KKR Addresses Its Mis-Step In Acquiring Prisma Through PAAMCO Deal

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By Hedge Fund Insight staff It was announced today that PAAMCO and KKR Prisma are to form a Strategic Partnership to create a new liquid alternatives investment firm. As PAAMCO has been fiercely independent and Prisma was acquired by Private Equity giant KKR in 2012 to give growth to its’ liquid alternatives business this has […] Read more »

Bleak House (or The Outlook for Hedge Funds)

By Diane Harrison, principal of Panegyric Marketing   Charles Dickens’ Bleak House spins a tale of mystery, intrigue, family dynamics, and irony in the Victorian age that had readers gripped by its indictment of the English court system. While the novel is packed with intricate plot twists and turns, the main story line centers on the contested will case of […] Read more »

Hedge Funds: Mutually Inclusive, says Neuberger Berman

By Fred Ingham, head of international hedge fund investments, Neuberger Berman   A quiet revolution is happening in hedge funds. Investors continue to allocate to the asset class, but the way they are allocating is changing, while its investor base is growing broader and becoming more inclusive. With both bond and equity markets facing major […] Read more »

Public BDCs: An Expensive High Dividend Stock Substitute or a Private Debt “Liquid Alternative”?

By Mary Bates, Director of Credit Strategies at Silver Creek Capital   As interest in liquid alternatives surges and the search for yield continues, public Business Development Companies (“BDCs”) have received significant institutional interest. These REIT-like vehicles, which have historically focused on the retail market, appear very attractive at first blush, offering yields above traditional […] Read more »

Exploiting The Hunger Premium Of Emerging Managers

By Najy Nasser, Chief Investment Officer of HeadStart Advisers Ltd According to the English proverb: ‘hunger is the best sauce.’ In investment terms, those with the most to gain from strong performance, will work hardest to achieve it. Hunger can, therefore, be one of the best sources of return. When it comes to harvesting the […] Read more »

CalPERS Resizes Hedge Fund Program On The Back Of Power Shift

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By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight   CalPERs, the largest defined benefit plan in the United States, has been a thought leader in the use of hedge funds for investing institutions, but no more. Changes to the power structure within the Retirement System have led to a reversal of the attitude towards investing […] Read more »

KKR Excited By The Potential For Growth Of European Credit Through Avoca

By Hedge Fund Insight staff KKR is in the process of acquiring European credit manager Avoca. During the Fourth Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call Scott Nuttall, the Global Head of Capital & Asset Management at KKR & Co LP, talked enthusiastically about the business prospects of Avoca within the KKR framework. Nuttall said that Avoca […] Read more »

Chart Of The Day – Operating Margins Across Hedge Fund AUM Range

By Hedge Fund Insight staff Today’s Chart Of The Day comes from the Citi Prime Finance 2013 Business Expense Benchmark Survey released this week. We have known for some time that the balance of supply and demand post 2009 has been such that it has meant that hedge funds, even very well known and large […] Read more »