The conference „Germany Institutional Forum“ will take place in Frankfurt am Main at the beginning of December. The independent industry expert Markus Hill will moderate a panel there. Within the topic, Opportunistic Alternative Investments, topics such as investments in hedge funds, private equity, and commodities, and „miscellaneous“ will be discussed. […]
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When it comes to selecting asset managers, family offices, in particular, have been showing an increased interest in fund boutiques for years. Ownership approach, „skin in the game“ and specialisation in this manager segment often meet with a great response from this investor group in particular. Markus Hill* spoke on […]
“More hunter than game” or “to see and to be seen” – these statements often reflect the more or less derogative verdicts of critics at national and international conferences. Frequently, one of the arguments presented is that the “concentration of investors” at many events is too small. Another claim is […]
Specialization in asset management, „skin in the game“ and independence in investment decisions are factors that make fund boutiques interesting for many institutional investors. Family offices, insurance companies, and pension funds often look at different talents in different asset classes. Markus Hill spoke for FONDSBOUTIQUEN.DE with the author of the […]
“Little by little, the bird builds its nest.” The expression probably reflects an experience all too familiar to many asset managers and other fund initiators when it comes to collecting seed money. Knocking on people’s doors in connection with a possibly high rejection quota seems part of the business. Similar […]
Renewable energy, agrarian investments, forestry and various other real asset components (“tangible assets”) have meantime assumed mainstream character in daily reporting. Controversial discussions on the so-called energy transition in Germany take place every bit as regularly as discussions in the specialized press about attractive investment possibilities and about adequate product […]