Alternative Insight
Episodes
Making outsourcing work: The critical success factors
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Forty-three percent of GPs say they plan to outsource more of their fund accounting functions in the next 12 months. This headline finding from our 2...
Making outsourcing work: The critical success factors
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
43% of GPs say they plan to outsource more of their fund accounting functions in the next 12 months. This headline finding from our 2026 Private Funds...
Great expectations: A new era of LP scrutiny
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
72% of GPs say LPs now prioritise clear, timely and accurate reporting above all else.This is a headline finding from our 2026 Private Funds CFO Insig...
Data Centres Unlocked: Opportunities and Challenges
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode of the Alternative Insights podcast, Pete Blackburn, Director, Global Client Relationship Lead – Real Assets is joined by spec...
Digital Assets: How far off is a single operating model in private markets?
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of our two-part Alternative Insight series on Digital Assets, Aztec Group's Simon Ware, Product Associate Director is joined by Dr ...
Digital Assets: Where is the private markets revolution tokenisation promised?
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of our two-part Alternative Insight series on Digital Assets, Aztec Group’s Simon Ware, Product Associate Director is joined by Dr Ian ...
Scale and efficiency for institutional fund managers
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Alternative Insight, Aztec Group's Jon Ball, Head of Global Accounts, is joined by Melanie Collett, Head of Investment Implementati...
Fundraising in Europe: What U.S. fund managers really need to know – part 2
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Alternative Insight episode, Aztec Group's Sadrack Belony, Head of Investor Services U.S., and Angel Ramon Martinez Bastida, Head of Reg...
Market trends and the rise of NAV financing
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Alternative Insight Podcast, Aztec Group’s Andrew Tully and Ben Middleton are joined by Lukas Burkhard, CSO and Head of...
Fundraising in Europe: What U.S. fund managers really need to know – part 1
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Alternative Insight episode, Aztec Group's Sadrack Belony, Head of Investor Services U.S., and Paul Conroy, Group Head of AIFM Services,...
How to optimize your investor relations
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Alternative Insight episode, Aztec Group's Sadrack Belony, Head of Investor Services U.S., and Dan Kalish, Head of U.S. Fund Services, a...
FinCEN Rules: How to comply in time
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Alternative Insight episode, Aztec Group's Sadrack Belony, Head of Investor Services U.S., and Joanne Earles, Senior Client Relationship...
Why deal-by-deal shines in a tough market
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deal-by-deal transactions support specific outcomes for managers and investors. Many investors value the close connections they build with independent...
Regulation in the crypto-asset ecosystem
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode, Aztec Group’s Simon Ware, Associate Director, Innovation and Angel Ramon Martinez Bastida, Senior Regulatory Change Manager a...
Women in Leadership – Breaking barriers in the financial sector: Part 2
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
‘We must break [barriers], jump over them, or go under them, what matters is we get to the other side,’ says Hind El Gaidi, Head of Luxembourg at ...
Women in Leadership - Breaking barriers in the financial sector: Part 1
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
‘Pay attention to the silence,’ says Forensic leader at KPMG, Anne-Sophie Minaldo, who is one of the guests for this two-part podcast series.The...
Natural capital - valuing the earth's balance sheet
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Natural capital is the fourth topic for discussion in our Green Infrastructure podcast series. In the latest episode, Aztec Group’s Michele Basili...
Energy transition – the largest capital reallocation in history
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Energy transition – the largest capital reallocation in history is the third topic for discussion in our four-part Green Infrastructure podcast ser...
Investing in sustainable supply chains
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Investing in sustainable supply chains is the second topic for discussion in our four-part Green Infrastructure podcast series. In the latest episode,...
The growing might of sustainable finance
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The growing might of sustainable finance is the first topic for discussion in our new, 4-part Green Infrastructure podcast series, exploring the oppor...
Future Operating Models: from outsourcing to partnership
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How are fund managers adapting their operating models amid evolving market conditions? In the latest episode of the Alternative Insight podcast, our h...
The AI advantage: how to transform your business
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Alternative Insight, we discuss generative AI and explore use-cases with leaders actively working with AI within today's modern bus...
Infrastructure: Responsible Investing and ESG Factors
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Alternative Insight podcast, we’re discussing responsible investing and ESG factors within private infrastructure investing. ...
US SEC reforms uncovered: what it means for private markets
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The alternatives fund industry is bracing itself for sweeping changes to regulation, with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (‘SEC’) propos...
Hype or Revolution: How Generative AI could impact Private Markets
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Alternative Insight, we discuss the benefits of generative AI and its impact within the private markets. Hana Prochaska, Group Head...
LIVE at the Luxembourg Football Tournament and Networking Event
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday 25 May 2023, the Luxembourg private markets industry gathered at Stade Emile Bintner for Aztec Group’s annual Luxembourg Football Tourna...
Investing in Infrastructure in times of uncertainty
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Alternative Insight, we discuss the benefits of investing in infrastructure assets during times of uncertainty. Donna Gumbleton, ou...
Live at the BVCA Alternative Fund Strategies Conference
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Alternative Insight podcast, we take you behind the scenes at the BVCA Alternative Fund Strategy conference at London’s Count...
BITESIZE: What the UK Budget means for alternatives
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this bitesize episode of the Alternative Insight podcast, we discuss the UK Government’s Spring Budget announcement. Aztec’s Head of Business D...
Resilience, real estate and ESG, with NewRiver
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Alternative Insight, we explore resilience, real estate and ESG with leading real estate investment trust, NewRiver. We chat to New...
Top tips on high performance teams
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine Bond from Mezzana Partners explains how to develop and lead a high performing team, and how to build resilience in your people.Katherine dis...
Top tips on presenting
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Alternative Insight, specialist presentation coach, Sartaj Garewal, reveals his secrets to top presenting, how to be prepared and r...
Top tips on energy
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Alternative Insight, Chris Barez-Brown of Upping Your Elvis discusses all things energy with Jon Ball, Client Development Director ...
Emerging trends in private debt
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the emerging trends in the private debt market, and is debt becoming a more reliable asset class than private equity? In this episode, we dis...
Solving the ESG data challenge
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Alternative Insight podcast, James Gow, Chief Client Officer at Aztec, is joined by Maria Liby-Troein, Associate Partner at Bai...
Data ethics: the dos and don'ts of data
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As private markets become more data driven, it’s essential for managers to understand the ethical challenges that arise in terms of how we collect, ...
Your LP data demands decoded
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast episode, we discuss how investor data demands have evolved over time, and how they could change going forwards. We also consider...
ESG metrics in real estate
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In epsiode 6 of Alternative Insight, we focus on proposals submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority on the introduction of ESG metrics for real es...
Macro trends and influences in Private Debt
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of our Alternative Insight episode focusing on private debt, we explore the impact of the current economic environment on the priva...
LIBOR changes and transition in Private Debt
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of our Alternative Insight podcast series, we discuss recent changes to LIBOR and the wider impact of these changes on the private deb...
SFDR, one year on: The market view
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Alternative Insight podcast series, we discuss all things SFDR, ESG and data convergence with Elin Ljung of Nordic Capital and Harr...
The challenges of a changing mid-market
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mid-market private equity has been the cornerstone of the industry since it began, coming to define the asset class as a whole.In this episode of Alte...
Waterfall calculations: Behind the smoke screen
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The distribution waterfall is one of the key components of the private markets model. But how do waterfall calculations work in practice and why is th...