private equity

Tony Dalwood, CEO of Gresham House, explains how the search for ‘new' alternative asset classes has seen investors turn to a hybrid approach uniting private strategies and public markets

The number of investors allocating to ‘new' alternatives such as infrastructure and private debt is on the rise, according to the Preqin Global Alternatives Report.

Fund managers reveal to Investment Week the tailwinds behind their favourite alternative investments.

Activist pursuing board appointments

Smith and Williamson's James Burns has said that value is beginning to re-emerge in the investment trust sector, after discounts significantly narrowed at the end of last year.

Crowded trades in transparent markets

James Carthew, research director at investment trust research house QuotedData, asks if trusts specialising in private equity, asset leasing, and debt are worth considering for income hunters.

A chink in the armour?

Managers pick their top alternative assets

Aberdeen Asset Management is set to buy the remaining stake in its joint venture with SVG Capital, Aberdeen SVG Private Equity.