Alternative Investments… Industrial Properties and Logistics Real Estate 6 Nov 20236 Nov 2023 The industrial properties and logistics real estate sectors are critical components of the global real estate market. Industrial properties include manufacturing plants, research and development (R&D) facilities, multi-use industrial parks,…
Energy… Energy Transition Funds 19 Jun 2023 Early-stage energy transition funds are investment vehicles that focus on financing and supporting early-stage projects in the energy transition sector. These funds aim to drive innovation, accelerate the deployment of…
Asset Allocation… Positioning Portfolios for An Environment of High Inflation 27 Jul 2022 Investors should adopt inflation protection as inflation shows few signs of moderating anytime soon and central banks are tightening monetary policy aggressively. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) can help position portfolios…
Commodities… Uncertainty Clouds the Outlook 24 Mar 202228 Mar 2022 An anti-goldilocks economy refers to the global economy where policymakers are confronted with a stagflationary supply shock, which is negative for growth and will tend to push up inflation further.…
Alternative Investments… Liquid Alternatives 26 Sep 2015 Liquid alternatives are asset classes that exhibit modest to low correlation with traditional equity and fixed income investments. Investors can get exposure to liquid alternatives via broadly available investments that…
Behavioral Finance… A Couple Lessons Learned from Recent Experience 22 Jan 201522 Jan 2015 Not only did the investing herd have the outlook for rates wrong, but it was uniformly inquiring about the wrong thing. Asset prices are often set to allow for the…
Alternative Investments… An Intriguing Alternative Investment: Farmland 4 Aug 2014 Every day the total population of planet earth increases by over 200,000 people. There are 1,402 million hectares of arable land, 138 million hectares of perennial croplands and 3,433 million…
Alternative Investments… Alternative Investments of 2013: Bitcoin, Yu’ebao, Tourmaline 比特币 余额宝 碧玺 3 Feb 201410 Feb 2014 Innovation almost always comes first with alternative investments, even if a type of alternative asset class may sound bizarre to conventional investors. Looking back at the year of 2013, many…
Alternative Investments… Real Estate Market – January 4, 2014 4 Jan 20144 Jan 2014 The total number of U.S. residents who signed contracts to buy existing homes was essentially unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2013, suggesting home sales are stabilizing after several months…
Alternative Investments… Passion Investments: Another Smart Choice for HNWIs 22 Dec 201322 Dec 2013 The 2013 World Wealth Report indicates that investor confidence in the wealth management industry has improved, and the level of trust in asset managers has risen slightly compared to the previous period.…
Alternative Investments… Real Estate Market Commentary – November 2013 15 Nov 2013 One year ending November 13, 2013, the average global non-listed real estate vehicles realized a total global return of 5.82 percent[1], as measured by the Global Real Estate Fund Index.…
Alternative Investments… A Global Macro Strategy: Managed Futures 22 Oct 201328 Oct 2013 Hedge funds utilizing a global macro strategy take positions in equity, fixed income, or currency markets in anticipation of global macroeconomic events to generate risk-adjusted returns. Global macro fund…
Alternative Investments… Endowment Spending and Purchasing Power Preservation (IV): Real Estate 15 Oct 201328 Oct 2013 Potential Benefits of Real Estate Investments Similar to the return patterns of other real assets, real estate returns also have low correlations with traditional investment vehicles, which adds a diversification…
Alternative Investments… Endowment Spending and Purchasing Power Preservation (II): Timberland 14 Oct 201328 Oct 2013 Investments in natural resources, such as oil and gas, farmland, timberland, and metals and mining provide protection against unanticipated inflation, high and visible cash flow, and opportunities to exploit inefficiencies.…
Alternative Investments… Endowment Spending and Purchasing Power Preservation (I): Commodities 13 Oct 201314 Oct 2013 Endowment Spending Policy One of the most difficult challenges that any investment committee member of endowments and foundations face is choosing a spending policy that will best balance two competing…
Alternative Investments… Alternative/Renewable Energy and Alternative/Renewable Energy Fund 可替代再生能源 15 Jul 201312 Oct 2013 Alternative and renewable energy assets currently only represent a small portion of the markets, but it is growing quickly. Solar Power Solar energy is the most environmentally friendly energy source,…
Alternative Investments… Energy Commodities – Crude Oil, Gasoline, Heating Oil, and Natural Gas 9 Jul 201312 Oct 2013 Crude Oil Oil has been the driver of industrialization and modernization. Over the past 30 years, daily oil consumption has risen by over 30 million barrels. Asia has accounted for…
Alternative Investments… Fundamentals of Precious Metals – Gold, Silver, Platinum 7 Jul 201312 Oct 2013 Gold The process of gold extraction is expensive and time-consuming. It typically requires large mines and blasting rock to mine gold; the ore is then transported to a plant that…
Alternative Investments… Summary on Technical Analysis of Commodities 商品期货投资技术分析 3 Jul 201312 Oct 2013 Technical analysis is popular among commodities managers since they tend to be short-term traders. They look for temporary profit opportunities - futures contracts usually have short expiration periods. Technical analysis…
Alternative Investments… Commodities Market Commentary, Investment Process, and the Passage of Time 29 Jun 201315 Nov 2013 Commodities Market Summary Energy: As measured by the S&P GSCI indices, energy lost 1.9% in May, natural gas lost 9.4%. WTI crude oil and brent crude oil markets continued to…
Alternative Investments… Timberland Investments 林权投资 24 Oct 201214 Oct 2013 Institutional investors worldwide own approximately $60 billion worth of timberland, of which two thirds ($40 billion) is invested in the U.S., nevertheless, the principal owners of timberland are private, non-industrial…