Exclusive content for Annual Subscribers.
Reframing catastrophe bonds: Unlocking the comms potential in …
5 hours ago · Insurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe (CAT) bonds are increasingly crucial in managing disaster-related risk, offering insurers, reinsurers and other issuers the ability to transfer part of their financial exposure to the capital markets. While these instruments have delivered investors significant returns, they often face media scrutiny due to their complex risk-reward dynamics.
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Alternatives Watch provides a 360-degree view of investor mandate activity across hedge funds, private equity, private credit, infrastructure, and real estate sectors. With thousands of investment strategies to choose from with billions of dollars up for grabs, our business is to provide the industry with an accurate and timely snapshot of the most innovative and […]
People moves for the week ending Jan 17 - Alternatives Watch
6 days ago · Kestra Financial, a wealth management platform, said that John Amore, the firm’s current head of wealth management, will assume the role of Kestra Financial president effective as of the beginning of April 2025.Stephen Langlois, the current president of Kestra Financial, will retire at the end of 2025.Langlois will remain on staff as a senior advisor through the end of the year, sharing his ...
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Some business publishers push you to get multiple subscriptions, each one covering a different alternative investment strategy. The Alternatives Watch (AW) news service doesn’t play this game.We give you a wide view of the alternative investment industry, with coverage of five key asset classes and their investors.
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Nov 23, 2019 · The public square dedicated to private markets has finally moved into its online home, and we welcome you to look around. Alternatives Watch is a news platform dedicated to covering the widening range of alternative investments from private equity to hedge funds to opportunistic real estate and even direct lending.. Our news captures the growing interest institutional investors have in the ...
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AW Research produces chart- and-data-rich annual compendia tracking investor and manager activity for our annual subscribers and sponsors. We also publish sponsored reports on key topics across the alternative investments industry. Explore our report library and download away.
SEC set to focus on crypto policy - Alternatives Watch
2 days ago · Acting U.S. Securities and Exchange Chairman Mark Uyeda on Tuesday launched a crypto task force dedicated to developing a clear and comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto assets.. Commissioner Hester Peirce will lead the task force. Serving as the task force’s Chief of Staff is Richard Gabbert, senior advisor to the acting chairman.
NYSCRF adds $3.3bn to private markets - Alternatives Watch
Jan 17, 2025 · The $275 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund is accelerating its private markets push, with recent commitments bringing its alternatives exposure to nearly $100 billion – more than a third of its portfolio.. The pension giant deployed $5.5 billion to alternative in 2024, including a whopping $2.7 billion in private equity co-investments in November.
Apollo makes leadership changes in alignment with five-year plan
Jan 15, 2025 · The $733 billion alternatives powerhouse Apollo announced key leadership changes to advance its five-year plan. Jim Zelter is now president of Apollo Global Management, in a reflection of Apollo’s continued operational expansion and growth plans across both Apollo Asset Management and Athene Holding subsidiaries.In this new role, Zelter will work alongside CEO Marc Rowan in executing the ...