Alternative Investments

Sixty-six percent of single-family offices expect to increase their direct investments during the next three years, according to iCapital Network research.

VanEck’s MV Index Solutions unit is partnering with CryptoCompare to offer 12 single digital asset indexes, including for bitcoin and ether, and four indexes tracking baskets of five to 100 cryptocurrencies.

The answer has nothing to do with correlations, trading volume, market cap, projected returns, governance or regulation

This under-appreciated asset class yields more than five percent from mostly investment-grade issuers.

Melding quantitative tools with fundamental research makes investing smarter, but an investment team and the culture needs to keep quantitative inputs and fundamental processes fully integrated.

“A lot of hedges have disappointed, so people are looking for something different.”

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Once regarded as novices, family offices are looking beyond stocks and bonds to pursue direct investments in companies and real estate. The most sophisticated are turning into investing giants.

The most glaring laggards among the richest schools in fiscal 2017 include Harvard’s $37.1 billion fund and Ivy League rival Yale, both of which are heavily invested in alternatives.