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Palmer Square Capital Management, a credit-focused alternative asset management firm with more than USD33 billion in assets under management founded in 2009, is planning to launch three ETFs for European institutional investors in early 2025.
Bfinance has released its biennial global asset owner survey, identifying the priorities of more than 300 senior investors, with a combined AuM of over USD7 trillion in assets across 39 countries. With rising geopolitical uncertainty, technological opportunities, and a challenging market environment, asset owners are increasingly focused on resilience, impact, and private market opportunities.
The majority of asset owners do not consider diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) when selecting investment managers despite claiming that gender and ethnic heterogeneity is instrumental in decision making, research finds.
A global coalition of investors representing approximately USD2.5 trillion in assets under management is urging governments to “take ambitious policy and regulatory action to halt and reverse global biodiversity loss”.
Global insurers are focused on increased allocations to private markets, clean energy infrastructure and utilising innovative technology in 2024, according to BlackRock’s 13th annual Global Insurance Report.
Russell Investments has announced the launch of a new evergreen fund, designed to provide professional investors with exposure to the growing opportunities across global private credit markets.
The number of UK financial institutions investing in artificial intelligence (AI) has doubled within a year, according to Lloyds Bank’s ninth annual Financial Institutions Sentiment Survey. Almost two-thirds (63 per cent) of respondents are investing in the emerging technology, up from one third (32 per cent) in 2023.
Private debt continues to witness exceptionally strong demand from institutional investors with the sector comprising 20 per cent of all new manager searches in the 12 months to end-June.
New Horizon Aircraft, doing business as Horizon Aircraft, has published new global research that indicates fund managers that invest primarily in small-cap and micro-cap stocks believe there will be an increased level of exposure to small and micro-caps from both institutional and retail investors over the year ahead.
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