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Launch 2025
Presented by Jefferies Prime Services. Six episodes that explore the critical questions that need to be top of mind for every alternative fund founder in the mid 2020s—and some answers that can help build a more successful launch.
Bonus Episode: Hopeless Optimism
Throughout this season, we highlight medical breakthroughs stemming from investment: of time, of money, of research and ingenuity. Exploring the common thread that links all these incredible stories together: the alchemy that brings about these life-saving innovations in healthcare. We speak with Jefferies’ Mike Yee and Will Sevush, Johns Hopkins’ Neeha Zaidi, and Dr. Rachita Sumbria of Chapman University.19:23
Season 3 Trailer: What Healthcare Breakthrough Are You Waiting For?
Invisible Forces is a podcast that investigates the unseen influences that drive our spending, our saving and our global economy. Hosted by Jefferies' insider Shannon Murphy, season three is all about one invisible force – the alchemy that can turn a series of unlikely events, surprises and setbacks into medicine’s biggest successes. We’ll hear from biotech industry leaders and our own Jefferies experts about some of the biggest breakthroughs in medical history – and the investments that brought them into reality.S3:EP0
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Understanding Allocators
The Evolution of Fund of Hedge Funds
The Evolution of Fund of Hedge Funds is the second piece in a series to better understand a variety of allocator verticals. We are taking a look at the fund of hedge fund channel; their changing and variant business models, and the value of partnering with these groups.
2021: Year of the Launch?
Emerging Manager Insights
New and emerging managers are providing a critical source of hedge fund industry innovation, and we take a deep dive into these recent trends in 2021: Year of the Launch? Focusing on new entrants, launch timing, rising fees, notable asset flows, and what may lie ahead.
Prime Sustainability Series
Terms, Fees & ESG: Why True Alignment Matters
There is considerable hunger for products classified as an ‘ESG’ or ‘sustainable’ one. We investigate what it means for this diverse array of products and potential alignment of terms, fees, and structure between allocator and managers.
Both Sides of the (Bit) Coin
Who Benefits from Digital Asset Institutionalization
The institutional infrastructure to support crypto-related assets is being built out, and may accelerate broader based acceptance for the asset class over time. Both Sides of the (Bit) Coin unpacks top drivers of this institutionalization and some of the implications as this trend evolves.
Understanding Allocators
The Stability of Wealth
Digging deeper into allocator verticals, Jefferies Capital intelligence is helping GPs and LPs better understand each other. The Stability of Wealth highlights the ins and outs of bank platforms, looking at how they’re structured and how to maximize your partnerships.
Asia On My Mind
Rise of Interest in Asia Based Funds
Why are Asia based managers increasingly top of mind for allocators? We're measuring the highest interest in the region in the past three years, and break down the main drivers behind this trend. Looking at: 1) Growth in Market Cap, 2) Maturation of the Hedge Fund Industry, and 3) Pent up Demand to Travel.
Better Best Practices
Common Sense Communications in the Age of Social Media
Jefferies Capital Intelligence team has received numerous questions on how to adapt and upgrade communication strategies in the era of social media. We dig into how to tell, control and correct a story in 2021. With so many voices – how are managers managing their narratives?
Prime Sustainability Series
There’s No ‘EBITDA’ for ESG…Yet
How are alternative funds responding to broader sustainability trends in capital markets? Diving into fund ESG policies and processes, investor demand for sustainable products, and why concepts of financial materiality are critical to the next decade.
Healthcare – Why Care?
Assessing External Healthcare Managers: Allocator Considerations
Over the next decade, healthcare will be a transformative sector that allocators continue to lean into as they build and adapt portfolios - not only in search of investment returns, but investment in our future. Healthcare – Why Care? is meant to be a helpful guide for allocator’s for investing in the sector, mapping the investable universe, identifying key trends and themes, and exploring critical considerations when moving from interest to allocation.
The State of Our Union 2021
After a momentous year that reshaped the globe and capital markets, we are using this State of Our Union to conduct a deep dive revisiting the pillars of the hedge fund industry. 2020 findings revealed why the industry may be one of the most exciting and vital for the coming decade – and could be the start of a new golden age of hedge funds. We explore what it means to launch, grow and manage an alternative asset firm at this start of a new decade, and how diverse tailwinds may shape the years ahead.
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