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.
PwC, in conjunction with the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has published its 2024 Global Crypto Hedge Fund Report.
Confidence among UK dealmakers is surging, according to the latest findings from CIL’s Investment 360 Index. Almost half (48 per cent) of respondents are now positive about the UK’s short-term economic outlook, a dramatic improvement from just 19 per cent in 2024. In contrast, only 15 per cent of respondents hold a negative view this year, with 34 per cent remaining neutral.
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.
New research with UK wealth managers and financial advisers shows a growing focus on property investments as a route to de-risking through diversification and achieving an increased focus on ESG.
Institutional investors are predicting strong growth and attractive risk-adjusted returns in the hedge fund sector, and are planning to back expansion with increased allocations, new global research by Beacon Platform Inc shows.
Houlihan Lokey writes that, driven by a strengthening M&A market and increasing pressure on funds to deploy capital, UK sponsor-backed financing activity experienced a notable increase in Q2 2024, according to the latest data released by global investment bank, Houlihan Lokey.
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.
While ESG assets have been resilient despite economic and geopolitical uncertainty, the 70 per cent slower growth in assets under management vs. the 2016-20 surge reflects its maturity, according to Bloomberg Intelligence’s ESG AUM H2 Outlook.
New research from the Thinking Ahead Institute in partnership with the Future Fund, the Australian sovereign wealth fund, shows a growing awareness among the world’s largest investment organisations of ‘systemic risks’ and a preparedness to address these risks through sustainability measures and whole of fund thinking.
