The US remains a key driver of the hedge fund industry across the globe, accounting for 72% of the approximate $3.6tn in global assets as at 31 May 2018.

Preqin's Real Estate Spotlight in August takes look at the '$1bn Club', a group of the world's largest investors in real estate.

Given the intense pressure to regularly assess ‘fit and focus,’ this session at the recent M&A Conference at Wharton San Francisco covered a range of divestment strategy considerations.

In this month's Hedge Fund Spotlight, Preqin examines hedge fund launches in 2018 and how these funds stack up to their competitors.

Venture capital funds globally continued their strong run of performance over recent years in the first quarter of 2018, with a near-record return of 1.45x, according to data from eFront.