Grab a coffee and enjoy the read – Capital markets and the ever exciting alternative asset class.

Below, you will find a collection of well written articles relating to capital markets and the ever exciting alternative asset class. Enjoy!

Alternatives Make Up Majority of Family Office Portfolio: https://www.ai-cio.com/news/alternatives-make-majority-family-office-portfolio/

• Summary: Alternative investments made up the biggest part and were the best-performing asset class for a typical family office portfolio in 2018, according to a new survey from research firm Peltz International.
• The survey of 21 family offices found that alternative investments made up more than 52% of family office portfolios, compared to 22% for equities and 15% for fixed income. This is up from the firm’s last survey in 2016, which found that alternatives made up 41.3% of family office portfolios at the time.

Consultant’s ‘Less Optimistic’ View of Equities Leads Massachusetts to Consider Portfolio Re-Allocation: https://www.ai-cio.com/news/consultants-less-optimistic-view-equities-leads-massachusetts-consider-portfolio-re-allocation/

• Summary: The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (MassPRIM) completed its 2019 asset allocation study in tandem with its consultant NEPC, who warned that the US economy is transitioning from a mid-to-late cycle environment and recommended reducing exposure to public equities markets.

Seeking an Alternative – The Blackstone Group: Visit the following link to understand and Allocat to Alternative Investments.

https://china.blackstone.com/docs/default-source/black-papers/seeking-an-alternative.pdf?sfvrsn=fd0c2cad_20