While investors look to the sustainability of their investment portfolios, asset managers must also look to the sustainability of their own business model and product offerings and ask themselves whether they are building walls or building ...

Does private equity belong in defined contribution plans? Thanks to recent guidance from the SEC and DOL, 401(k) investors, for the first time, may be able to allocate capital to private equity. BBH recently discussed the opportunity for GPs and ...

In this article, first published in Private Debt Investor magazine, Ainun Ayub, Head of Alternatives Product for Europe and Asia, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic is leading many LPs to reassess the strategies they need from their private debt ...

Adrian Whelan, Head of Regulatory Intelligence at BBH, recently had the pleasure of virtually meeting with Lora Froud, Partner at Macfarlanes, to discuss the growing focus in asset management on retail investor access to less liquid alternative ...

Thought leaders from Paul Hastings, Houlihan Lokey, and EY recently joined BBH for an interactive discussion on distressed debt. Here, we provide highlights from the event.

BBH’s Andrew Ritchie led a panel of experts, including Diala Minott of Paul Hastings, Milko Pavlov of Houlihan Lokey, and Tim West of EY on the topic of distressed debt. Listen to the full replay of the webinar below.

TALF, a market intervention program from the 2008 financial crisis to keep loans flowing to businesses, has been revived by the Fed. Time is of the essence and getting in early is key.

In this webcast edition of Staying Connected, the BBH alternative fund experts share their insights into how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting asset managers and asset owners of alternative funds.

TALF, a market intervention program deployed during the 2008 financial crisis to keep loans flowing to businesses, was recently revived by the Fed. Opportunity abounds for credit managers, but only for a limited time.

New legislation, which expands on one existing law and introduces another, aims to solidify the Cayman Islands as a leading domicile for global investment funds by aligning its investment fund regulatory regime with other jurisdictions.

Private assets automation is still in its earliest stages, but change is on the way. BBH’s Chris McChesney spoke with Buyouts Magazine to explain the digitization journey of private market participants.

The third-country passport provision in AIFMD showed promise for non-EU AIFMs looking to distribute and market their funds within the EU. But the European Commission’s plans to nix the provision has some managers looking for other options.

For the world's largest institutional asset owners, even relatively small shifts in their asset allocation models have an outsized impact on the investment industry. Here’s a look at who makes up those asset owners.

For the world's largest institutional asset owners, even relatively small shifts in their asset allocation models have an outsized impact on the investment industry. Here, we look at key alternative asset classes and how large investors are ...

Watch our Cross Border Insight video featuring insights and perspectives on Alternative Funds.

What does 2019 have in store for alternatives? Here are five themes to follow this year:

In this article, BBH explores Single Security, the joint initiative between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and its impacts.

As the European market matures, managers must think outside the box to expand their horizons. BBH’s Andrew Ritchie spoke with Private Debt Investor to explain the risks and rewards of diversifying.

For asset managers looking to setup a private debt fund, the domicile of the fund, operational complexities of originating loans, data reporting, and transparency procedures should all be evaluated as part of their entry strategy into the market.

Alternative funds have been a fast-growing segment of the asset management industry – in large part due to a search for attractive returns. While alternative funds may offer diversification benefits, they often come with practical complexities ...