All Alternatives articles – Page 2
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White papersPrivate markets: The Red Thread – Alternatives, mid-year edition 2026
Active portfolio management in uncertain times
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White papersHedge funds: The Red Thread – Alternatives, mid-year edition 2026
2Q26 outlook - The conflict in the Middle East and subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz are shifting the global economy from a ‘goldilocks’ state (steady growth and falling inflation) towards stagflation (lower growth and rising inflation). The recent rebound in risk assets, albeit welcome, may prove short-lived; supply chain disruptions are underway as energy prices and shipping costs rise and global inventories are depleted.
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White papersPrivate equity: The Red Thread – Alternatives, mid-year edition 2026
Private equity returns had a strong quarter, with steady fundamental performance during a turbulent 1H26 that contained several surprises. Artificial intelligence (AI) fears weighed on software valuations in private equity (PE) portfolios, as funds scrambled to assess the threat of AI to business models. Public software valuations continue to face pressure in AI‑exposed segments, although the market is becoming more perceptive to business model differences. This repricing in public markets increases the risk of delayed spillover effects on private software valuations.
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White papersInfrastructure: The Red Thread – Alternatives, mid-year edition 2026
Renewables – leading the charge
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White papersAviation Leasing: Looking Beyond the Fuel Price Shock
Stress for airlines may be opportunity for lessors.
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PodcastCapital Solutions: A Flexible Response to Private Equity’s Exit Problem
Private credit headlines have been anxiety-inducing — but not all corners of private markets face the same pressures. Roughly $4 trillion in equity investments remain inside private equity funds awaiting exits…
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VideoISA Focus: The Affordable opportunity
Affordable Housing: A Core-Plus Opportunity Addressing Critical Market Needs
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White papersNo place like home: The case for living sector real estate
As demographics, undersupply and shifting preferences converge, the living sector is becoming a key area of opportunity within private market allocations.
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White papersThe lifecycle remix: glidepaths, personalisation and private assets
This paper explores how lifecycle investing is being remixed for a new era — through more sophisticated glidepath design, greater personalisation, and the expanding role of private assets in retirement portfolios.
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White papersWhat Are Investors Really Getting from Private Markets?
Private markets have become integral to modern portfolios, with many investors searching for higher returns and diversification, including from public markets. But recent fund redemptions have reinforced that illiquidity isn’t theoretical, raising questions about the benefits of giving up liquidity. We see several—but investors must understand the trade-offs.
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White papersThe power of private real assets
Navigating today’s unpredictable markets means rethinking what belongs in a portfolio. Private real assets like farmland, timberland, infrastructure, and commercial real estate have quietly demonstrated staying power across decades and shifting economic cycles. Nuveen’s latest research draws on more than 30 years of data to show how these assets may improve portfolio resilience, hedge inflation, and reduce correlation to traditional investments. Explore the full paper to see what the data reveals.
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White papersExploring the Opportunity in Alternative Real Estate
Alternative real estate sectors are gaining traction. In this Q&A, Anar Chudgar explores what’s driving demand and how to underwrite these opportunities.
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White papersThe case is no longer if. It’s how.
Regulatory clarity and institutional adoption have transformed digital assets into a legitimate asset class. Major financial players are deploying capital into blockchain, stablecoin, and tokenization infrastructure at scale.
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White papersFive questions investors ask before allocating to natural capital
Natural capital rarely enters portfolios in a single step. Interest builds, questions accumulate, and progress often slows because a small number of practical issues are not addressed early on.
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VideoAlternative Credit: Unlocking alpha with quality and diversification
Alternative credit is evolving, with strategies increasingly focused on credit protection, diversification, and capturing an illiquidity premium. Watch Borja Azpilicueta, Head of Capital Solutions, discuss the role alternative credit can play in portfolio construction.
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White papersInfrastructure outsourcing: Unlocking returns via scaled leasing
Infrastructure operators are increasingly separating ownership from operations to enhance flexibility and support long-term growth, unlocking attractive opportunities for institutional investors in scaled infrastructure leasing platforms.
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White papersPrivate Markets Outlook 1H 2026: Balancing Opportunity and Complexity
As private markets continue to evolve, investors face an expanding range of opportunities and risks.
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White papersAlternative living: a strategic growth market in Europe
Across Europe, alternative living concepts are evolving from niche offerings into a fully recognised institutional asset class. Formats such as student housing, senior residences, micro living, serviced apartments and co living are now integral to long term real estate strategies.
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White papersInfrastructure Debt: A Compelling Private Credit Portfolio Addition
Updating existing infrastructure and building new assets to accommodate increased mobility, digitalization and the continued transition to new and cleaner sources of energy will require $106 trillion in funding by 2040, according to McKinsey estimates. With government budgets stressed, private capital — including debt capital—will be necessary to meet this goal.
