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iCapital, headquartered in New York and a sizable user base of over 100,000 financial advisors and 560 asset managers, has rolled out its latest offering, the portfolio construction tool, on the iCapital Marketplace. 



Dubbed Architect, this tool equips advisors to delve into alternative assets such as private equity and hedge funds, alongside structured investments, to fine-tune client portfolios. Architect boasts capabilities to simulate past performances, discern macroeconomic influences on portfolio returns, and align future projections with client objectives. 

 

This initiative aims to bridge the gap between traditional portfolios and alternative investments, historically kept separate. Now accessible to a broader audience, including users via a collaboration with Morningstar, Architect underscores iCapital's commitment to empowering advisors with flexible tools for better client service.


Finsum: Easy access to alternatives in portfolio construction gives clients better access to uncorrelated returns.

Published in Wealth Management

A recent report on real estate holdings of institutional investors revealed that while their allocation to the asset class remained level from 2022 to 2023, the allocation in the preceding decade increased by 190 basis points, a jump of 20%.

 

Historical data underscores the potential benefits of private real estate. A whitepaper from TIAA—a respected organization established by Andrew Carnegie in 1918 to support teacher retirements—highlights the performance of private real estate over a two-decade span. From 2000 to 2020, private real estate exhibited a very low correlation with stocks, bonds, and listed REITs. This suggests that incorporating private real estate into a portfolio could enhance diversification, which is crucial for managing risk.

 

Moreover, private real estate has traditionally been an effective hedge against inflation. As inflation erodes the purchasing power of money, the tangible asset class of real estate often sees its value and the income it generates keep pace with or exceed inflation rates, thereby preserving the real value of an investor's income.

 

For financial advisors, the strategic inclusion of private real estate in client portfolios can provide a twofold advantage: diversification benefits and protection against inflation. This can be especially valuable during periods of market volatility and rising prices, helping clients to achieve a more stable and resilient investment outcome.


Finsum: Real estate’s diversification and inflation hedging benefits are among the reasons why institutional investors continue to maintain their increased allocation to the asset class.

 

Published in Eq: Real Estate
Thursday, 16 February 2023 06:22

Parcl Launches Real Estate Investment Platform

Parcl recently announced the launch of the real estate investment platform Parcl Protocol, allowing users to trade the price movements of real estate markets around the world. Its users can now invest in or trade specific geographical markets, which can be used for directional investment and hedging strategies in a traditionally opaque and walled-off asset class. Parcl is a digital real estate protocol built on Solana, a blockchain specifically designed to host decentralized and scalable applications. Through the Parcl Protocol and leveraging data provided by Parcl Labs, Parcl facilitates real estate investment. It provides exposure to cities in the United States such as New York City, Miami, Phoenix, and Los Angeles, while international cities such as Paris, London, and Singapore will be coming later this year. Users can browse global real estate markets, gain detailed insights, and have the opportunity to either buy or short real estate markets based on whether they think the real-world property values will increase or decrease. The platform is also built differently than other real estate platforms such as Yieldstreet, RealT, or Fundrise as it takes a new approach to increase liquidity and improve scale by using derivatives. The derivatives can improve diversification and add stability to a portfolio.


Finsum:Parcl launched the real estate investment platform Parcl Protocol, which allows users to trade the price movements of real estate markets around the world.

Published in Eq: Real Estate

The U.S. had two consecutive quarters of negative growth meeting the technical requirements of a recession, and for the first time in over 40 years that coincided with very high inflation. Tasked with generating high returns in a stagflation environment investors are turning to an odd place, emerging markets. While some EM has suffered as a result of a stronger dollar and Fed tightening, pockets are promising to bring big returns in higher growth environments abroad. Countries relying on exports will have a difficult time, but countries like India, Malaysia, and Indonesia all have fairly robust domestic consumer demand and are quick-growing economies. The last country is an oddball but China has continued to deliver stimulus throughout the pandemic and may put itself in a good position to capture investor attention.


Finsum: Equities abroad are ultra-low, finding the right countries with domestic consumer support could be very profitable.

Published in Eq: EMs
Thursday, 12 May 2022 21:05

Volatility ETFs Return from the Dead

Volatility ETFs reached infamy in the 2018 Volmageddon episode, but these formerly destructive ETFs making a Lazzarath-like comeback. Both the SVIX and UVIX delivered record style gains amid inflows due to market gyrations UVIX closed 37% higher but was up 42% in mid-day trading. The wild up and downs came in response to the Fed meeting and a tanking S&P the following day. Advisors are steering investors toward both UVIX and SVIX because this is exactly where these products thrive. However, there is still a substantial risk as investors have suffered greatly in the past from these products and the ‘juice’ they are receiving could be detrimental on the downside.


Finsum: This is unprecedented volatility in the post-GFC, and it could continue until inflation is under control.

Published in Eq: Total Market
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