| Alternative asset managers targeting sovereign wealth fund (SWF) money have to be much more than alpha-generators, a former CIO has revealed. Scott Kalb, who recently completed a term as CIO of the Korean Investment Corporation (KIC), said in a backstage interview with sector specialist Opalesque TV this month that picking any manager involved a long and detailed process, but when dealing with alternatives firms, investors had to be especially careful.
Kalb said: "You're not in public markets, you're investing as an LP and so you have an LP-GP relationship. You have to set up a process that's looking at things like track record, staffing, management...............................................Full Article: Source |