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The Internet and technology have changed the face of trading forever. To get a glimpse of the future we sat down with the oracles of The Daily Delphi to see what the next newest thing might be.
2011 was the year private equity managers learned to accept that what they got even if it wasn't always quite what they wanted. Investors talk about what they want and need in 2012.
Infrastructure is a basic need for any country, no matter what size. However, investing in infrastructure funds has been scant since its peak in 2007. That may be about to change.
The collapse of MF Global is proving significant for reasons other than its being one of the ten largest bankruptcies in U.S. history, according to attorneys at Teigland-Hunt LLP. Liquidation of MF Global will require the unprecedented application of two vastly different bankruptcy and customer asset protection regimes that lack [...]
Angel investors are returning to provide seed-stage capital and job growth. slowly recovering after the financial crises of 2008 and 2009.
In spite of a difficult fundraising climate, there are some positive things about the current real estate investing environment. Like Scarlett O'Hara, institutional investors seem to think that "land is the only thing that matters."
Following the ongoing financial crises that began in 2008, financial services providers are changing the way that they do business. Preqin looks at the shifting role of the consultant and the effect that change is having on the private equity industry.
In spite of sketchy performance from some top managers, institutional investors remain committed to hedge funds and a large number are shopping for new relationships in 2012.
This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11th destruction of the World Trade Center in New York. Most of you who are reading this remember exactly where you were when the news of the falling towers hit. It was a day that ripped a hole in all of our emotional portfolios in a way [...]
By Christopher Faille Distressed debt, always a fertile fishing ground for alpha, has lately expanded to encompass municipal debt. Indeed, in June Bloomberg reported (on the word of the ubiquitous “people who asked not to be named”) that two prominent distressed-debt-oriented hedge funds have been buying municipal bonds issued by Bronx Parking Development Co. through New [...]
According to the latest research, confidence in family office investing is back.
Optimism not seen since pre-2008/09 markets leads managers to invest in their firms as well as the markets.
Ten years ago, the prevailing thought was that pigs would fly before alternative investments became a mainstream staple for investment advisers. According to the latest research from Cerulli, it’s time for air traffic controllers to wake up because they’re going to have to integrate Dreamliner-sized porkers into flight patterns and guide them into safe landings [...]
An introductory letter from our new managing editor, Kristin Fox!
