The State of Our Union 2023

Reset

Our 6th annual State of Our Union is different than anything we’ve done before… because it has to be. In the wake of the strongest hedge fund outperformance since the 1990s, hedge funds are both well positioned to navigate the current transition period and are looking for ways to build more efficient and tactical firms. We explore new operating efficiencies and how to get more agile with working capital by looking into emerging best practices across: operations, marketing and asset raising, talent development and the regulatory space.

Capitalizing on Consciousness?

Innovative Mental Health Solutions

Our severe and growing mental health crisis impacts over a billion lives, with over $1 trillion in annual costs. The field of psychedelic medicine gives some investors hope we may be on the cusp of a mental health treatment breakthrough. Our latest piece explores this area of Biotech which has recently seen advances in drug development, institutional investment, and state legalization.

Healthcare Alternatives Landscape

The Road to Half a Trillion

The Jefferies Prime Services team recently conducted a deep dive across the healthcare alternative funds competitive landscape. Across many topics explored, it is clear healthcare funds have evolved and matured considerably in recent years. Read the executive summary of our findings, and for access to the full suite of data and analysis – contact your Jefferies salesperson.

Whiplash 2022

Navigating Markets Both Familiar and Foreign

Headlines are focused on perceived underperformance of hedge funds this year, however the opposite is true. After all, you can’t compound capital you don’t preserve. Whiplash 2022 explores first half market performance, and why outperformance matters in these scenarios – even if it comes from unlikely places.

Capital Raising in a Recession

Attracting Assets in Volatile Environments

The path to raising and retaining assets can be challenging during a recession, but not impossible. In our piece on Capital Raising in a Recession, we examine sentiment and strategies surrounding capital allocations against a recessionary backdrop, supported by investor insights and historical data.

The Library of COINgress

Charting a New Course for Diligence

While user adoption of digital assets hit critical mass 2022, stress tests then revealed growing pains in the ecosystem and gave investors pause. Our latest installment in The Library of COINgress digs into some nuances of digital assets investing – from investment and operational due diligence, to evolving third-party support and regulation.