iConnections raises $458,000 for mental health charities through its Funds4Minds initiative
iConnections, the industry-leading platform and community that connects investment managers and allocators, has announced the mental health charities that it will be supporting as part of its month-long Funds4Minds fundraising initiative in May. Including Batryr, an Australian preventative mental health charity for young people; Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, an organisation that awards research grants to […]
iConnections Venture Capital Spotlight
Firms from Los Angeles to New York, learn more about the latests venture firms on our Venture Capital Spotlight report. Click below to read:
Pandemic progress, not compromise: How investor relations found a way forward under lockdown
For many, the pandemic has been a story of compromise and make do. As the world shifted to remote working overnight, the lack of faceto-face interaction made day-to-day activities in some industries difficult. Reliant on networks and meetings, early on, fund allocation seemed an area likely to fall victim to Covid-19. The reality, however, has […]
Ron Biscardi’s update February 2021
Since my last update, we have a new US President, watched multiple vaccines roll out across the planet, and seen a renewed global commitment and focus on climate change, equality and inclusion. The Changemaker Forum Against a backdrop of positive global change, we are excited to be celebrating International Women’s Day this year with our […]
The Rise of Monopolies: What it means for Institutional and Private Investors
Jonathan Tepper is the Chief Investment Officer of Prevatt Capital, an asset manager that invests for the long term in high-quality companies. He also co-founded Variant Perception, a company that provides investment research to asset managers, and Demotix, a citizen-journalism website and photo agency sold to the then-Bill Gates owned Corbis in 2012. His books include […]
Venture Capital in Today’s Markets
How can allocators make the most of today’s venture capital investments? Ted Seides hosts a conversation with industry LPs to reveal their strategies. *** How can allocators make the best of venture capital investments? Today’s market is full of opportunities for growth, but not every institution is set up to benefit the same way. Learning […]
ESG: A Deep Dive in the Time of COVID
Why should investors incorporate ESG into their strategies, and how has the pandemic changed the outlook for ESG? Tony Davis of Inherent Group joins Bhakti Mirchandani of Trinity Church Wall Street to discuss responsible investing. *** As the Pandemic shifts to its next phase, it’s time to start thinking about what it means for ESG […]
Ron Biscardi’s outlook 2021
We made it. That’s the feeling many of us share after a year like 2020. There is a lot of change ahead, and much to look forward to — here’s a quick rundown of my insights into what 2021 will bring. Rolling back the pandemic The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to the general population […]
The Search For A Coronavirus Vaccine
At the iConnections Investment Institute Fall Forum, we heard from Dr. Gregory A. Poland, M.D., Director of the Vaccine Research Group at the Mayo Clinic. In his fascinating talk, Dr Poland gave us an update into the progress that has been made into a vaccine for COVID-19, and made some predictions about what we will […]
Selecting Managers In The Covid World – Part One
At this year’s iConnections Investment Institute Fall Forum, we asked investment officers for their advice on selecting managers in the post-COVID world. Social distancing and digital working has created an unprecedented situation for allocators — so how are they working around the problems? In this, the first of two exclusive articles, Ted Seides questions several […]
