ESG in Private Markets - Session 1 of a Series: Public to Private Markets

Description: ESG is no longer a mere add-on in a portfolio or investment strategy. For an increasing number of investors in alternatives, a thoughtful approach to ESG issues has become table stakes. As the industry continues to define the role of ESG and develop approaches to measure and analyze the effect of these issues on their portfolios, industry professionals must continue to educate themselves about the key trends and developments related to ESG across alternative asset classes.

The Evolution of Private Equity Fund Value - APAC

Description: On average, venture capital and buyout funds experience a performance falloff after seven to eight years, while the cross-sectional dispersion amongst them increases. Join the authors of “The Evolution of Private Equity Fund Value”, published in The Journal of Alternative Investments, as they discussed their research findings, which represents the first large-sample analysis of buyout and venture capital fund values over their lifetimes.

Real Estate Market Size

Description: Join CAIA Association and MSCI to discuss the key takeaway from MSCI's latest real estate market size report. Find out what were the drivers of the market size changes and which markets have shown the greatest growth, or decline. Gain an understanding of the factors impacting global real estate.

Panelists: Hariharan G G, Vice President, Index Management Research, MSCI, and moderated by Jack Wu, CFA, CAIA, Director, Content, Asia Pacific, CAIA Association

Summer Inflation Series - Session 3: The Fundamentals of Real Assets and a Current Market Update

Many investors are seeking to add assets to their portfolio that can be effective in hedging increasing rates of inflation. Assets that have been considered to hedge inflation risk include equities, real estate, commodity futures, farmland, timberland, inflation-linked bonds, infrastructure, and master limited partnerships. Each of these assets varies in its ability to hedge inflation risks, as well as in the liquidity provisions.

CAIA Association & State Street Associates: Biases in Private Equity Valuations and How to Adjust for Them

Description: In this webcast, the CAIA Association and State Street Associates discussed biases in private equity valuations. Private equity funds and portfolio company valuation appraisals are often subject to certain biases, which can lead to a smoothed time series of returns and understated risks if adjustments are not made. This discussion examined some of the common biases and how practitioners can adjust for them.

Tokenization: Investment Applications and Technological Considerations co-hosted with CAIA Boston and CAIA Miami

Tokenization could help to democratize multiple asset classes by providing accessibility to more investors, while enabling asset managers to innovate by creating alternative assets tokens, thereby furthering the expansion of their potential product mix. Yet, the applications of the technology are still in the early stages. Chapter co-hosts CAIA Boston & CAIA Miami, along with CAIA CEO Bill Kelly, held a panel discussion on some of the investment applications and technological considerations of tokenized assets.

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