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(5 min read) As institutional investors increase their allocations to private markets funds, they must be prepared for the operational risks and reporting challenges that come with investing in these strategies.

(3 min read) Investors removed an estimated net $5.20 billion from hedge funds in April. Performance accounted for an increase in assets. The result of both factors was a slight increase in estimated industry AUM to $3.624 trillion.

(2 min read) Two new OCIOs, WTW and State Street, are now contributing to the Alpha Nasdaq OCIO Indices, bringing the number of firms sharing data to 46. The indices capture returns and asset allocation from more than 1,100 institutions representing hundreds of billions in assets, and has recently expanded its data with four new client type indices.

(3 min read) Investors removed an estimated net $8.96 billion from hedge funds in March. Performance accounted for an increase in assets. The result of both factors was an increase in estimated industry AUM to $3.623 trillion.

(8 min podcast) In this episode of The Source, Lisa Terwilliger, AVP of Strategic Partnerships at eVestment is joined by Anna German, Senior Vice President at Two Sigma and the Head of Client Strategy and Solutions for the Venn Platform. In their conversation, Lisa and Anna discuss the different methods of risk management that institutional investors can use to assess their portfolios and inform fund manager due diligence.

(4 min read) One of the driving forces behind the increased interest from pension plans in infrastructure strategies is the advice of their consultants. Find out what three top consultants are saying about the sub-asset class.

(3 min read) How asset managers can leverage competitive fee intelligence and insight into what their peers are actually charging public plan owners.

(4 min read) Across the dedicated ESG universe, total assets closed in on $1.5 trillion in dedicated ESG AUM. Over the last two years, sizeable and accelerating total net flows from investors in all four regions (EMEA, United States, APAC and Canada) was a prevailing theme.

(3 min read) New report offers a look at the current landscape of separate account fees and the differences between the actual fees paid by public plan investors and fund managers’ stated fees for those accounts.

(3 min read) eVestment typically sees about 500 strategies added in a quarter, and Q1 2022 was above average with 595 strategies added from 282 firms. This expansion was global, with reporting firms domiciled in 29 different countries.