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Presenting the Finalists for the 2026 Allocators’ Choice Awards 

Institutional Investor unveils the leaders competing for top honors across public pensions, healthcare systems, endowments/foundations, insurance, and family offices, with four more categories to come.

The Editorial Team

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High Ground Delivers Another Big Month, Draws Fresh Capital

Stephen Taub

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Top Hedge Funds Are Reshaping Their Portfolios

Stephen Taub

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The Middle East’s Lead in Tokenized Finance Faces New Pressure

Beth Ure

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AI is Driving the Venture Capital Market — But Not Fixing It

Michelle Celarier

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Duquesne Family Office Cuts Back — Then Loads Up on New Bets

Stephen Taub

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Emerging Markets Are an Unlikely Winner of the AI Boom

John Crabb

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Barings Finds a New Partner — and More Capital to Play With

Julie Segal

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Why Discovery Is Loading Up on Chips

Stephen Taub

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Why Guardian’s Nick Liolis Blew Up the Insurance CIO Playbook

Julie Segal

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Clarion President: ‘We’re Focused on Sectors With Long-Term Structural Tailwinds'

James Comtois

Jonathan Grabel

II Honors LACERA’s Jonathan Grabel With the 2026 Allocator Lifetime Achievement Award

Julie Segal

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Cash Becomes a Trade: Gulf Volatility Is Forcing Investors to Rethink Liquidity

Laurie McAughtry

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Tiger Cub Jay Kahn’s Flight Deck Rockets Higher — Without Chasing Nvidia

Stephen Taub

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The New Cold War: Capital, Conflict, and the Race for the Arctic

John Crabb

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U.S. Pensions Stick With America Even as Global Peers Turn to China

James Comtois

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PivotalPath: The Dramatic Market Rebound in April Tested Quant Funds

Julie Segal

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Why Biotech Struggles to Finish What It Starts

Julie Segal

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Private Markets’ New Tension: When Retail and Institutional Investors Collide

Julie Segal

Recent Articles

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Biopharma Funds’ Rally Rides on Narrow Leadership

Stephen Taub

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Your CapEx Is My Opportunity: The Benchmark Arbitrage of the AI Buildout

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Quantum Computing Is Coming — But Asset Owners Are Asking the Wrong Question

Angelo Calvello

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Icahn’s Hedge Fund Stumbles Again as Shorts Backfire

Stephen Taub

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PivotalPath: The War Creates Fault Lines Across Hedge Fund Strategies

Julie Segal

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Third Point Leans Back Into Risk

Stephen Taub

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Wirecard’s Most Noted Short Seller Bets Big on Technological Disruption

Michelle Celarier

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Allocator Rising Stars Are Carving Out Their Own Paths in an Uncertain Moment

James Comtois

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Seligman Delivers Best Performance on Record

Stephen Taub

Quantum Computing Is Coming — But Asset Owners Are Asking the Wrong Question

As with AI, the real risk isn’t adoption — it’s failing to recognize which quantum threats demand action now and which can wait.
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China Is Back in Portfolios — But Only for Investors Who Can Live With the Risk

China Is Back in Portfolios — But Only for Investors Who Can Live With the Risk

U.S. money is returning to Chinese tech stocks as valuations tempt and politics loom, forcing asset managers and advisers to balance profit against volatility.
Jonathan Kandell March 23, 2026