Investment Committee (IC) meetings are both an opportunity and a pain for Chief Investment Officers (CIOs). This is where a brilliant idea may fall flat on its face due to insufficient clarity or visual perspective. With fast and interactive Proforma Building tool the CIO is no longer pitching a “cool” but abstract idea, but rather presenting a path to portfolio *evolution* with visuals and stats supporting it.

The typical question investors ask a fund manager is “What is the track record?” And while it is definitely important, looking at absolute returns of a single fund can be dangerously misleading.

Alternative investments — including private equity, hedge funds, infrastructure, and real assets — offer diversification and potential outperformance. But unlike traditional asset classes, they don’t fit neatly into well-known market indices.

Is there a difference in performance of Hedge Funds and Equities between those years when there are new Star Wars movies coming out and those when not? The answer is surprising!