Like it or not, digital assets such as bitcoin are an increasingly important asset class. As the Federal Reserve expands its balance sheet at record speed, more and more investors are looking to add digital assets as a complement to or substitute for commodities and real assets. Global macro legend Paul Tudor Jones has invested […]
Total net assets in the interval fund market equaled $31.5 billion as of the most recent public filings, up 7.3% year over year, but down 3.2% quarter over quarter. The Covid-19 pandemic drove mark to market writedowns and outflow across the sector in April and May. However most interval funds have been rebounding quickly along […]
The increasing popularity of high yield bond funds brings the issue of liquidity mismatches to the forefront. There are plenty of opportunities in credit, but investors need to find the right vehicle for the right strategy. When the average high yield bond only trades nine times per week, a daily liquidity structure such as a […]
Interval fund performance during the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2008-2009 provides a useful case study for understanding how Covid-19 might impact the sector. Although the global pandemic and economic shutdown we are currently experiencing is unique, every financial crisis has certain characteristics in common. How a Financial Crisis Impacts Interval Funds First the bad […]
Goldman Sachs is in the midst of a strategic realignment to focus more on alternative investment strategies and retail investors. The new Goldman Sachs interval funds are a prime example of this new approach, and a precursor to a massive structural change in the retail alternative investments industry. Goldman started reporting Consumer and Wealth Management […]