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- Sixth Street partners with Northwestern for $13B in ABS
- Capital Group and KKR enter into strategic partnership for alternatives, private credit, and beyond
- Aflac gets into private credit with 40% stake in Tree Line Capital
- Brookfield acquires majority stake in asset-based private credit firm Castlelake – another david and goliath partnership.
- BNY partners with CIFC on private credit
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Category Archives: distribution
Global retirement themes: target returns, DB/DC, LDI, plan design, education, risk
As I am spending more and more time on the institutional side of the business in recent years – as part of the overall theme of multi-convergence in the industry -, I am always intrigued with the work done by … Continue reading
Posted in alternatives, beauty, black swans, Brand, Brazil, distribution, Enskat, Enskat Associates, lifestyle, management, Middle East, money, private banking, wealth management
Tagged 401k, aon Hewitt, db, DC, E&A, enskat, enskat Associat, hot topics, institutional investors, LDI, long duration, mutual funds, plan, retirement, SMA
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Customized beta… Rethinking alpha creation around factor- and risk-based investing
In my keynote speech in Aberdeen this summer, I referred to my firm’s research around volatility and risk management as “ROVO” – Return Optimization around VOlatility. In the overall risk-on/risk-off approach by institutions and private wealth managers post-crisis, volatility considerations, … Continue reading
Posted in alternatives, apps, black swans, Brand, cash flows, Chile, consulting, distribution, EFAMA, Enskat, Enskat Associates, information delivery, institutions, Latin America, management, multi-convergence
Tagged active, Alpha, alternatives, aqr, ATP, beta, blackrock, BMACS, bridgewater, customized beta, Dalio, daniel enskat, E&A, enskat, enskat associates, etfs, factor investing, hedge funds, Keller, LODH, multi convergence, natixis, northern trust, on off, passive, quarterly, risk, risk parity, ROVO, solvency, SPDR, state street
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Earnings season: Blackrock powers forward with iShares and equities
Blackrock this week reported an almost 25% increase in year on year quarterly earnings. Adjusted EPS stood at $3.47, with net income growth of 8% (17% as adjusted) from Q3 2011 on revenue of $2.3 billion. The most interesting statistic … Continue reading
Posted in alternatives, asia, Brand, Brazil, cash flows, consulting, distribution, Enskat, Enskat Associates, information delivery, institutions, lifestyle, management, movement, multi-convergence, pension funds, private banking, professional fund buyers, UCITS, wealth management
Tagged alternatives, asia, asset management, blackrock, E&A, earnings, east west, enskat associates, etfs, europe, fink, hedge funds, ishares, newcits, passive active, performance fees, quarterly results, solutions, ucits
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4 hour work week? Balancing productivity perceptions: leadership, google, outliers, and Gangnam style work life balance
Who works the hardest and who works the smartest? Comparing global average work hours from the OECD (not a complete data set, but the most complete available), shows that developing countries work a lot longer/harder than their US and European … Continue reading
Posted in alternatives, asia, books, Brand, Chile, consulting, distribution, Enskat Associates, information delivery, Latin America, lifestyle, management, multi-convergence
Tagged better life, enskat associates, Eric Schmidt, four hour work week, Gangnam style, gladwell, google, Justin Bieber, Leadership, lifestyle, MIT, OECD, productivity, PSY
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Multi-convergence: Apple creates largest hedge fund worldwide
Design does pay off. Steve Jobs did not only create the iPhone and iPad, his relentless focus on design and simplicity also created the largest company by market capitalization in the world. Being the most valuable company in the world … Continue reading
Posted in alternatives, apps, black swans, books, Brand, cash flows, distribution, Enskat Associates, iPad, lifestyle, management
Tagged alternatives, apple, asset management, bridgewater, enskat associates, hedge, hedge funds, investing, zero hedge
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Hotel of the quarter – Bowery Hotel, NY
Robert Warren always introduces new and exciting things into my life. The Bowery Hotel a few blocks from my place is not exactly new, but it is a noteworthy hotel and hidden gem for business travelers. Situated on Bowery and … Continue reading
Posted in black swans, Brand, cash flows, consulting, distribution, Enskat Associates, hotels, lifestyle, management, movement
Tagged asset management, Bowery hotel, Daniel Craig, E&A, enskat associates, global travel, hotels, lifestyle, new york, ny post, Peter Dinklage, Ron Burkle, slh, Zapato
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Top 25 paid women in business – finance leads the way
After my post “womenomics – the end of men in finance?” earlier this week, let’s move away from just titles and see who brings home the bacon. Fortune just published the list of the best paid 25 female powerhouses, and … Continue reading
Posted in alternatives, asia, black swans, Brand, cash flows, distribution, EFAMA, Enskat, Enskat Associates, information delivery, institutions, Latin America, management, multi-convergence, politics, private banking, professional fund buyers, regulation, SWFs, switzerland, traditional, UCITS, Uncategorized, wealth management
Tagged alla, Annaly, asset international, claressa shields, daniel enskat, Debra Cafaro, enskat associates, erdoe, facebook, Fagan, female leadership, Ina drew, Indra, institutional investor, Jamie dimon, jp morgan, meg Whitman, oracle, PepsiCo, Sandberg, ventas, Wellington, womenomics
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Multi-Convergence – Products: Alternatives vs Traditional
In my last few posts I talked about risk on risk off (RORO), return optimization around volatility (ROVO), and Natixis’ new volatility team, all part of the industry metatrend of #MultiConvergence, which I will write about in my next global … Continue reading
Posted in alternatives, black swans, Brand, cash flows, consulting, distribution, EFAMA, Enskat, Enskat Associates, information delivery, management, multi-convergence, pension funds, professional fund buyers, regulation
Tagged aberdeen, alternatives, blackrock, enskat, enskat associates, factor, Franklin Templeton, gam, hedge, k1, k2, man, multi convergence, pictet, pimco, private equity, products, solutions, ucits
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Focus on Volatility – ROVO, Smart Beta and “Seeyond”
In my recent research I have focused on risk management. More precisely, in the post-crisis “risk on risk off” approaches seen in the industry, there is an additional component that I would call “ROVO” – Return Optimization around VOlatility. Volatility … Continue reading
Posted in black swans, Brand, cash flows, consulting, distribution, Enskat Associates, information delivery, institutions, pension funds, professional fund buyers
Tagged asset international, chemouny, consulting, enskat associates, flexible, France, global asset management, insight, institutional, institutional investor, natixis, ngam, retail, Seeyond, smart beta, strategic, structured product, volatility
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Asia, private banking, and brand
Things are in limbo in Asia. Retail banking post-mini bonds and with FATCA have all but come to a standstill for fund distribution. Wealth is booming, but not for traditional mutual funds. Institutions are looking to alternatives to satisfy the … Continue reading
Posted in asia, Brand, cash flows, China, consulting, distribution, EFAMA, Enskat, information delivery, iPad
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