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How are top alternative asset managers building – or evolving – distribution strategies to meet the needs of financial advisors and their clients? This session at the #MMIAlternativeInvestments Forum covered trends in team building and #hiring, the impact and usage of #data and insights, working with home offices and the value of partnership, and how leading firms are approaching, attracting, and retaining top #talent. Thank you for joining us, Eric Burkett, CAIA of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, David Dunton of Nuveen, a TIAA company, Casey Galligan of Ares Wealth Management Solutions, and Madeleine Sinclair of Blue Owl Capital. #alternativeinvestments #assetmanagement

Blackstone real estate: -- Nearly 900 team members -- 4 job postings on 3 continents -- 1 common fundamental skill You may or may not care about working for Blackstone, but if you want to be on the investment side of our business, you need strong valuation skills. ...and for many roles, Argus plays a major factor. If you want to build your valuation and Argus muscles, check out our upcoming course. We think it'll be a game-changer. #realestate #valuation #argustraining

#DistinctivelyActive is in Touchstone Investments’ DNA. Our business model is built around never settling for average. This means hiring asset managers we believe will help us beat the market, not asset managers who simply invest a lot like the index. Learn more about our sub-advisers who embody our #DistinctivelyActive management strategies: https://lnkd.in/gBd85UCb

🔥"the starting point of the voyage is usually the most intimidating one" 🔥Listen to our episode, out now, where Aoifinn Devitt chats with Jai Jacob, who had a 25+ year career at Lazard Asset Management. -- It must be possible for someone to learn this skill. And I think that's true of a lot. It's not to say that one can become an amazing developer or an amazing fund manager for that matter without any kind of background or training. But the starting point of the voyage is usually the most intimidating one. It's when you're looking at that chasm and saying, "I can never learn how to do this." And I actually think that if you push yourself a few times to do some of that, It's amazing what you can do" LINK IN COMMENTS Thanks again to PIMCO for supporting this series! #jazz #investor #investment #assetmanagement #investmentmanagement

The world's financial landscape is profoundly influenced by powerhouse asset management firms like The Vanguard Group, BlackRock, and State Street. With trillions of dollars in assets under their management, these giants play a pivotal role in shaping global markets and investment strategies. The Vanguard Group has revolutionized the industry with its emphasis on index funds and passive investment approaches. Its client-owned structure ensures a steadfast commitment to investor interests, offering diversified and cost-effective options for long-term value. BlackRock stands as a beacon of innovation, providing a wide array of investment products and services tailored to both institutional and individual investors. Renowned for its cutting-edge technologies and data-driven methodologies, BlackRock champions sustainable investing and corporate governance principles. State Street, with a rich legacy spanning centuries, serves as a trusted custodian of assets for institutional investors worldwide. Offering a comprehensive suite of investment solutions, State Street leverages its deep expertise to deliver tailored strategies and invaluable insights to navigate intricate market landscapes. Together, these financial behemoths wield unparalleled expertise, innovation, and resources, reshaping investor perspectives and defining the contours of the global financial ecosystem. Their influence extends far beyond mere market transactions, permeating economies and investment trends on a colossal scale. #blackrock #vanguard #fidelty #ubs #statestreet #morganstanley #jpmorgan #creditagricole #allianz #capitalgroup #goldmansachs #bnymellon #amundi #pimco

Former SAC PM teams up with Cohen again at Point72: (Hedgeweek) Anthony Vaccarino, a former Portfolio Manager at Steve Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors, has teamed up with his old boss again joining Point72 Asset Management’s capital markets team, where he will report to Andrew McEntire. To read this article: #hedgefund #portfoliomanagement #capital

BlackRock Bolsters Data Capabilities with Preqin Acquisition. In a strategic move to enhance its data and analytics offerings, asset management giant Blackrock has announced the acquisition of Preqin, a leading provider of data and intelligence for the alternative assets industry, for $3.2 billion. This deal underscores Blackrock's commitment to staying at the forefront of the evolving investment landscape. By integrating Preqin's extensive datasets and research capabilities, Blackrock aims to provide its clients with deeper insights, more sophisticated risk management, and better-informed investment decisions. The combination of Blackrock's scale and Preqin's specialized expertise is poised to create significant value for the alternative assets space, which continues to grow in importance for institutional and individual investors alike. This acquisition is a testament to the increasing role of #data and analytics in driving success in the asset management industry. It will be interesting to see how Blackrock leverages Preqin's capabilities to strengthen its position as a global leader in investment management. More on this here:- https://lnkd.in/deeJXjRk #Blackrock #Preqin #DataAnalytics #AssetManagement #AlternativeInvestments

Last week Haven’s PR team attended Blackstone’s annual Real Estate Portfolio Company, collaboration working group. A great morning was had discussing mitigating negative reputational impact and handling crises and issues. It was insightful to hear from Adam Shah, Head of Real Estate Asset Management in Europe and other companies across Blackstone’s portfolio. We discussed building crisis resilience, managing stakeholders and creating a strong crisis management plan. A really insightful and informative session with many key pointers taken away to continue striving to best support our business. #prrelations #publicaffairs #crisismanagment #crisisreputation

As Private Markets managers fight for fresh powder from LPs, talent plays an important role in the raising and deployment of capital. Private Credit continues to gain ground against other traditional and alternative asset classes, with firms looking to secure the best talent in the industry. With Intelligence's new people tracker covers some of the key trends in the market, along with highlighting the top hires in the space, with DWS Group, LuminArx Capital, Strategic Value Partners, Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) & Macquarie Asset Management all featuring the most notable movers in Q4 2023. #privatecredit #talent #assetmanagement

Given the popularity of my NY post back in April, I wanted to share a few takeaways from my week in Boston, seeing a number of the world’s premier Asset Managers: Technology driving efficiency is on everyone’s mind: Not a single mention all week of “my analysts need to build their models themselves”. Many of the teams we spoke with have existing projects in-flight focused on how to drive efficiency through their credit investing business. Systematic approach to Credit is spreading: Previously the bastion of the quant-focused hedge fund, systematic credit analysis is beginning to take hold in the real money community. At this stage, it is still primarily about leveraging quant resources to drive systematic signaling, to enable discretionary teams to focus where it matters. Excel is still at the core of RM workflow: In terms of the discretionary workflow, the majority of our conversations were still focused on our excel plugin functionality, and creating flexibility to populate bespoke analyst templates / models. This is in contrast to Europe, where we are seeing increasing demand from RM to work directly in our App (alongside pulling the data via API to drive systematic analysis). Thanks as always to our amazing clients, and those prospective clients who took the time to meet with us! Jim Finn Peter Boozan James Fox Robert Slater Justin Colt #highyield #investmentgrade #uscredit #bostoncredit #assetmanagement