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    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

    We are keen to promote the adoption of DEI within the Alternatives Industry and we believe that our clients, and the managers they select, will be better investors when they create an environment which welcomes, promotes, and harnesses diversity.

    Sustainable Investing

    In keeping with Albourne’s mission to make its clients the best investors they can be, we are facilitating clients’ engagement with Sustainable Investing (SI) issues, both as a risk and an opportunity, by integrating SI across Albourne’s services spectrum.

    Industry Presence

    Aiming to improve transparency and encourage use of best practices, Albourne has a strong presence in the industry and spearheads many public initiatives.

    Open Protocol

    Open Protocol is an industry accepted, consistent reporting template for managers’ risk and exposure information, created to encourage transparency and to enable investors to aggregate exposure information at the portfolio level.

    The Shape of Fees

    Albourne has been leading efforts to promote transparency and encourage better-aligned terms which help to achieve a fairer share of return between managers and investors. Central to this goal has been the initiative to focus an industry conversation on the “shape of fees.”

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    Family Offices

    Albourne offers an equitable approach to clients; our Family Office clients vary widely in size, but are offered the support and flexibility they need, in addition to the benefits of client initiatives.

    Corporate & Private Pension Plans

    Our breadth and depth of experience provides a multi-dimensional approach for Corporate & Private Pension Plans whose specific mandates may be addressed through direct access to Albourne Analysts, a dedicated client team and extensive online resources.

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    Committed to improving the alternatives industry, this page features some of our key initiatives, articles published by Albourne or press coverage on Albourne.

    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

    We are keen to promote the adoption of DEI within the Alternatives Industry and we believe that our clients, and the managers they select, will be better investors when they create an environment which welcomes, promotes, and harnesses diversity.

    Sustainable Investing

    In keeping with Albourne’s mission to make its clients the best investors they can be, we are facilitating clients’ engagement with Sustainable Investing (SI) issues, both as a risk and an opportunity, by integrating SI across Albourne’s services spectrum.

    Industry Presence

    Aiming to improve transparency and encourage use of best practices, Albourne has a strong presence in the industry and spearheads many public initiatives.

    Open Protocol

    Open Protocol is an industry accepted, consistent reporting template for managers’ risk and exposure information, created to encourage transparency and to enable investors to aggregate exposure information at the portfolio level.

    The Shape of Fees

    Albourne has been leading efforts to promote transparency and encourage better-aligned terms which help to achieve a fairer share of return between managers and investors. Central to this goal has been the initiative to focus an industry conversation on the “shape of fees.”

    The Village ➥

    The Albourne Village is a non-commercial website launched in 2000. This virtual community offers its 100,000+ residents the opportunity to read the latest news on alternative investments, browse and post job listings, conferences and courses.
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    Clients

    Albourne provides services to institutional investors, financial intermediaries and family offices, who are invested in alternative investments across the liquidity spectrum.

    Public Pension Plans

    Public Pension Plans have been Albourne clients for over 20 years. Our non-AUM based pricing, extensive global platform, industry advocacy to promote transparency, and ability to address both Sustainable Investing and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion considerations can offer an extension of staff across the alternative investments spectrum.

    Endowments & Foundations

    Endowments & Foundations often have long-established teams who welcome the breadth of Albourne’s services, which cover the investment process, from sourcing, research and advisory to implementation solutions.

    Financial Institutions

    Financial Institutions may be natural beneficiaries of the economies of scale Albourne has created. We believe we offer among the industry’s most extensive data analytics, proprietary portfolio tools and research coverage.

    Family Offices

    Albourne offers an equitable approach to clients; our Family Office clients vary widely in size, but are offered the support and flexibility they need, in addition to the benefits of client initiatives.

    Corporate & Private Pension Plans

    Our breadth and depth of experience provides a multi-dimensional approach for Corporate & Private Pension Plans whose specific mandates may be addressed through direct access to Albourne Analysts, a dedicated client team and extensive online resources.

    Insurance Companies

    Albourne can provide a cost-effective and empowering solution for Insurance Companies’ investment teams, providing time and knowledge management. Services can vary from Fintech solutions to benchmarks and implementation.

    Castle ➥

    The Castle is Albourne’s dedicated client portal, providing extensive data, analytics, information, and tools on one secure website.
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    Join thousands of investment managers by providing information to our secure manager portal, MoatSpace.

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    Our Values

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    Life At Albourne

    Since inception Albourne has kept its culture – creating a healthy balance of work and play.

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FEATURE
Announcing Albourne's Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)
The creation of an Employee Ownership Trust enables the efficient transfer of ownership, providing continuity and stability, and reaffirms Albourne’s commitment to remain strictly non-discretionary and independent. We continue to believe that our business model promotes our clients’ best interests by avoiding conflicts of interests created when Advisers also manage discretionary products.
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Open Letter on Cash Hurdles Update - August 2024
In June Albourne signed an Open Letter supporting the adoption of cash hurdles. Due to further interest, this letter has been updated to reflect additional supporters, reaching a total of 60 signatories. Open Letter as of 6 August 2024. Albourne remains committed to supporting our clients and empowering them to maximize alignment of interests with the managers they invest with. Over the years, we have undertaken significant efforts to effect change in the industry to improve the level, transparency, and shape of fees. Further, we will be featuring our efforts to improve the alignment of fees and many other priority initiatives as part of our “Investor Manifesto III” launch on the Monday of our client event later this year. For more information, please get in touch with your Albourne contact.
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27 Nov
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Room for fee innovation as traditional models come under pressure
Asset owners and managers may not always agree on fees, but one thing both parties are thinking a lot more about these days is creating innovative structures which – if done right – could provide rewards for the former and value for the latter.
Industry
Fees
11 Nov
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Albourne Contributes to CPP Investments Report on Integrating AI and Human Capital
As AI deployment grows, investors will increasingly need to monitor their portfolios' overall exposure to the transformative potential of this technology, particularly in relation to talent strategy integration.
Industry
27 Sept
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SBAI Establishes Oceania Advisory Committee
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI), an active alliance of institutional investors and alternative asset managers, announced today the launch of its Oceania Advisory Committee.
Industry
05 Sept
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Albourne’s Andrew McCulloch is on the 2024 CIO Knowledge Brokers List
Albourne is delighted to announce that @Andrew McCulloch, has been named on the CIO Knowledge Brokers List.
Industry
22 Jul
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Latest Insurance Open Protocol Template Published
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) and Albourne, co-chairs of the Open Protocol Working Group, have published updates to the Insurance Open Protocol (“IOP”).
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15 Jul
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Albourne Talks up Energy Transitions ‘Game Changers’
Albourne Partners is recommending LPs partner with managers that are adept at capitalizing on emerging technologies within areas like energy efficiency storage, carbon capture and hydrogen fuel.
Industry
13 Jun
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1fs Wealth Partners with Albourne to Offer Hedge Fund Benchmarking Capabilities to Wealth Owners
1fs Wealth has bolstered the capabilities of its AI-driven global wealth intelligence platform by partnering with Albourne Partners Limited, an independently owned, non-discretionary global investment consultant which has been providing advice on alternatives for over 30 years.
Industry
04 Jun
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Open Letter on Cash Hurdles
Albourne has signed an Open Letter supporting the adoption of cash hurdles.
Industry
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02 Apr
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New Partners 2024
As we turn 30, we are excited to announce this year’s new Partners!  This promotion recognizes these exceptional individuals who have contributed to our collective ‘road less traveled.
Industry
29 Nov
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Albourne Revamps its Public Website
Albourne is delighted to have launched an updated website, with some new and some refreshed pages.
09 Oct
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SBAI Publishes Updates to Insurance Open Protocol
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has published updates to the Insurance Open Protocol (“IOP”).
OP
31 Aug
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Sustainability Integration in Alternatives: Review of Albourne 1,000+ SiQ Scores
This article provides high level insights into Sustainability Integration practices from the analysis of Albourne’s Sustainability Integration Scores (“SiQ Scores”) [1] for 1,002 funds across several Hedge Fund and Private Market strategies.
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13 Jul
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SBAI Appoints a New Chair to its APAC Committee
The SBAI today announced that Richard Johnston, Partner at Albourne Partners, has been appointed as the new Chair of the SBAI APAC Committee.
Industry
13 Apr
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Albourne's 2023 Partners & Equity Option Recipients
As we enter our 30th year, we are excited to announce new Partners & equity options recipients.
Industry
27 Mar
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Albourne Launches FeeController to Clients
The Head of B2Y – Fee & Liquidity, Nicolas Stylianou, alongside Fee & Liquidity Analysts Andria Mosfili and Charis Koumenidou, launched the FeeController, a new dedicated portal for clients.
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16 Feb
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Building Back Better: The Future of Digital Asset Hedge Funds After the Year That Was
Writing for clients, Albourne's Partners Travis Williamson and Steven D’Mello comment
Industry
07 Feb
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FTX Fallout Highlights the Need for Enhanced Diligence
By Travis Williamson and Steven D’Mello Albourne Partners Following the collapse of FTX, counterparty due diligence has become even more crucial for all active trading strategies.
Industry
15 Dec
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Investor Interest 2023: Allocators’ Plans for Hedge Funds and Beyond
Sizable swathes of the hedge fund industry have been left battered and bruised by 2022’s market turmoil.
Industry
29 Nov
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: How to Use Capital Efficiently
The spectre of trapped capital has heightened the desire for efficiency, according to a panel discussion during ILS Bermuda’s Convergence conference.
Industry
11 Aug
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OP Insights - June 2022 - Exposure Update
Open Protocol data provides a window into how managers across the Hedge Fund strategies have responded to the macro-economic and geopolitical turbulence that has characterized 2022.
OP
09 Aug
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OP Insights - May 2022 - Exposure Update
Open Protocol data provides a window into how managers across the Hedge Fund strategies have responded to the macro-economic and geopolitical turbulence that has characterized 2022.
OP
20 Jul
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Regulatory Risk: Confronting the New Global Hedge Fund Compliance Challenges
Following an extraordinary couple of years for global markets, financial regulators have kick-started a range of initiatives after large swathes of proposals and reviews were put on hold during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Industry
09 Jun
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The Next Generation: How Emerging Managers Are Adapting to the New Hedge Fund Landscape
As the hedge fund industry continues to grow and evolve, and some established firms take a step back or convert into family offices, the fortunes of the next generation of managers are coming into sharp focus.
Industry
01 Jun
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2022 Albourne Update
Albourne Announcements, New Partners, and Equity Recipients Albourne’s aspirations have always been multi-generational, and this has driven our approach to both equity participation and succession.
Industry
30 May
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More Than a Quarter of Largest US HFs Eyeing Crypto
More than a quarter of the largest US hedge fund managers have the capacity to trade digital assets, With Intelligence can reveal.
Industry
05 May
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Albourne’s Response to the SEC Private Fund Proposed Reforms
Albourne1 submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) its views on the SEC’s Private Fund Proposed Reforms announced in February 2022.
Industry
28 Apr
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Albourne Wins Hedge Fund Consultant of the Year
Albourne is delighted to have won Hedge Fund Consultant of the Year at Institutional Investor's 19th annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards! Thank you for your votes! For details of all of the winners, please click here.
Industry
27 Apr
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AIMA’s New Industry Guide – Digital Asset Custody
The Alternative Investment Management Association ("AIMA"), together with leading digital asset custodians and industry experts (including Albourne), has published a new Industry Guide on Digital Asset Custody for institutional investors.
Industry
06 Apr
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SBAI Establishes Global Regulatory Committee to Further Collaboration with Regulators around the World
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI), an active alliance of institutional investors and alternative asset managers, announced today the launch of its Global Regulatory Committee.
Industry
04 Apr
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Sustainably Investing: A Thread Through the Maze of Acronyms
As the investment management industry strives to adapt to the increasing momentum of Sustainable Investing, the speed with which ESG-related acronyms appear to be emerging may be disconcerting to many.
SI
28 Mar
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Albourne Publishes Article "Impact Investing – Extracting the Essence"
What is Impact Investing? Today, Impact investing is considered to include the pursuit of financial returns at market rates from investments that deliver real world change (or “Impact”), or the pursuit of sound financial investments with positive externalities.
SI
15 Nov
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SBAI Publishes a Guide to Operational Due Diligence of Crypto Assets
Today, the SBAI, a global alliance of alternative investment managers and allocators and custodian of the Alternative Investments Standards, released a new Toolbox memo providing guidance on completing operational due diligence on crypto assets.
Industry
05 Oct
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Open Protocol Expands to ESG and Digital Assets
The Co-Chairs of Open Protocol, Albourne and the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (“SBAI”) are excited to announce the 2021 Open Protocol update.
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SI
01 Sept
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CIO Magazine Names Two Partners of Albourne as 2021 Knowledge Brokers
Chief Investment Officer magazine is pleased to present its 10th annual list of the world’s most influential investment consultants and advisers.
Industry
09 Aug
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Southeast Asia Fundraising: Indecision time
Southeast Asian GPs jockey for global attention with mixed results as the largest LPs continue to hesitate to commit to the region.
Industry
21 Jul
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SBAI Publishes Memo on Indemnification Wording in Fund Governing Documents
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (“SBAI”) recently published a new memo on indemnification wording, as part of its Governance Toolbox.
Industry
14 Jun
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Albourne Celebrates Best Investment Consultant Award
Albourne Partners Limited (“Albourne”) is pleased to announce it was named “Best Investment Consultant” at the inaugural 2021 Institutional Asset Manager (“IAM”) Awards on 27 May 2021.
Industry
01 Jun
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Albourne Hosts ‘She Can Be’ Day in an Effort to Help Empower Young Women
For the second year, Albourne participated in She Can Be, an event based on the initiative led by The Lord Mayor’s Appeal charity.
DEI
18 May
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Albourne’s Emlyn Palmer Interviewed by Seward & Kissel on ESG
Emlyn Ade Palmer, Head of ESG investing and Partner at Albourne Partners Limited, recently talked with Seward & Kissel’s Debra Franzese in a dedicated ESG-focused podcast.
SI
17 May
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Albourne Announcement
The Last Year This past financial year, our 27th, has brought with it unprecedented challenges for everyone across the world, and our thoughts are with those who have been so badly impacted by the pandemic.
Industry
06 May
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SBAI Publishes Guidance on Side-Pocketing within Insurance Linked Strategies
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) announces its latest Toolbox publication on side-pocketing within Insurance Linked Strategies (ILS).
Industry
22 Apr
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Albourne Joins ILPA’s Diversity in Action Signatories
Albourne is excited to announce that the firm has become a signatory of ILPA’s initiative, Diversity in Action.
Industry
19 Apr
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Setting New ESG Reporting Standards
Investment consultant Albourne1 has launched a new Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework for Alternatives (including both Hedge Funds and Private Markets).
SI
02 Nov
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Are Managers Rewarded for Fee Alignment?
Albourne Partners has been an advocate for fee innovation in the investment industry, focusing on the shape of fees, and fee discovery and transparency.
Fees
10 Sept
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Albourne Releases Diversity & Inclusion Film
Albourne has just published a film on its recently launched Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Questionnaire.
DEI
17 Aug
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AIMA & Albourne Partners Limited Announce New Diversity & Inclusion Questionnaire
A new and freely available Diversity & Inclusion ("D&I") questionnaire is available for all alternative investment managers.
DEI
06 Aug
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Harnessing Data to Map Fund Manager Exposures to Material ESG Risks
Albourne outlines a cutting-edge technique to identify exposures to material ESG risks.
SI
24 Jun
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Albourne Participates in the Standards Board’s New EMEA Committee
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has established a new regional committee focusing on the SBAI’s work in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA Region) with Elena Manola-Bonthond, CIO of CERN Pension Fund, appointed as Chairman.
Industry
20 May
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The Standards Board Publishes Alternative Credit Guidance
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has published three memos on alternative credit fund management focusing on fund structuring considerations, valuation and conflicts of interest.
Industry
06 Mar
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Albourne Partners Marks International Women’s Day
Committed to Diversity and Inclusion, alternative investments consultant Albourne Partners has published a film highlighting the importance of women’s voice in the financial world.
DEI
18 Feb
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Albourne Partners Supports Diversity & Inclusion Events
Committed to Diversity & Inclusion, alternative investments consultant Albourne Partners actively engages in events promoting D&I principles and practice.
DEI
18 Dec
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SBAI Publishes Memo on Co-investments
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has published a memo on co-investments which was developed by the Standards Board’s Governance Working Group.
Fees
18 Nov
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Corporate-Level ESG Reporting: Aspirations and Challenges
Albourne continues to see increased demand from investors for ESG integration in the investment process, however there are issues that both fund managers and investors face when integrating ESG in their processes.
SI
14 Nov
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A Voice for Nature in the World of Finance
An Interview with Simon Ruddick Simon Ruddick is the founder and current Chairman of Albourne Partners, a major player in the financial services industry that has been providing research advice on alternative investments since 1994.
SI
12 Nov
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AIMA - A Practical Guide to How Hedge Fund Firms Large and Small Can Improve Diversity and Inclusion
The global alternatives community has published a Diversity and Inclusion guide in a push to attract the broadest pool of talent to the industry.
DEI
08 Nov
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Investor Manifesto II - A Declaration of Interdependence
Albourne published the Investor Manifestor II (IMii) in October 2018, furthering its commitment to the pursuit of better practice within the Alternatives industry.
Industry
30 Sept
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Hedge Funds’ Progress toward Employee Diversity Improving
Hedge fund managers have heard the message regarding the diversity and inclusivity composition of their employee force directly from their institutional investors, investment consultants said.
DEI
29 Aug
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Albourne Launches News & Initiatives Page
Global investment consultant Albourne Partners announced its revamped News & Initiatives page on www.
Industry
28 Aug
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Standardise to Sustain
Will Bryant of Albourne reflects on beneficial changes that would help evolve ESG and give greater value to the field Plenty has been written over the recent months and years regarding the increasing amounts of capital being allocated to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment strategies.
SI
19 Aug
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Texas Employees Rehires Albourne as Hedge Fund Consultant
Texas Employees Retirement System, Austin, rehired Albourne as hedge fund consultant,a webcast of the pension fund's board meeting Wednesday showed.
Industry
22 Jul
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Pure-Play Consultants Become Rare Breed amid Consolidation
The ranks of pure-play alternative investment consulting firms are thinning as the consulting industry consolidates and firms add money management to their services, a trend that winnows investors' choices and opens up consultants to potential conflicts of interest.
Industry
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29 May
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Albourne Adds ESG to ODD Process
Albourne Partners is expanding its focus on environmental, social and governance factors by incorporating ESG into its broader operational due diligence process.
SI
07 May
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Albourne Assists SBAI with Investor Guidance on Insurance Valuations
Following the insurance losses from catastrophic events worldwide in 2017 and 2018, the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI), whose members include both managers and institutional investors in alternative investments, has published “Valuation of Insurance-Linked Funds”, a document that provides guidance for investors conducting due diligence on funds that invest in (re)insurance-linked investments (“ILS Funds”).
Industry
06 May
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Albourne Hires Former NY MTA CIO
Sean Crawford joins in Connecticut, as the alts consultant boosts San Fran office with Spencer Edge.
Industry
16 Apr
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Hedge Funds Ponder the Ethics of Shorting Unethical Companies
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SI
31 Jan
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EuroHedge Anniversary Interviews: Simon Ruddick – Consultants for Change
EuroHedge sits down with Albourne Partners co-founder Simon Ruddick to discuss fraud warnings, allocating in the aftermath of Lehman and shifting the conversation on fees.
Fees
03 Dec
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Real Assets Profile of Mark White- 2018 Knowledge Brokers
For Mark White, real assets are starting to come into their own.
Industry
31 Oct
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Open Protocol Template is Updated to Include Change in GICS Structure
The Open Protocol (“OP”) template was updated once again in October 2018 when the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) broadened the ‘Telecommunication Services’ sector and renamed it to “Communication Services.
OP
16 Oct
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Albourne Launches 50-Point Investor Manifesto
Albourne has published its second Investor Manifesto setting out “game-changing” proposals to reform the alternative asset management industry for the benefit of fund managers and investors.
Industry
03 Oct
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$450 Billion Says Pay Hedge Fund Laggards Less
Two years ago, Albourne Partners Chairman Simon Ruddick described the fees hedge funds charge as the “elephant in the room.
Fees
03 Oct
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Asset Owners Take Charge on Fees
Investors are improving fee alignment with their asset managers, renegotiating old fee structures and ensuring they pay only for skill, a panel of experts told the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Stanford University.
Fees
21 Mar
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Is ESG the Next Investor Demand for Hedge Funds to Rise to?
Conversations about environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors with hedge fund managers circa 2011 were painful – there was “complete silence” from most firms in the industry, Stephen Kennedy, a senior portfolio analyst at Albourne Partners, recalls.
SI
15 Mar
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Albourne’s CEO John Claisse Joins the Newly Created SBAI North American Committee
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has established a North American Committee of leading alternative investment managers and institutional investors to direct the SBAI’s efforts in the region.
Industry
09 Oct
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Strive for Elegance on Fees: Albourne Partners
Hedge funds need to be more flexible with fee arrangements and respond to investor demands for fee alignment, said Albourne Partners chief executive John Claisse, who pointed to the ‘1 or 30’ fee structure the consultant helped develop with Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) as an example.
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03 Oct
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Albourne Commends SBAI for Guidance on a Standardised Total Expense Ratio
Albourne commends SBAI for its guidance on Standardised Total Expense Ratio (STER).
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Fees
12 Jun
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Insurance Open Protocol (IOP) Template is Published
The Insurance Open Protocol (“IOP”) template and manual were released in June 2017.
OP
08 Jun
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1 of 30: Albourne Tops HFM’s 2017 Influential Investor List
Alternative investment consultant Albourne Partners has been named as the sector’s most influential name in HFMWeek’s annual investor Power 30 rankings, as it leads the charge on fee innovation and transparency.
Fees
30 May
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HFSB (now known as SBAI*) Assumes Oversight for Open Protocol Risk Reporting
SBAI, the organization previously known as Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB), the global standard-setting body for the alternative investment industry, has become Co-Chair of the Open Protocol Working Group.
OP
27 Apr
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Albourne Best Overall Advisory Firm 2017
At HFMWeek’s European Hedge Fund Services Awards 2017, Albourne Partners won in the category of ‘Best Overall Advisory Firm.
Industry
18 Oct
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Albourne Takes Aim at Hedge Fund Fees as ‘Elephant in the Room’
One of the biggest hedge fund advisers is calling for an overhaul of the industry’s exorbitant and opaque fees.
Fees
16 Sept
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John Claisse Profile
As a consultant focusing on alternative assets, John Claisse wants to address the elephant in the room: hedge funds.
Industry
Fees
11 Aug
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Open Protocol Template Update Following the Addition of Real Estate to GICS
Five years after its launch the Open Protocol has gone from strength to strength becoming a well-established industry standard and Albourne has had multiple encouraging dialogues with various regional regulators about considering Open Protocol for their systemic risk reporting requirements.
OP
09 Aug
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Open Protocol Template Published
A working group of leading hedge fund managers, investors, prime brokers and administrators have come together to launch the Open Protocol (OP) Template.
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