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The equity markets—both public and private—have garnered the majority of the investment world’s headlines through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, leaving fixed-income managers to serve as a key relief valve for investors seeking liquidity.
The COVID-19 virus has resulted in the complete upheaval of day-to-day life in the U.S. and forced businesses across the country to shift to running with an entirely virtual workforce. In the asset management space, that shift has coincided with a dramatic downturn in the markets that saw March post the worst returns for stocks since 2008.
CalPERS, Progress Decisions Create Questions Heading Into 2020
The emerging manager-of-managers space has seen a significant shakeup in the past three months with the elimination of roughly $3 billion in assets from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, Attucks Asset Management’s acquisition of Capital Prospects and the decision by Progress Investment Management Company to close this year.
The loss of roughly $3 billion in assets dedicated to active equity emerging managers is going to sting even those managers not directly impacted by the decision.
Investment management firms considering launching non-U.S. equity strategies need to evaluate their own capabilities and resources and how they relate to an investor’s wants in the asset class, according to both asset allocators and investment managers in the space.
As more investment consultants have begun launching emerging and diverse manager research initiatives, the scrutiny surrounding their approaches and whether they’re actually ‘walking the walk’ only increases among those directly impacted by the success—or stagnation—of their efforts.
