The Essential

Beliefs, Not Empirical Evidence, Have Driven the Boom in Alternatives, According to New Academic Research

U.S. pensions put 30 percent of their portfolios in alternatives in 2021, up from 9 percent 20 years earlier.

Corporate Funds & Insurance Portfolios Roundtable 2026

March 10-11, 2026 | Ritz-Carlton Washington D.C.

Younger Gulf Dynasties Are Reinventing the Family Office

A new generation in Saudi Arabia and Qatar is breaking from tradition—building agile, globally minded investment firms that could become a powerful force in global capital markets.

Private Equity Firms Could Face More Litigation as They Push into Retail 

TAMU’s William Magnuson and Oxford’s Ludovic Phalippou argue that misleading metrics and opaque fees pose “significant litigation risks when ordinary investors enter the picture.”

SPONSORED

Navigating the Multifamily Market Cycle: WDIP’s Strategic Approach to Emerging Opportunities

Related Content

Public Pensions Frequently Change Their Private Equity Benchmarks. Why It Matters.

Alicia McElhaney

Inside UBS’s Quiet Battle With the DOL to Manage Retirement Money

Leah McGrath Goodman

A New Certification to Help Advisors Master Behavioral Finance

Michael Thrasher

SPONSORED BY CFM

Cumulus: CFM’s New Multi-Strategy Program

Forged in a Cosmic Furnace

Understanding Systematic Strategies

Decoding Quant: Why Systematic Strategies Matter for Modern Investment Portfolios

Job Board – For Investors Only

Chief Investment Officer
​

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board | Washington D.C, DC | Pension Fund | $150k - $225k

​
Learn More

Director of Fund Investments, Private Debt & Equity (New York or St. Louis)
​

RGA | New York, NY | Insurance Company | $175k - $261k

​
Learn More

Director of Investments
​

California Institute of Technology - Caltech | Pasadena, CA | Endowment | $258k - $293k

​
Learn More

Senior Associate, Investments
​

Zell Family Office | Chicago, IL | Single Family Office | $145k - $225k

​
Learn More

19th Annual DC Institute New York Summit

January 22, 2026 | Harvard Club of New York City | New York

1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1100

New York, NY 10020

 

© Institutional Investor, LLC. All material subject to strictly enforced copyright laws. Please read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy before using the site. Institutional Investor is part of Delinian.

 

| Unsubscribe

LinkedIn
X
Bluesky