Downward pressure on fees and the ability to connect with new client segments are driving digitisation in the alternatives sector
Alternatives

Fintech on Friday: Alternative investments deal with digital disruption

Fears over public markets add to alternatives’ appeal
Investors are looking to private equity, hedge funds and real estate to both protect themselves from any stockmarket sell-off and to generate returns, while providers are responding by finding new routes into the market

Unquoted assets at forefront of renewed interest in alternatives
Wealthy clients are increasing allocations to private equity and real estate, although appetite for hedge funds remains well below its pre-crisis peak

Higher interest rates to boost hedge funds but fees must be fixed
Allocations to private assets have swelled in recent years, but with the sector getting expensive, hedge funds are beginning to look more attractive

Burgeoning middle class fuels growth in Africa’s banking sector
There is more to Africa than natural resources. Private equity opportunities can be found within markets like Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire, but companies with a regional strategy are most attractive

Fintech on Friday: Using online platforms to unlock alternative investments
By lowering investment thresholds, fintech start-up iCapital Network provides HNWIs access to hedge funds and private equity

Hedge funds miss out on appetite for alternatives
Yield-starved investors are increasingly looking beyond traditional asset classes towards alternatives. Hedge funds are benefitting from this trend, but have some way to go to convince a sceptical audience of their worth

Crowdfunding comes to the property sector
The BrickVest platform is one of the first to use technology to democratise the real estate market, opening up what were once institutional-only assets to a wider audience

Middle Eastern and European elites seek Jersey’s protection
Jersey is becoming something of a centre for alternative investments while there are also signs of private banks returning to the island

Currency funds struggling to deliver returns
Returns from currency funds have been disappointing of late and high fee levels are not helping
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