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NAA THOUGHT LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPLIVE POLLING RESULTS
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Collaboration through technology is in our DNA, so needless to say, we are extremely grateful for the opportunity to spend some time with you at the 2018 NAA Thought Leadership Workshop.
This document provides data aggregated from the live polling we conducted. We believe the results provide meaningful insights into the Limited Partner/General Partner dynamic.
Please note that while these results represent an accurate tally of the responses from attendant Limited Partners and General Partners, the results are provided for information purposes only, and Lenox Park Solutions does not guarantee extrapolation of similar results for larger data sets.
THE RESULTS ARE IN
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Q: When asset managers were asked to rank the
following HURDLESto accessing
LIMITED PARTNER capital
Of al l pol l ing quest ions, this received highest audience engagement; and
while i t is the most intensely fe l t issue, i t is a lso one of the most easily
addressed problems with automated solutions .
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2nd1st
4th3rd
5th—
NON-RESPONSIVELIMITED PARTNERS
—
—INEFFICIENT
ACCESS THROUGHINTERMEDIARIES
—
—DIFFICULT
TO FIND PORTFOLIO FITFOR EMERGING
MANAGER STRATEGIES
—
—PRE-CONCEIVED
NEGATIVEIMPRESSIONS OF
DIVERSE MANAGER
CAPABILITIES—
—INEFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION OF LIMITED
PARTNER STRATEGY AND INVESTMENT
PROCESS—
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Q: WHEN LIMITED PARTNERS WERE ASKED HOW THEY MOST
EFFECTIVELY SOURCE THE MANAGERS THAT MAKE it INTO
THEIR PORTFOLIO
With respect to sourcing, the overwhelming preferred opt ion was
to source deals via peer-network .
Consultants and Databases nearly t ied for third; and industry
conferences are the least e ffect ive.
PEER NETWORKING AND REFERRALS FROM OTHER LIMITED PARTNERS
REFERRALSFROM EXISTINGASSET MANAGERSIN OUR PORTFOLIOS
INTERMEDIARIES(INVESTMENTCONSULTANTS,FUND-OF-FUNDS, ETC.)
THIRD PARTY DATABASES(E-VESTMENTS, ETC.)
INDUSTRYCONFERENCESAND EVENTS
2nd
1st4th3rd
5th
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Q: WHEN ASSET MANAGERS WERE ASKED, HOW VALUABLE IS
HAVING CLEARER COMMUNICATION FROM LIMITED
PARTNERS ON THEIR ASSET ALLOCATION STRATEGY AND
INVESTMENT PROCESS
The overwhelming majori ty of General Partners bel ieve more effect ive communicat ion f rom
Limited Partners would be highly valuable with respect to access ing
capita l , further highl ight ing a perceived lack of information and
dialogue f rom Al locators .
82% 9% 9%VERY
VALUABLESOMEWHAT VALUABLE
NOT VALUABLE
—We are rarely clear on this
—We are clear but not sure how
helpful this is
—Whether clear or unclear,
communication does not lead to more access
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Q: WHEN LIMITED PARTNERS WERE ASKED HOW THEY
NARROW IN ON THE CONFERENCES
AND EVENTSTHEY ATTEND IN A GIVEN YEAR?
This quest ion received the lowest audience engagement - potentia l ly indicat ing ambivalence and fat igue
around Events part ic ipat ion.
Events are commodities , and viewed as such by in the Industry –
commodit ized goods are managed extraordinari ly wel l by technology
plat forms that can intel l igently f i l ter a broad set of opt ions and repl icate l ive
interact ions, saving t ime and money.
1stRecommendations from intermediaries 2nd
My lIMITED PARTNERPeerNetwork
3rdReferrals From Existingasset managers in our portfolios
4thPublicly available information
5thOther
—Attend events like-minded Limited Partnersattend
—Google search
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THANK YOU
PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THESE RESULTS REPRESENT AN ACCURATE TALLY OF THE RESPONSESFROM ATTENDANT LIMITED PARTNERS AND GENERAL PARTNERS, THE RESULTS ARE PROVIDED FORINFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY, AND LENOX PARK SOLUTIONS DOES NOT GUARANTEEEXTRAPOLATION OF SIMILAR RESULTS FOR LARGER DATA SETS.