20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea explores the efforts by cloud providers to leverage the ocean and rethink the logistics of one of the future’s foundational technologies. Real estate availability, cost of cooling and proximity to users are all challenges to the growth of cloud computing.
2019 State of Our Union: Turning Point
With an acceleration of specialists, a considerable shift in the research process, and the first wave of millennials assuming senior decision making roles – the State of Our Union dives into the invisible forces shaping the alternatives industry’s next chapter.
Momentum Economies for the Digital Age: The Case of Israel
Israel has reached a new level of maturity and dynamism, with considerable opportunities for public, private and alternative investors. Just as global manufacturing growth powered numerous economies forward in recent decades, the global supply chain’s increasing reliance on innovation and intellectual property will continue to fuel Israel’s momentum in the years ahead.
Tech-tonic Shifts
A Deep Dive on ‘Technology’ Sector Funds
The very definition of “technology” is shifting, with profound implications for investors and hedge fund managers alike. In this sector deep dive, we survey over 50 leading allocators about their views, motivations and outlook for Tech specialist funds – understanding what “technology” means for these allocators and laying out what may lie ahead.
Next-Generation First Responders
The Evolution of Investor Relations and Marketing
The roles of Investor Relations and Marketing professionals have drastically evolved from sole focus on investment fundraising, communication and reporting – they are now first responders, leading the frontlines of managing fundraising, investor onboarding, maintenance and developing thought leadership.
Quantifying Process
Preparing for the Age of Data Ubiquity
In an era of data ubiquity, the wealth of information can create a poverty of attention – and with it, the need to allocate attention more efficiently. Organizations are feverishly working to exploit the “internet level” shift that’s emerging from the data explosion – squarely turning their focus to the processes that will give them a competitive advantage in the long term. Quantifying Process is at the heart of how to turn the data deluge into a strength.
Checking the Pulse:
A Deep Dive on Healthcare Specialist Funds
Healthcare has become too large a sector for many allocators to ignore – and given the industry’s complexity, potential volatility, and technical nature, many report seeking exposure via active management. Checking the Pulse: A Deep Dive on Healthcare Specialist Funds explores the backdrop for these investments and digs into the broad and diverse levers that can drive conversion of interest into allocation.
Schonfeld and Folger Hill to Create a Global Fundamental Equities Business
The New ODD – Operational & Data Diligence
Considerations for Allocators and Managers
The New ODD explores some of the implications for the due diligence process given the considerable rise in developing data strategies in recent years – and the related regulation and governance issues.