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Emerging Managers Can Fill Void In High-Yield Bond Space

The high-yield fixed-income space could use more emerging managers offering strategies, according to a panel of industry investment consultants at the New Jersey Division of In­vestments’ Emerging Managers Symposium held virtually on June 26.

07.03.24
Conference Coverage
Leveraging Partners Important For Building Programs

Investors both large and small may find that establishing partnerships when building emerging manager programs can provide solutions to potential obstacles, according to panelists at the New Jersey Division of Investments’ Emerging Man­agers Symposium held virtually on June 26.

07.03.24
NEPC Boosts Client Assets, Strategies With Diverse Firms
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NEPC Boosts Client Assets, Strategies With Diverse Firms

Investment consultant NEPC saw an in­crease to both client assets with diverse firms as well as client strategies managed by diverse firms in 2023, according to its fourth annual DEI Progress Report re­leased last month.

07.03.24
Guest Column: Private Fund Advisor Rules Analysis
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Guest Column: Private Fund Advisor Rules Analysis

Shahrukh Khan is an investment funds lawyer and writer. He advises emerging managers on the formation, management, and operation of private funds. He also advises institutional
investors in connection with their investments into private funds.

07.03.24
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Hires, Promotions Favor Non-Diverse Staff: Meketa

The majority of new hires and promotions at public and private markets managers in 2023 continued to be with non-racially di­verse people, according to results from Meketa Investment Group’s latest diversity, equity and inclusion questionnaire.

07.03.24
Conference Coverage
Private Equity Firms Weigh Current Market Versus Future

The current slowdown in the private equity market has left both general partners and limited partners evaluating the best path forward.

07.03.24
News Briefs
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News Briefs

This month we have news from a recent podcast with Moelis Asset Catalyst V.P. Dan Pogue as well as a new emerging manager program to seed asset managers in Japan from Nomura Holdings.

07.03.24
Private Equity Firms Should Be Open To Liquidity Options: Panel
Conference Coverage
Private Equity Firms Should Be Open To Liquidity Options: Panel

Private equity firms should continue to evaluate options that can unlock liquidity for limited part­ners, according to a private equity panel at the Na­tional Association of Securities Professionals 35th annual Financial Services Conference.

07.03.24
Conference Coverage
Momentum, Patience Critical To Raising First-Time Fund

The ability to build momentum in a first fundraise is critical to getting allocators to make a decision on investing, according to panelists on the Private Equity: Stories From the Road, Emerging Manager Fund­raising in a Volatile Environment breakout session.

07.03.24
Conference Coverage
Be Creative, Transparent & Equitable As An Emerging Mgr.

Firms should be creative, transparent and equitable when navigating the market as an emerging manager, according to a panel led by Danielle Even, principal of real estate investments at GCM Grosvenor, during the New Jersey Division of Investments’ Emerg­ing Managers Symposium held virtually on June 26.

07.03.24