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

Jersey is becoming something of a centre for alternative investments while there are also signs of private banks returning to the island

Returns from currency funds have been disappointing of late and high fee levels are not helping

View from Morningstar: Real estate investment trusts have proved popular while the balance between supply and demand has kept property valuations high

Investors are attracted by the possibility of getting both diversification benefits and positive returns through multi-strategy hedge funds 

Family offices’ long-term investment horizons make them ideally suited to private equity investing, but many lack the internal expertise to succeed in the asset class, creating an opportunity for third-party investment boutiques

African business owners with expansion plans are increasingly realising they need to professionalise the way they operate, in order to draw capital and increase the firm’s value

Africa is home to some of the world’s fastest growing economies and an increasing number of investors believe private equity could prove an effective way in. Yet the asset class remains niche and the risks very real