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bfinance moves into wealth management space

bfinance, the global fund-manager search and research consultant, is moving into the wholesale wealth management sector, having completed its first global survey in the space. The survey of 120 wealth managers, including about 10 from Australia, shows a pattern of trends which are similar to those in the institutional market where bfinance has focused its…
Greg Bright | 10th Sep 2021 | More
Hedge funds are back

With an uptick in interest in hedge funds following better performance during covid-19, bfinance has produced a study on how big investors have adapted their hedge fund portfolios. The global manager search and research firm says that institutional investor sentiment towards hedge funds has been “noticeably more positive in 2021, supported by double-digit gains [in…
Greg Bright | 13th Aug 2021 | More
Bfinance ups the ante with ESG

bfinance has recruited its first senior executive dedicated to ESG, coinciding with a commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 across its business, including manager searches. The global funds management search and research advisory firm has appointed Sarita Gosrani as ESG and responsible investment director. She heads up the new ESG advisory unit based…
Greg Bright | 6th Aug 2021 | More
    • Manager selection in multi-sector fixed income

    Multi-sector fixed income strategies are looking increasingly attractive as investors grapple with the implications of the global interest rate landscape. Manager selection is not so easy. A client paper by global manager search and research firm bfinance, titled ‘Multi-Sector Fixed Income: Back in Focus‘, details the complexity of the asset sub-class mix, even with the…
    Greg Bright | 9th Jul 2021 | More
    … and a cautious note on RE debt

    Bfinance, the fund management search and research firm, has sounded a word of warning for big investors looking to select a manager for the burgeoning asset class of real estate debt. In a note to clients published last week (May 26), Trevor Castledine, bfinance senior director, private markets, says funds are using five key levers…
    Greg Bright | 28th May 2021 | More
    Surge in manager searches as COVID lingers

    Super funds and other asset owners are adapting to the lingering impact of the pandemic through a big jump in manager searches, according to the latest quarterly report from bfinance. The global fund search and advisory firm has reported a 34 per cent increase in the number of searches in 2020 compared with 2019, with…
    Greg Bright | 26th Feb 2021 | More
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