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How Do Alternative Investment Partners Add Value to a Portfolio?

  Access is no longer an edge. Capital can find almost any strategy. In the alternative investment market, access is table stakes; the edge is codifying process so capital flows into the right investment opportunities.  That precisely is the job of alternative investment partners , firms that source, combine, and govern specialist strategies across public and private markets so allocators can move with fewer blind spots. Six Ways Great Partners Create Real Value Sourcing & capacity Good partners open doors. Great partners secure capacity in scarce strategies before they close. The value is not a deal email; it is negotiated access at workable minimums with clear side-letter hygiene. Style diversification you can prove A portfolio should not be hostage to a single style or star PM. Partners earn their fee by multi-manager construction that blends uncorrelated engines, growth, value, quality, macro, credit, real assets, measured by drawdown and persistence, not brochure adje...

Multi-Asset Fund vs Discretionary Management

  Multi-Asset Fund vs Discretionary Management: Which Core Works Best Most allocators don’t start with products; they start with governance. A multi asset fund gives you policy-driven diversification; discretionary fund management (DFM) gives you a bespoke mandate and direct access to a manager who can shape the portfolio to your constraints. Choosing the core is step one. Adding a specialist India-equity sleeve is step two. What a multi-asset fund actually is Under SEBI’s categorization, Multi-Asset Allocation funds must hold at least three asset classes with a minimum 10% in each, typically equity, debt and a commodity sleeve such as gold. The appeal is rules, rebalancing, and a single line item that won’t drift into a one-asset bet.  What discretionary management really does A DFM runs a tailored portfolio under discretion, they make changes without seeking pre-trade approval, inside a risk budget and benchmark you agree up front. You get customization and a direct PM relat...

Why GCC Investors Are Turning to India’s Capital Fund Management Platforms

  Abbreviations Used GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council USD: United States Dollar ISIN: International Securities Identification Number NAV: Net Asset Value FPI: Foreign Portfolio Investor AIF: Alternative Investment Fund SEBI: Securities and Exchange Board of India IFSCA: International Financial Services Centres Authority FSC: Financial Services Commission (Mauritius) HNI: High-Net-Worth Individual IC: Investment Committee ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund RFP: Request for Proposal RFI: Request for Information DDP: Designated Depository Participant LEI: Legal Entity Identifier HWM: High-Water Mark TR (Net TR USD): Total Return (Net Total Return in USD) PMS: Portfolio Management Services PE: Private Equity VC: Venture Capital AuM: Assets under Management FX: Foreign Exchange INR: Indian Rupee Executive take: Gulf family offices, private banks, and sophisticated HNIs are moving from ad-hoc India bets to platform-based capital fund management .  The driver is not hype. It is a c...