Hedge Funds Face Softening Investor Appetite for Private Asset Deals

Zhe Shen, Co-Portfolio Manager of the Diversifying Strategies group at TIFF Investment Management, was quoted in the April 5 issue of FundFire regarding investor interest in a hybrid model of public and private investing. According to Shen, the recent public equity market downturn has directly impacted directional hedge funds’ historical track records in real-time, likely causing investor interest in this model to slow down.

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Now Is the Time for Active Management, TIFF Says

Every institutional investor says they’re long term — until a crisis hits.

In the wake of ongoing trouble at regional banks, not to mention rising inflation and interest rates, many long-term investors are reassessing their investment strategies.

“The hardest thing for clients in a time like this [is that], like everyone else, you start focusing on the immediate,” said Kane Brenan, CEO at outsourced chief investment officer firm TIFF Investment Management. “It’s just harder. Everyone does this wrong.”

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TIFF CIO says clients worry about inflation; he touts Chinese stocks

TIFF CIO Jay Willoughby is cited in the February 23 issue of Pensions & Investments quoted around his thoughts on the current market environment, including inflation, the Fed tightening, and TIFF’s views on Chinese stocks.

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After ‘Tough Year,’ TIFF Expects ‘Goldilocks’ Recession in 2023

TIFF CEO Kane Brenan and CIO Jay Willoughby are cited in the January 23 issue of Chief Investment Officer quoted around TIFF’s Annual 2022/2023 CEO Letter and Q4 ’22 CIO Commentary discussing a recap of the market volatility in 2022 and their outlooks as we head into 2023.

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S&P 500 rises sharply, Nasdaq erases weekly losses as Netflix, Alphabet jump

Jay Willoughby, TIFF’s CIO, is cited in the January 20, 2023 issue of MarketWatch. Jay discusses his views on what’s driving last week’s markets, home sales numbers, and upcoming earnings.

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