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IBM’s head of capital allocation, Peter Hermannsberger, has discussed how the divergence of regulatory and economic perspectives on capital allocation is changing LPs’ expectations towards their GPs.

The discussion was part of a presentation at the Alternative Investment Conference hosted by the Bundesverband für alternative Investments in Frankfurt, which took place at the end of April.

Across client services, investment product design and communication of information, Hermannsberger highlighted what LPs are looking for from their GPs.

From an economic perspective, IBM takes an approach of portfolio optimisation to the firm’s capital allocations.